Book+Awards

WELLESLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY WIKI **Breaking Stalin’s Nose** by Eugene Yelchin || **Grandpa Green** illustrated and written by Lane Smith **Me… Jane** illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell || **The Returning** by Christine Hinwood **Jasper Jones** by Craig Silvey **The Scorpio Races** by Maggie Stiefvater || Patricia C. McKissack, author of **Never Forgotten** || **Ages 9-13: Close to Famous** by Joan Bauer, and **Wonderstruck** by Brian Selznick **Ages 14-18: The Running of Dreams** by Wendelin Van Draanen || “In Zanesville,” by Jo Ann Beard “The Lover’s Dictionary,” by David Levithan “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” by Brooke Hauser. “The Night Circus,” by Erin Morgenstern “Ready Player One,” by Ernest Cline “Robopocalypse: A Novel,” by Daniel H. Wilson “Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward “The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures,” by Caroline Preston “The Talk-Funny Girl,” by Roland Merullo || Originally published in Dutch in 2008 as “Soldaat Wojtek,” written by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman, translated by Laura Watkinson || “Okay for Now,” produced by Listening Library written by Gary D. Schmidt and narrated by Lincoln Hoppe; “The Scorpio Races,” produced by Scholastic Inc., by Maggie Stiefvater and narrated by Steve West and Fiona Hardingham “Young Fredle,” produced by Listening Library written by Cynthia Voigt and narrated by Wendy Carter. || **Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match** /**Marisol McDonald no combina** illustrated by Sara Palacios, written by Monica Brown || **Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller** written by Xavier Garza || **Drawing from Memory** by Allen Say **The Elephant Scientist** by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson **Witches! the absolutely true tale of disaster in Salem** by Rosalyn Schanzer || **Money Boy** written by Paul Ye **Pink** written by Lili Wilkinson **With or Without You** written by Brian Farrey || **I Want My Hat Back** written and illustrated by Jon Klassen **See Me Run** written and illustrated by Paul Meisel || **Paper Covers** Rock written by Jenny Hubbard, **Under the Mesquite** written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall **Between Shades of Gray** written by Ruta Sepetys || **Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition** by Karen Blumenthal **Wheels of Change how women rode the bicycle to freedom** by Sue Macy **Music Was It: a young Leonard Bernstein** by Susan Goldman Rubin ||
 * **Newbury Medal** || **Dead End in Norvelt** by Jack Gantos ||
 * **Newbury Honors** || **Inside Out and Back Again** by Thanhha Lai
 * **Caldecott Medal** for the most distinguished American picture book for children || **A Ball for Daisy** Illustrated and written by Chris Raschka ||
 * **Honors** || **Blackout** illustrated and written by John Rocco
 * **Michael L. Printz Award** for excellence in literature written for young adults || **Where Things Come Back** by John Corey Whaley ||
 * **Honors** || **Why We Broke Up** by Daniel Handler
 * **Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award** recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: || Kadir Nelson, author and illustrator of **Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans** ||
 * **Honor** || Eloise Greenfield, author of **The Great Migration: Journey to the North**
 * **Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award** || Shane W. Evans, illustrator and author of **Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom** ||
 * **Honor** || Kadir Nelson, illustrator and author of **Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans** ||
 * **Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement**: || Ashley Bryan ||
 * **Schneider Family Book Award** for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience || Jury chose not to award a book in the category for children ages 0 – 8 because no submissions were deemed worthy of the award
 * **Alex Awards** for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences: || “Big Girl Small,” by Rachel DeWoskin
 * **Andrew Carnegie Medal** for excellence in children's video: || Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of **Children Make Terrible Pets** ||
 * **Margaret A. Edwards Award** for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults: || Susan Cooper ||
 * **May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award** recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site || Michael Morpurgo ||
 * **Mildred L. Batchelder Award** for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States: || **Soldier Bear**
 * **Honor** || **The Lily Pond** written by Annika Thor, and translated by Linda Schenck. ||
 * **Odyssey Award** for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States: || **Rotters** The book is written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne. ||
 * **Honors** || **“**Ghetto Cowboy,” produced by Brilliance Audio, written by G. Neri and narrated by JD Jackson;
 * **Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award** honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience: || **Diego Rivera: His World and Ours**, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh ||
 * **Honors** || **The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred** illustrated by Rafael López, written by Samantha R. Vamos
 * **Pura Belpré (Author) Award** || **Under the Mesquite** written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall ||
 * **Honors** || **Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck** written by Margarita Engle
 * **Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award** for most distinguished informational book for children: || **Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade** by Melissa Sweet ||
 * **Honors** || **Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor** by Larry Dan Brimner
 * **Stonewall Book Award** given to children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience: || **Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy** by Bill Wright ||
 * **Honors:** || **a + e 4ever** drawn and written by Ilike Merey
 * **Theodor Seuss Geisel Award** for the most distinguished beginning reader book: || **Tales for Very Picky Eaters** written and illustrated by Josh Schneider ||
 * **Honors** || **I Broke My Trunk** written and illustrated by Mo Willems
 * William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens: || **Where Things Come Back** by John Corey Whaley ||
 * **Finalists** || **Girl of Fire and Thorns** written by Rae Carson
 * **YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults** honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18, each year: || **The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery** written by Steve Sheinkin ||
 * **Finalists:** || **Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science** by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos

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