Book Awards For Young Adults

Printz award for literary excellence in young adult literature.

Book awards for young adults. Established in 1950 the national book awards are essentially the oscars of american literature. The excellence in nonfiction for young adults award the national book award in young people s literature the boston globe horn book award the edgar award the andre norton award for outstanding young adult science fiction or fantasy. Yalsa has launched the new teen book finder database which is a one stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners.

Current recommended reading for teens use these lists to promote the year s best young adult literature with the teens in your library school or afterschool program. Children s poet laureate kenn nesbitt children s book historian. In addition the printz committee names up to four honor books.

The ya book prize 2021 is now open. Los angeles times book prize. Award winners alex edwards morris nonfiction odyssey printz 2019 top ten amazing audiobooks 2019 top ten best fiction for young adults 2019 top ten great graphic novels for teens 2019 top ten quick.

Users can search this free resource by award list name year author genre. Yalsa s book awards and selected booklists honor the best books for young adults highlighting the best teen literature published each year. Camino and yahaira rios didn t even know they were sisters until their father died in a plane crash.

1998 given in about a dozen categories including young adult fiction. Each january the young adult library services association a division of the american library association gives out several awards including the michael l. We know you love ya fiction so our aim is to showcase the best ya from the uk and ireland awarding the ya.

Given in six categories from picture books through young adult. To honor the best books for young adults and children time compiled this survey in consultation with respected peers such as u s. The prestigious awards honor exemplary books released within the last year within the categories of fiction nonfiction poetry young people s literature and translated literature.