2021 Youth Media Awards
SLJ 2021 Youth Media Awards Coverage
When You Trap a Tiger Wins Newbery, We Are Water Protectors Earns Caldecott at 2021 YMAs
SLJ Reviews of the 2021 Youth Media Awards
A Grateful Michaela Goade Makes Caldecott History
From Korean Folklore to a Newbery Medal, Tae Keller Wins Coveted Prize
When Family Stories Resonate Outward: Daniel Nayeri Talks About His Printz Award Win
2021 Youth Media Awards Winners
SLJ Individual Reviews of YMA Winners and Related Content
John Newbery Medal
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
28 Audiobooks for All Ages | Multimedia Reviews
Guest Blogger Post: When You Trap a Tiger | Heavy Medal
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Newbery Honors
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
They Had Each Other and a Teacher: Lessons from the Thai Cave Rescue | Opinion
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
YALSA Names Five Finalists for 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction Award
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
What Happens When You Write a Book From a Place of Anger with Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | The Yarn
Review of the Day: Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | A Fuse #8 Production
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly, illustrated by Erin Entrada Kelly and Celia Krampien
We Dream of Space Is Erin Entrada Kelly's Historical Fiction Debut
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Randolph Caldecott Medal
We Are Water Protectors, illustrated by Michaela Goade, written by Carole Lindstrom
Native Perspectives: Books by, for, and about Indigenous People | Great Books
2021 Caldecott Contenders | Fuse 8 n' Kate
Exploring Native American Activism and Environmental Justice | The Classroom Bookshelf
NCTE Announces 2021 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Awards
Caldecott Honors
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, illustrated by Noa Denmon, written by Zetta Elliott
The Cat Man of Aleppo, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha
Muslim Representation in Picture Books
Me & Mama, illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Outside In, illustrated by Cindy Derby, written by Deborah Underwood
Review of the Day: Outside In by Deborah Underwood, illus. Cindy Derby | A Fuse #8 Production
Michael L. Printz Award
Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
The Pot Boileth Over: An Interview with Daniel Nayeri | A Fuse #8 Production
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Fantasy Award Contenders Layer Identity and Imagination | Pondering Printz
Mock Newbery Finalist: Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri | Heavy Medal
Announcing the Mock Newbery Winner | Heavy Medal
Printz Honors
Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Strategies for Teaching Seven Native-Centered Books to K-12 Students
How Native Writers Talk Story: Honoring Authentic Voices in Books for Young People
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Longlisters
Dragon Hoops created by Gene Luen Yang, color by Lark Pien
SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite Quotes from 2020 Best Books
2020 All Star Read-Alikes: Three YA Picks for Fans of On My Block on Netflix
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Best Graphic Novels 2020 | SLJ Best Books
7 Slam-Dunk Sports Fiction Titles for Teens
7 Graphic Novels That Offer Powerful Mirrors & Windows for Teens
Gene Luen Yang on His Unlikely Journey to Sports Fan
Dragon Hoops: Gene Luen Yang Gives a Slam Dunk of an Interview | A Fuse #8 Production
13 Graphic Novels To Look Forward to in 2020 | Stellar Panels
Review: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang | 100 Scope Notes
Gene Luen Yang Announces Dragon Hoops
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
Five Debut YA Authors On Their Challenges, Surprises, and Advice for Teens
Book Review: Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh | Teen Librarian Toolbox
Five Finalists Named for 2020 National Book Award in Young People's Literature
SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Longlisters
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Books To Blow Your Mind | Pondering Printz
Five Finalists Named for 2020 National Book Award in Young People's Literature
SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Longlisters
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson Named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow
Coretta Scott King Author Honors
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES by Kacen Callender
Review of the Day: King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender | A Fuse #8 Production
2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
An Uncomfortable Truth: 12 books that discuss the 19th Amendment and the limits of women’s suffrage
SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Longlisters
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
NCTE Announces 2021 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Awards
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite 2020 Best Book Covers
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, written by Samara Cole Doyon
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera, written by Suzanne Slade
12 Picture Book Journeys into Poetry
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Me & Mama, illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Best Young Adult Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Pura Belpré Awards
Illustration
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raul Gonzalez
Newbery/Caldecott 2020: Spring Prediction Edition | A Fuse #8 Production
Honor Book
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri, written by Monica Brown
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Latinx Luminaries: Picture book biographies featuring Latinx superstars | Great Books
Author
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
22 Latinx Middle Grade Titles Filled with Magic, Found Family, and More
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Honor Books
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
23 Latinx YA Picks for Latinx Heritage Month and All Year Long
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
22 Latinx Middle Grade Titles Filled with Magic, Found Family, and More
Young Adult
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
23 Latinx YA Picks for Latinx Heritage Month and All Year Long
Honor Books
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
23 Latinx YA Picks for Latinx Heritage Month and All Year Long
We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
23 Latinx YA Picks for Latinx Heritage Month and All Year Long
Best Young Adult Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Schneider Family Book Awards
Young Children (ages 0 to 10)
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith
Best Picture Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Review of the Day: I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, ill. Sydney Smith | A Fuse #8 Production
Books on Film: Behind the Picture Book Scenes with Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith | 100 Scope Notes
