Debut author award:
FINALISTS
Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo
After the Snow by SD Crockett
Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
WINNER
Seraphina!!!!!!
2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award
25 Year Anniversary of the Award!
Significant and lasting contributions to YA Literature:
Tamora Pierce (BALLYHOO!!! I completely agree!)
2013 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD goes to Demetria Tucker (librarian!)
ILLUSTRATOR AWARD – All are favorites of mine for the year!
HONOR BOOKS
Christopher Myers for H.O.R.S.E.
Daniel Minter for Ellen’s Broom
Kadir Nelson for I Have a Dream (YESSS! Though I thought it would win!)
WINNER
Brian Collier for I, Too Am America (HOORAAAAAH! A wonderful pick!)
AUTHOR AWARD
HONOR BOOKS
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (YEAH!!!)
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
WINNER
Hand in Hand by Andrea Davis Pinkney
2013 Stonewall Book Award
GLBTQ Award for English language books that deal with the GLBTQ Experience
HONOR BOOKS
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Gone, Gone, Gone by Hanna Moskowitz
October Morning by Leslea Newman
Sparks by SJ Adams
WINNER
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
2013 Schneider Family Book Awards
BEST YOUNG CHILD BOOK
Back to Front and Upside Down by Claire Alexander
BEST MIDDLE GRADES BOOK
A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
BEST TEEN BOOK
Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis
2013 Alex Awards
Ten books written for adults with appeal for young adults:
Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman
Girl Child by Tupelo Hassman
Juvenile in Justice by Richard Ross
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
My Friend Dahmer
One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard
Pure by Julianna Baggott
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Liveblogging the 2013 ALA Youth Media Awards
I’ll be liveblogging the awards once again as they are announced. Expect plenty of misspellings and oo’s and ah’s as I try to capture the winners.
Fingers stretched and ready, wrists rotated, elevator music on the ALA site. I’m ready!
Teen TV–The Selection
The Selection has gotten the green light for a television pilot. Following in the steps of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl, the CW believes they may have found the next teen hit. It does have a very sellable and desirable premise: Hunger Games meets The Bachelor.
Set your DVRs for Fall 2013. 😉
This Week’s Tweets and Pins
Here are the links I shared on my Twitter and Pinterest accounts this week that you might find interesting:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
6 Cautionary Tales That Terrified Kids of Yesteryear | Mental Floss http://buff.ly/Yklmd7
David Melling’s top 10 books featuring hugs | Children’s books http://buff.ly/WbBxqj
Great Tips to Turn Kids into Regular Readers – http://buff.ly/10jsamS
More Kids Read E-Books But What Do They Retain? | Digital Book World http://buff.ly/WdF73c
READING IS DUMB. THERE, I SAID IT. by Christopher Lehman « Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/10pcKgW
Time to VOTE! 2013 Mock Caldecott polls are open – The Horn Book – http://buff.ly/WdFPNC
LIBRARIES
16 Great Library Scenes in Film http://buff.ly/WP3HVU
A Doll’s Magic, Free to Renew – http://NYTimes.com http://buff.ly/10vlvWJ
Library Services in the Digital Age | Pew Internet Librarieshttp://buff.ly/WcA5Up
Rumors of the library’s demise have been greatly exaggerated | ITworld http://buff.ly/YpJomY
TECHNOLOGY
7 Libraries Of Sensational Photographs You Can Use For Free | Bestseller Labs http://buff.ly/WPxLAH
If you shop til you drop, will they track when you come back? | ITworld – http://buff.ly/Yq43qW
Why online book discovery is broken (and how to fix it) — paidContent http://buff.ly/13JlKkI
