Children's Book Awards Index page
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Young Adult Book Awards
The Michael L. Printz Award
This award goes annually to " a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."
Printz Award winners:
- 2008: The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean
- 2007: American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
- 2006: Looking for Alaska, by John Green
- 2005: how i live now, by Meg Rosoff
- 2004: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (also a CSK Award winner)
- 2003: Postcards from No Man's Land, by Aidan Chambers
- 2002: A Step from Heaven, by An Na
Printz Honor books:
More information about the Printz Award: this link leads to the official site for the Award, which includes a complete list of past winners.
- 2008:
- Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet, by Elizabeth Knox
- One Whole and Perfect Day, by Judith Clarke
- Repossessed, by A.M. Jenkins
- Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath, by Stephanie Hemphill
- 2007:
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party, by M.T. Anderson (also an NBA winner--see below)
- An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
- Surrender, by Sonya Hartnett
- The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
- 2006:
- Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge
- A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
- 2005:
- Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
- Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
- Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton
- 2004:
- A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
- The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
- Keesha's House by Helen Frost
- Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
- 2003:
- The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer (also an NBA winner (see below) and a Newbery Honor book)
- My Heartbeat, by Garret Freymann-Weyr
- Hole in My Life, by Jack Gantos
- 2002:
- Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art, edited by Jan Greenberg
- Freewill, by Chris Lynch
- The Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson
- True Believer, by Virginia Euwer Wolff
The Margaret A. Edwards Award
This is a "lifetime contribution" award for young adult writing, and so I cross-reference it here.
The National Book Award
This is a literary award given by an independent foundation. It is given to books in various categories, including books for "young people," which in practice means young adult or older middle grade.
- 2007: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
- 2006 : The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party, by M.T. Anderson.
- 2005 : The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall.
- 2004: Godless, by Pete Hautman.
- 2003: The Canning Season, by Polly Horvath.
- 2002: The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer. From the judges' citation: "A futuristic adventure story about young Matteo Alacrán and his struggle to understand his own existence." (Also a Newbery Honor winner)
2004 Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Medal: Judy Blume. This is the first time this award, essentially a lifetime achievement award, has been given to a children's or YA book author. The National Book Foundation cited her impact on American culture and her fight against censorship.
List of 2006 NBA nominees: from my blog.
More information about the National Book Award: this links leads to the National Book Foundation site.