YALSA’s Teen Top Ten Nominees for 2017

April 18, 2017April 17, 2017 | Tasha

The nominees for the Teen Top Ten have been announced by YALSA. Nominations are made by teen book groups in schools and libraries across the country. Teen are then invited to vote for their favorites each year. Voting for teens opens on August 15th and runs through Teen Read Week in October. Here are the nominated titles followed by the video from YALSA:

All We Have Left The Art of Being Normal

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

Burning Midnight The Diabolic

Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh

The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid

Don't Get Caught Genius: The Game

Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan

Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout

Girl in Pieces The Great American Whatever

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

Heartless If I Was Your Girl

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The Killing Jar Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)

The Killing Jar by Jennifer Bosworth

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Love & Gelato Nightstruck (Nightstruck #1)

Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Nightstruck by Jenna Black

Once Upon a Dream (A Twisted Tale, #2) P.S. I Like You

Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West

Passenger (Passenger, #1) Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Starflight (Starflight, #1) Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)

Starflight by Melissa Landers

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Sun Is Also a Star Tell Me Three Things

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

This Is Where It Ends Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1)

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

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We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman

The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin

Lambda Literary Award Finalists

April 6, 2017April 5, 2017 | Tasha

The finalists for the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards have been announced. The awards cover a wide range of LGBTQ+ literature and include one award specifically for young readers and teens. Here are the finalists in that category:

Beast Girl Mans Up

Beast by Brie Spangler

Girl Mans Up by M. E. Girard

Gravity Highly Illogical Behavior

Gravity by Juliann Rich

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Not Your Sidekick (Not Your Sidekick, #1) Our Chemical Hearts

Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee

Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland

Symptoms of Being Human The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

April 3, 2017April 2, 2017 | Tasha

The Girl of Ink and Stars

The winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize has been announced. It has gone to a debut novel by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Girl of Ink and Stars. The British award celebrates new and emerging talent in children’s writing.

Judge Florentyna Martin, who is Waterstones’ buyer for children’s books, described the novel as a joy to read. “It is always exciting when we see this level of outstanding talent in a new writer, and Kiran has crafted a mesmerising world full of myths, magic and adventure that evokes an atmosphere akin to Pullman’s His Dark Materials,” she said.

Two other category winners were vying for the overall prize:

There's a tiger in the garden Orangeboy

There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart

Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence

2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards

March 29, 2017March 28, 2017 | Tasha

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The shortlists for the 2017 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. They include two self-published books. Here are the books in the shortlist for the various awards:

BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS

The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon

Frankie by Shivaun Plozza

One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn

Waer by Meg Caddy

Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Yellow by Megan Jacobson

BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS

Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by John Foye

Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr

A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee

Mrs. Whitlam by Bruce Pascoe

Rockhopping by Trace Balla

Within These Walls by Robyn Bavati

BOOK OF THE YEAR: EARLY CHILDHOOD

All I Want For Christmas is Rain by Cori Brooke, illustrated by Megan Forward

Chip by Kylie Howarth

Gary by Leila Rudge

Go Home, Cheeky Animals! by Johanna Ball, illustrated by Dion Beasley

Nannie Loves by Kylie Dunstan

The Snow Wombat by Susannah Chambers, illustrated by Mark Jackson

PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Home in the Rain by Bob Graham

Mechanica by Lance Balchin

My Brother by Dee, Oliver and Tiffany Huxley

One Photo by Liz Anelli/Ross Watkins

Out by Owen Swan and Angela May George

The Patchwork Bike by Van T Rudd and Maxine Beneba Clarke

EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS

A – Z of Endangered Animals by Jennifer Cossins

Amazing Animals of Australia’s National Parks by Gina M Newton

Fabish, The Horse that Braved a Bushfire by Neridah McMullin, illustrator Andrew McLean

The Gigantic Book of Genes by Lorna Hendry

Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C by Maree Coote

William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times by Michael Sedundary, illustrated by Bern Emmerichs

THE CRICHTON AWARD FOR NEW ILLUSTRATORS 2017

Mechanica – A beginner’s field guide by Lance Balchin

“Melbourne” Word by Word by Michael McMahon

A Patch from Scratch by Megan Forward

The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke, illustrator Van T Rudd

Small Things by Mel Tregonning

Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy, illustrator Lisa Kennedy

Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists

March 27, 2017March 24, 2017 | Tasha

The finalists for the first Anna Dewdney Read Together Award have been announced by Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader. The winner will be a picture book that is “both a superb read-aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection.” The award commemorates the late Anna Dewdney.

Here are the finalists:

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Edward Gets Messy by Rita Meade, illustrated by Olga Stern

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson

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Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins

Toby by Hazel Mitchell

Won-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku

Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Eugene Y

2017 Edgar Award Nominees

March 21, 2017March 19, 2017 | Tasha

The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for their Edgar Awards. Here are the nominees in the juvenile categories:

BEST JUVENILE

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The Bad Kid by Sarah Lariviere

Framed! by James Ponti

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OCDaniel by Wesley King

Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

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Summerlost by Ally Condie

Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught

YOUNG ADULT

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The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry

Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

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My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor

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Three Truths and a Lie by Brent Hartinger

2017 British Book Awards

March 20, 2017March 17, 2017 | Tasha

A Children’s book category was added last year to the British Book Awards. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and then the overall winning book will be selected by another panel. Here is the shortlist for the 2017 award for the Children’s category:

The Christmasaurus The Girl of Ink and Stars

The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Shane Devries

The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8) Nadiya's Bake Me a Story: Fifteen Stories and Recipes for Children

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne

Nadiya’s Bake Me a Story by Nadiya Hussain, illustrated by Clair Rossiter

Oi Dog! The World's Worst Children

Oi Dog! by Kes and Claire Gray, illustrated by Jim Field

The World’s Worst Children by David Walliams and Tony Ross

2017 Klaus Flugge Prize Longlist

March 13, 2017March 10, 2017 | Tasha

This is the second year of the Klaus Flugge Prize for illustration. It is given to “the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s book illustration.” There are 15 books on the longlist for this British prize:

Animal Surprises Baxter’s Book

Animal Surprises by Abbie Cameron, written by Nicola Davies

Baxter’s Book by Hrefna Bragadottir

Bob the Artist Duck Gets A Job

Bob the Artist by Marion Deuchars

Duck Gets a Job by Sonny Ross

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First Snow by Bomi Park

Hannah and Sugar by Kate Berube

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Hiding Heidi by Fiona Woodcock

The Journey by Francesca Sanna

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Life is Magic (Rabbit Magic in the US) by Meg McLaren

Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast by Christine Pym

Little One Little Red

Little One by Jo Weaver

Little Red by Bethan Woollvin

The Lonely Giant The Museum of Me

The Lonely Giant by Sophie Ambrose

The Museum of Me by Emma Lewis

A World of Information

A World of Information by James Brown, written by Richard Platt

2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

March 8, 2017February 24, 2017 | Tasha

YALSA has announced their list of the 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. This is one of my favorite lists of the year, since it always has books that will be popular with teens that aren’t found on other lists. There is also a top ten list shown below:

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