FIVE FINALISTS

Symphony for the City of the Dead by MT Anderson

Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle

First Flight around the World by Tim Grove

This Strange Wilderness by Nancy Plain

Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin

 

WINNER

Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin

Debut author award for YA literature:

FIVE FINALISTS

Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

 

WINNER

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (YEAAAAH!)

Honors an author for significant contribution to YA literature:

David Levithan!!!!!! YEAH!!!

VIRGINIA HAMILTON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Jerry Pinkney (Wow! I’d have guessed he’d already won it! His work is simply amazing.)

STEPTOE NEW TALENT AWARDS

AUTHOR

Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith

ILLUSTRATOR

Voice of Freedom illustrated by Ekua Holmes (HURRAY! It’s a magnificent book!)

HONOR ILLUSTRATOR BOOKS

The Book Itch by R. Gregory Christie

Last Stop on Market Street by Christian Robinson (YEAH!)

ILLUSTRATOR AWARDS

Trombone Shorty by Bryan Collier (GREAT!)

 

AUTHOR AWARDS

HONOR BOOKS

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (WONDERFUL!)

The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

X by Ilyasah Shabazz

WINNER

Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia (BRAVO!)

LGBT book awards

HONOR BOOKS

Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

Sex Is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

 

WINNER CHILDREN’S

George by Alex Gino (YEEEEESSSS!)

 

WINNER TEEN

The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg (HURRAY!!)

Honor author or illustrator for a book about the disability experience:

BEST YOUNG CHILDREN’S BOOK

Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson (HURRAY!)

 

BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOKS – TWO WINNERS!

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (YEAH!!)

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (WONDERFUL!)

 

BEST TEEN BOOK

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten (SO HAPPY!)

Frances Hardinge has won the 2015 Costa Children’s Book Award with her book, The Lie Tree.

Goodreads has announced the results of their Best Books of the Year where over 3 million votes were cast. Here are the winners for the youth categories:

Debut Goodreads Author

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Young Adult Fiction

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Young Adult Fantasy

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Middle Grade & Children’s

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Picture Books

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

A debut picture book has won the 2015 Waterstone’s Book of the Year, beating out bestselling adult novels like Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman.

The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith

The Guardian has gorgeous images from the book.