{"id":1523,"date":"2018-02-12T22:41:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2018-02-12T22:41:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:41:53","slug":"2018-youth-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/2018\/02\/12\/2018-youth-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Youth Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American Library Association named the 2018 Youth Award winners today at the Mid-Winter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. To see the whole list, click on this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

John Newbery Medal<\/strong><\/span> for the most outstanding contribution to children\u2019s literature: Hello, Universe<\/strong><\/em> written by Erin Entrada Kelly, is the 2018 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<\/p>\n

Randolph Caldecott Medal<\/strong><\/span> for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Wolf in the Snow<\/strong><\/em>, illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell is the 2018 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was published by Feiwel and Friends, an Imprint of Macmillan.<\/p>\n

Coretta Scott King Book Awards<\/strong><\/span> recognizing African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults: Piecing Me Together<\/strong><\/em>, written by Ren\u00e9e Watson, is the King Author Award winner. The book is published by Bloomsbury Children\u2019s Books.<\/p>\n

Michael L. Printz Award<\/strong><\/span> for excellence in literature written for young adults: We Are Okay<\/strong><\/em>, written by Nina LaCour, is the 2018 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers.<\/p>\n

Alex Awards<\/strong> <\/span>for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
\nAll Systems Red<\/strong><\/em>, by Martha Wells, a Tor.com Book, published by Thomas Doherty Associates;
\nThe Clockwork Dynasty<\/strong><\/em>, by Daniel H. Wilson, published by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC;
\nDown Among the Sticks and Bones<\/strong><\/em>, by Seanan McGuire, a Tor.com Book, published by Thomas Doherty Associates;
\nElectric Arches<\/strong><\/em>, by Eve L. Ewing, published by Haymarket Books;
\nA Hope More Powerful Than the Sea<\/strong><\/em>, by Melissa Fleming, published by Flatiron Books;
\nMalagash<\/strong><\/em>, by Joey Comeau, published by ECW Press;
\nRoughneck<\/strong><\/em>, by Jeff Lemire, published by Gallery 13, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.;
\nShe Rides Shotgun<\/strong><\/em>, by Jordan Harper, published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers;
\nThings We Have in Common<\/strong><\/em>, by Tasha Kavanagh, published by MIRA Books and
\nAn Unkindness of Magicians<\/strong><\/em>, by Kat Howard, published by SAGA Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American Library Association named the 2018 Youth Award winners today at the Mid-Winter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. To see the whole list, click on this link. John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children\u2019s literature: Hello, Universe Continue reading 2018 Youth Awards<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}