2015 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers – Top Ten List

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The Quick Picks list is presented annually by YALSA and lists books that teens (12-18) will “pick up on their own and read for pleasure.” It is specifically designed for teens who do not like to read. The full 2015 list features 68 titles and 1 series. The committee also selects a Top Ten List:

Batman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Batman’s Gear by Tammy Enz and Agnieszka Biskup

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Famous Last Words by Katie Alender

Find Momo: A Photography Book by Andrew Knapp

Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

I Am Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton

Juvie by Steve Watkins

Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince

2015 Caldecott Medal

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WINNER

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

HONOR BOOKS

Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett

This One Summer illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

2015 Coretta Scott King Author Award

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WINNER

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

HONOR BOOKS

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

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WINNER

Firebird illustrated by Christopher Myers, written by Misty Copeland

HONOR BOOKS

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Patricia Hruby Powell

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown

2015 Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

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When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

2015 Printz Award

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WINNER

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

HONOR BOOKS

And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

2015 Schneider Family Book Award

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“For books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:”

WINNER FOR AGES 0-10

A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz, illustrated by Catia Chien

WINNER FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

WINNER FOR TEEN

Girls Like Us by Gail Giles

2015 Mildred L. Bathelder Award

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Given for outstanding children’s book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the US.

WINNER

Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman, translated by Laura Watkinson

HONOR BOOKS

Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier, illustrated by Marc Lizano, color by Greg Salsedo, translated by Alexis Siegel

Nine Open Arms by Benny Lindelauf, illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova, translated by John Nieuwenhuizen

2015 Odyssey Award

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Given to the best audiobook produced for children and or teens available in English in the United States:

WINNER

H. O. R. S. E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers

HONOR RECORDINGS

Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by July Berry

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd