2018-2019 Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards
The start of the calendar year is always an exciting time for children’s and young adult literature, as the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Awards. Below you will find not only links to the 2019 ALA award-winning and honor books that we blogged about, but links to the many books we blogged about over the course of 2018 that have won awards and honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature.
The following awards are included in this post:
- 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards
- 2019 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Book Awards
- 2018 Children’s Literature Assembly (CLA) Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- 2019 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Best STEM Books
- 2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
We invite you to explore our previously written blog entries for these winners and honor books. In the coming weeks, we will select a few more titles from the list of ALA winners and post blog entries to support you as you teach with these titles.
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2019 ALA Youth Media Awards
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
Pura Belpré Award for outstanding work of literature for children and youth by a Latinx writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latinx cultural experience
2019 NCTE Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Awards
2018 CLA Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Written by Susan Middleton Middleton Elya; Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Written by Patricia Hruby Powell; Illustrated by Shadra Strickland
Published by Chronicle Books
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
Written by Kwame Alexander, with Chris Colderly and Marjory Wentworth; Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Published by Candlewick Press
2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Written by Helaine Becker; Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Published by Christy Ottaviano Books
Written by Matt de la Peña; Illustrated by Loren Long
Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Written and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Published by Candlewick Press
La Frontera: El Viaje con Papá/My Journey with Papa
Written by Deborah Mills and Alfredo Alva; Illustrated by Claudia Navarro
Published by Barefoot Books
Written and Illustrated by Yuji Morales
Published by Neal Porter Books
2019 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Best STEM Books
2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien
Written by Caroline McAlister; Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect us Today
Written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson
Published by Peachtree Publishers
Written and Illustrated by Jason Chin
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee
Illustrated by Man One
Published by Readers to Eaters
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Written by Patricia Hruby Powell; Illustrated by Shadra Strickland
Published by Chronicle Books
Written by Kat Yeh
Published by Little, Brown
Written by Julia Denos; Illustrated by E.B. Goodale
Published by Candlewick Press
Written by Cao Wenxuan; Translated by Helen Wang; Illustrated by Meilo So
Published by Candlewick Press
Filed under: Awards, Book Lists
About Grace Enriquez
Grace is an associate professor of language and literacy at Lesley University. A former English Language Arts teacher, reading specialist, and literacy consultant, she teaches and writes about children’s literature, critical literacies, and literacies and embodiment. Grace is co-author of The Reading Turn-Around and co-editor of Literacies, Learning, and the Body.
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