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SLJ's reviews of the Youth Media Award winners (YMAs) announced at a press conference at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference in Philadelphia.

Jerry Craft's title named Newbery winner on a huge day for graphic novels at the 2020 Youth Media Awards. Kadir Nelson's illustrations earn the Caldecott for 'The Undefeated' by Kwame Alexander.

The first graphic novel to take home the award, New Kid is the book that Craft wrote for his 10-year-old self, who rarely saw books with which he could identify.

The actress is looking for a professional to talk about books with her and her online community.

By expanding what a collection can include, some librarians create spaces that inspire curiosity and address equity issues in their schools.

Advice from the "Book Whisperer," along with recommended titles to sustain the enthusiasm of young readers.

Author Kate Messner argues that "shining a light on science, on history, on injustice, and representation is work we all should have been doing all along. And it’s work that will need to continue long after someone else is leading the nation."

It’s looking like 2020 will be a big year for graphic novels for young people.

Among the trends in kids' books, Betsy Bird finds "stories that hope against hope that our children will, with the help of these texts, grow up to be better people than ourselves."