The Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books has announced their selections for the 2017 Blue Ribbons, their best-books-of-the-year list. The list ranges from picture books to nonfiction to YA novels. You can also see the list as a trifold to share with patrons, teachers or book-loving friends.
The nominees for the 2018 Hugo Awards were announced. The finalists for the young adult award are:
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
Summer in Orcus by T. Kingfisher, illustrated by Lauren Henderson
The finalists for the 2018 Indies Choice and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award have been announced. Booksellers across the U.S. will vote to choose the winners, who will be announced on Wednesday, May 9th. Below are the finalists for the youth categories:
BOOK OF THE YEAR – YOUNG ADULT
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
One Last Word by Nikki Grimes
Refugee by Alan Gratz
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Angie Thomas has won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her novel, The Hate U Give. Her novel first won the older fiction category and went on to win the overall prize.
Other winners are:
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend in the Younger Fiction category (my review)
The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton in the Illustrated Book category (my review)
YALSA has announced the list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for 2018. The full list has 30 titles with a Top Ten list:
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero by Doreen Rappaport
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Patina by Jason Reynolds
Sandwiches: More Than You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Making and Eating America’s Favorite Food by Alison Deering, illustrated by Bob Lentz
Scooby Apocalypse, Vol 1 by Keith Giffen, illustrated by Howard Porter
Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland
YALSA has announced their list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens for 2018. They also have a top ten:
The Backstagers by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Rian Sygh
Black Hammer, Volume 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, illustrated by Dean Ormston
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, illustrated by Stacey Robison and John Jennings
Jonesy by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler, illustrated by John Jennings
Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green
My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland
YALSA has announced their list of Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2018. The impressive list also offers a Top Ten, which you can see below:
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Sara Kipin
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Sparrow by Sarah Moon
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana Arnold
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released their list of notable children’s books for 2018. The list contains books for children ages birth through 14 years old and is broken into age ranges. There are lots of favorites from the last year on the list. Enjoy!
The Amelia Bloomer awards are managed by the a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Books with significant feminist content and excellent writing are selected. Here are the top ten for 2018:
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time by Tanya Lee Stone
Hand Over Hand by Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Renné Benoit
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, illustrated by Kerascoet
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens
