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Illustrator Michaela Goade became the first BIPOC woman and first Indigenous illustrator to win the prestigious Caldecott Medal.

The Printz Award announcement is just around the corner. In our final column of the season, Stacey Shapiro, a member of last year's Printz committee, considers the books that could take this year's award—and helped her get through 2020.

Who is the kid lit nerdiest of them all? Putting their knowledge to the test, Betsy and Travis square off in this romp through Newbery/Caldecott history.

This year’s top YA titles—from Bethany C. Morrow, Daniel Nayeri, and others—explore the magical and the mundane.

It was a tough year, but there is always an author, educator, or young person to remind even the most cynical among us that there are reasons to believe better days are coming.

Five debut YA authors are in the running for the 2021 Morris Award.

The author and illustrator are the U.S. candidates for the international honor given biennially to book creators for children.

The five standout titles represent some of the year's best in nonfiction for young adults. 

The annual awards go to I Am Every Good Thing and Above the Rim.