8 COGNOTES              2017 MIDWINTER HIGHLIGHTS ISSUE

American Library Association Announces 2017 Youth Media Award Winners

The American Library Association announced the top books, video, and audio books for children and young adults on Monday, January 23 during the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Atlanta.

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences

The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst (Harper Voyager).

The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales (Riverhead).

In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (Henry Holt).

Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart (Dey Street).

Arena by Holly Jennings (Ace Books).

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tom Doherty Associates).

Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure by Ryan North (Riverhead Books).

Die Young with Me: A Memoir by Rob Rufus (Touchstone).

The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar by Matt Simon (Penguin Books).

The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach (St. Martin’s Press).

2018 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

Writer and poet Noami Shihab Nye

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States

Enchanted Lion Books for Cry, Heart, But Never Break, written by Glenn Ringtved, illustrated by Charlotte Pardi, and translated by Robert Moulthrop.

Batchelder Honor Books

Over the Ocean by Taro Gomi (Chronicle Books).

As Time Went By by José Sanabria (North-South Books).

The Ballad of a Broken Nose by Arne Svingen (Margaret K. McElderry Books).

Pura Belpré Awards honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

Raúl Gonzalez, illustrator of Lowriders to the Center of the Earth (Cathy Camper, Chronicle Books).

Juana Medina, author of Juana & Lucas (Candlewick).

Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh (Susan Wood, Charlesbridge).

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh (Duncan Tonatiuh, Abrams Books for Young Readers).

Belpré Honor Book for Narration.

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers).

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (Little Brown Books for Young Readers).

Caldecott Honor Books

Leave Me Alone! illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol (Roaring Brook Press)

Freedom in Congo Square, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Little Bee Books).

Du Iz Tak?, illustrated and written by Carson Ellis (Candlewick Press).

They All Saw a Cat, illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books).

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video

Ryan Swenar of Dreamscape Media, LLC, producer of Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults

Sarah Dessen, for Dreamland, Keeping the Moon, Just Listen, The Truth About Forever, Along for the Ride, What Happened to Goodbye?, and This Lullaby, all published by Viking Children’s Books.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

We are Growing by Mo Willems and Laurie Keller (Disney Hyperion).

Geisel Honor Books

Good Night Owl, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli (Disney Hyperion).

Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!: An Alphabet Caper, written and illustrated by Mike Twohy (Balzer + Bray).

Go Otto Go!, written and illustrated by David Milgrim (Simon Spotlight).

The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Matt Myers (Candlewick Press).

Coretta Scott King Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults