Winners of the 2012 Youth Media Awards were announced this morning at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference. These awards are among the most prestigious honors that a youth or young adult book can receive. And the winners are...
2012 John Newbery Medal
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
2012 Michael L. Printz Award
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
2012 Coretta Scott King (Author) Award
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
2012 Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans
2012 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Soldier Bear by Bibi Duman Tak, translated by Laura Watkinson
2012 Pura Belpre (Author) Award
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
2012 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet
2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider
For a complete list of awards, award descriptions, award winners, honor books, and more, please visit www.ala.org/yma
