The winners of the 2020 Youth Media Awards, announced at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Philadephia.
The biggest day in children's literature has arrived, and SLJ is here at the ALA Midwinter ceremony in Philadelphia. We will be updating this list of winners as they are announced. Please check back at SLJ.com throughout the day for a complete list of the announcements, including all honor books, reactions, and interviews with winning authors and selection committee members.
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John Newbery Medal
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Kwame Alexander
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Stop! Bot! by James Yang
Children's Literature Legacy Award
Kevin Henkes
Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media
Molly in Denali
Robert F. Sibert Medal
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Brown by Håkon Øvreås, translated by Kari Dickson
ALSC Children's Literature Lecture Award
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop
Pura Belpré Awards
Illustration
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln illustrated by Rafael López
Text
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Odyssey Award
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Narrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Jenna Lamia, Richard Ferrone, and a full cast
Michael L. Printz Award
Dig by A.S. King
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
William C. Morris Award
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Steve Sheinkin
Alex Awards
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
High School by Sara and Tegan Quin
In Waves by AJ Dungo
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Swallows by Lisa Lutz
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Coretta Scott King Author Award: Jerry Craft for New Kid
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award: Kadir Nelson for The Undefeated
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award: April Harrison for What is Given from the Heart
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: Alicia D. Williams for Genesis Begins Again
Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement: Mildred D. Taylor
Stonewall Book Award
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Schneider Family Book Awards
Young Children: Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor
Middle Grade: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Teens: Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein
American Indian Youth Literature Awards
Picture Book: Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child
Middle School: Indian No More by Charlene Willing Mcmanis
Young Adult: Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Picture Book: The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Sue Macy
Middle Grade: White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Young Adult: Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Picture Book: Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson
Children's Literature: Stargazing by Jen Wang
YA Literature: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
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