Watercress (Caldecott), The Last Cuentista (Newbery), & The Firekeeper's Daughter (Printz)

It's one of our favorite days of the year!  Here are the winners of the 2022 Youth Media Awards!  Access the full list of winners and honors here.  And don't forget to take part in our Newbery 100 Reading Challenge via Beanstack, which kicks off today!  Help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of the most prestigious award in children's literature!


NEWBERY MEDAL
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

NEWBERY HONORS
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Watercress by Andrea Wang

CALDECOTT MEDAL
Watercress illustrated by Jason Chin 

CALDECOTT HONORS
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? illustrated by Shawn Harris (ebook on Hoopla)
Mel Fell illustrated by Corey R. Tabor (ebook on Overdrive)
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre illustrated by Floyd Cooper (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive, ebook & audiobook on Hoopla)
Wonder Walkers illustrated by Micha Archer

PRINTZ MEDAL
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

PRINTZ HONORS
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive, audiobook on Hoopla)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon
Starfish by Lisa Fipps (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

CORETTA SCOTT KING (AUTHOR) BOOK AWARD
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive, ebook & audiobook on Hoopla)

CORETTA SCOTT KING (ILLUSTRATOR) BOOK AWARD
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre illustrated by Floyd Cooper (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive, ebook & audiobook on Hoopla)

CORETTA SCOTT KING/JOHN STEPTOE NEW TALENT AWARD
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride (ebook on Overdrive)
The Me I Choose to Be illustrated by Regis & Kahran Bethencourt

PURA BELPRÉ AWARD
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez (audiobook on Hoopla)
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (ebook on Overdrive)

ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARDS FOR LITERATURE
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Amina's Song by Hena Khan (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD
Herizon by Daniel W. Vandever
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive, audiobook on Hoopla)

SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD
The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel
How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

SIBERT INFORMATIONAL BOOK MEDAL
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia Levinson (ebook on Hoopla)

GEISEL AWARD
Fox at Night by Corey R. Tabor (ebook on Overdrive)

SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD
My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf (ebook on Hoopla)
A Bird Will Soar by Alison Green Myers
The Words in My Hands by Asphyixia (ebook on Hoopla)

STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - MIKE MORGAN & LARRY ROMANS CHILDREN'S & YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARD
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

MORRIS AWARD
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (ebook & audiobook on Overdrive)

YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION
Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow

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