The winners of the 2020 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards have been announced by Every Child a Reader. It is the only national book award selected by the young readers themselves. There were seven finalists in each category. Here are the winners and honor books:
YALSA has selected the five finalists for the 2021 William C. Morris Award, which honors a debut book for young adults. The winner will be announced at the ALA Youth Media Awards ceremony on January 25, 2021. The finalists are:
The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) has announced the winners of their Best STEM Books of the year. They define the best as books that “help by celebrating convergent and divergent thinking, analysis and creativity, persistence, and the sheer joy of figuring things out.” Here are the winning titles:
Ada Lovelace by Ben Jeapes, illustrated by Nick Ward
The winners of the inaugural Ignyte Awards were announced in October. These awards “celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscape of science fiction, fantasy and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre.” The books appear to be 2019 titles. The awards are given in several categories. Here are the winners and finalists in the YA and middle grade categories:
SLJ has announced their list of the Best Books 2020. The lists cover picture books, chapter books, middle grade, YA, nonfiction and graphic novels. You can explore the list via the link in the first sentence or there is also a pdf version done in a really attractive format, if you prefer.
What a joy to see so much diversity represented in a Best Books list! Definitely an impressive collection of titles worth discovering and sharing.
The shortlists for the UK Costa Book Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced on January 4th with a “book of the year” prize named on January 26th. The award is the only major UK book award that is open only to authors who reside in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Here are the books named in the children’s award shortlist:
The winners of the National Council of Teachers of English’s Charlotte Huck Award have been announced. The award is given for excellence in writing of fiction for children that has “the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder.” Here are the award recipients for 2021:
The 2020 An Post Irish Book Award winners were announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday, November 25th. The awards are given for several different categories with three that are specifically for youth and teens. Here are the winners in those categories:
Waking Brain Cells 