Young Children Honor Book
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Itzhak: A Boy who Loved the Violin by Tracy Newman, illustrated by Abigail Halpin
16 Picture Book Biographies To Read Together
Middle Grades (ages 11-13)
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
My Top 20 Books of 2020 | Read Woke
Cover Reveal of Ann Clare LeZotte’s Sequel to Show Me a Sign: Set Me Free
14 Novels Set in the Past for Middle Grade Fans of Historical Fiction
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: SHOW ME A SIGN by Ann Clare LeZotte
Review of the Day: Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte | A Fuse #8 Production
Middle Grade Honor Books
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit
16 Realistic Middle Grade Novels That Reflect the Lives & Triumphs of Tweens
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, color by Iman Geddy
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
NCTE Announces 2021 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Awards
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Interview: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed on When Stars Are Scattered | Good Comics for Kids
Review: When Stars Are Scattered | Good Comics for Kids
12 Essential Nonfiction Graphic Novels for Kids and Teens
Five Finalists Named for 2020 National Book Award in Young People's Literature
Teens (ages 13-18)
This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio
Mental Health Awareness Month: 9 Books About Teens in Therapy
Not Quite Banned: Soft Censorship That Makes LGBTQIA+ Stories Disappear
Book Review: This Is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
NCTE Announces 2021 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Awards
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Best Graphic Novels 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Condors, Honeybees, and Women in Space: Distinguished Informational Books | Heavy Medal
Review of the Day: Honeybee by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann | A Fuse #8 Production
Sibert Honor Books
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure by John Rocco
YALSA Names Five Finalists for 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction Award
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
12 Picture Book Journeys into Poetry
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
They Had Each Other and a Teacher: Lessons from the Thai Cave Rescue | Opinion
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
YALSA Names Five Finalists for 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction Award
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Odyssey Award for Best Audiobook
Kent State, produced by Paul R. Gagne, written by Deborah Wiles and narrated by Christopher Gebauer, Lauren Ezzo, Christina DeLaine, Johnny Heller, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, and David de Vries.
Honor Audiobooks
Clap When You Land, produced by Caitlin Garing, written by Elizabeth Acevedo and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte.
Fighting Words, produced by Karen Dziekonski, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and narrated by Bahni Turpin;
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, produced by Robert Van Kolken, written by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi and narrated by Jason Reynolds with an introduction by Ibram X. Kendi;
When Stars Are Scattered, produced by Kelly Gildea & Julie Wilson, written by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed and narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi and a full cast.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award
Picture Book
Gold Medalist
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal
Silver Medalists
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book by Mychal Copeland, illustrated by André Ceolin
Miriam at the River by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Khoa Le
Middle Grades
Gold Medalist
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
Silver Medalists
No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen
Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
14 Novels Set in the Past for Middle Grade Fans of Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Gold Medalist
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
Best Graphic Novels 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Books To Blow Your Mind | Pondering Printz
Book Review: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder | Teen Librarian Toolbox
Silver Medalist
They Went Left by Monica Hesse
16 YA Novels That Reenvision History
Stonewall Book Award
We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav
Honor Books
Beetle & The Hollowbones, written and illustrated and by Aliza Layne
Best Graphic Novels 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Aliza Layne Wants Graphic Novels in the Literary Canon
Review: Beetle & The Hollowbones | Good Comics for Kids
Review: Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne | 100 Scope Notes
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Considering 'The Catcher in the Rye' | Challenging the Classics
Book Review: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender | Teen Librarian Toolbox
Not Quite Banned: Soft Censorship That Makes LGBTQIA+ Stories Disappear
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
My Top 20 Books of 2020 | Read Woke
Read-Alikes for Fans of The Baby-Sitters Club, Wonder Woman 1984, Mismatched, and Other Releases
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
Honor Books
The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Nina Mata
What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins
Where’s Baby? by Anne Hunter
William C. Morris Award
If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH by Candace Fleming
Best Nonfiction 2020 | SLJ Best Books
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Walking and Talking With . . . Candace Fleming A Fuse #8 Production
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Picture Book
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung, illustrated by Chris Sasaki
Honor Book
Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
Children’s Literature
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Guest Blogger Post: When You Trap a Tiger | Heavy Medal
Best Middle Grade Books 2020 | SLJ Best Books | School Library Journal
28 Audiobooks for All Ages | Multimedia Reviews
Honor Book
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park, Kadir Nelson Nominated for Hans Christian Andersen Award
A Different Kind of Pioneer Story: Racism and Empathy in PRAIRIE LOTUS
Newbery Suggestions: Prairie Lotus is Early Leader
Youth Literature
This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
Honor Book
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
16 YA Novels That Reenvision History | Summer Reading 2020
Review: Displacement | Good Comics for Kids
Alex Awards
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice - Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O’Brady
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
We Ride Upon Sticks: A Novel by Quan Barry
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