The American Library Association announced their Youth Media Awards today! This is always an exciting day in the YA literature world. I have a personal challenge each year in which I try to read all the American Library Association Young Adult Award Winners from books published in 2021. This year, I actually watched the announcement, which was fun, and it means that I really paid attention to every single one of the 22 awards. Usually I only try to read 11 awards, but this year I will try for 16 of the 22 awards.
Here are this year's winners:
Alex "Margaret Alexander Edwards" Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to teens)
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
- The 100 Years of Lennie and Margot by Marianne Cronin
- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
- The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
- How Lucky by Will Leitch
- Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
- Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport that Changed their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser
- Lore Olympous, Volume 1 by Rachel Smythe
- Malice by Heather Walter
American Indian Youth Literature Award
- Apple (Skin to Core) by Eric Gansworth
- Amina's Song by Hena Khan (children's winner)
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (winner)
- We Are Not Free by Tracy Chee (honor YA)
Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achivement
- Nikki Grimes
Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author)
- Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Unspeakable, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent)
- The Me I Choose to Be by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt
- Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year)
- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)
- A.S. King
Odyssey Award (best audio book)
- When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris
Pura Belpré (Latino Author)
- How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability)
- Words in My Hands by Asphyxia
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (winner)
- The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
- Body of Work award: Jane Yolen
William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author)
- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow
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