YALSA has announced the winners of the 2019 Teen’s Top Ten List. Here they are:
#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Wildcard by Marie Lu
The Sunburst Award is given “for excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.” They just announced this year’s winners in both their adult and young adult categories. Here is the winner as well as the books that were in the longlist for the young adult category:
WINNER
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
LONGLIST
Antilia: Sword and Song by Kate Story
Black Chuck by Regan McDonell
Children of Daedala by Caighlan Smith
Feeder by Patrick Weekes
North to Benjamin by Alan Cumyn
Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer
The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones
Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe
Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
Super! by Jennifer Chen
A World Below by Wesley King
Worldshaper by Edward Willett
Yesterday, the finalists for the 2019 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature were announced. The longlist was narrowed down to five finalists:
1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
The winners of the 2019 Harvey Awards were announced at New York Comic Con this weekend. Several of the major awards went to books for teens as well as books with LGBTQIA+ subject matter. Here are the winners:
BOOK OF THE YEAR
Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
DIGITAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu
BEST CHILDREN’S OR YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
BEST MANGA
My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
The Indies Introduce are selected by two panels of booksellers who choose 10 adult books and 10 children’s books as the best debuts of the season. Here are the books for children and teens selected for Winter/Spring 2020:
MIDDLE GRADE
Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon
Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
YOUNG ADULT
Layoverland by Gabby Noone
Private Lessons by Cynthia Salaysay
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
The Silence of Bones by June Hur
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
The National Book Foundation has announced their longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Five finalists will be announced on October 8th with the winner announced on November 20th. Here are the books on the list:
1919: The Year that Changed America by Martin W. Sandler
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable, illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
The Kids Indie Next list has been released for this autumn. The list ranges from ages four through teen. They offer a top ten as well as lists for age groups. Here are the top ten for this fall:
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder
The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry, illustrated by The Fan Brothers
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Slay by Brittney Morris
Stormy by Guojing
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has announced their finalists for their children’s book awards. Here are the finalists for each English-language award:
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
After Life: Ways We Think about Death by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Ebb & Flow by Heather Smith
Mustafa by Marie-Louise Gay
Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
Africville by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Eva Campbell
The Funeral by Matt James
Mustafa by Marie-Louise Gay
Seb and the Sun by Jami Gigot
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki
Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
After Life: Ways We Think about Death by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night by Rob Laidlaw
Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew, illustrated by Joe Morse
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle by Erica Fyvie, illustrated by Bill Slavin
Turtle Pond by James Gladstone, illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Don’t Tell the Enemy by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Miles to Go by Beryl Young
Piper by Jacqueline Halsey
The Sound of Freedom by Kathy Kacer
John Spray Mystery Award
Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong
Call of the Wraith by Kevin Sands
The Case of the Firebane Folly by Liam O’Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Wolfe in Shepherd’s Clothing by Angie Counios and David Gane
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong
Easy Prey by Catherine Lo
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker
Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather
The very short shortlist for the 2020 Scottish Teenage Book Prize has been announced by the Scottish Book Trust. Three books appear on the shortlist, including one graphic novel. This is the first year that comics and graphic novels could be considered for the prize. Teens will vote on the winner and the winner will be named on February 27th, 2020.
Here are the three books on the shortlist:
One Shot by Tanya Landman
Rok of the Reds by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Dan Cornwell
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Waking Brain Cells 