EDUC 374 Young Adult Literature

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. From YALSA.

Honors the writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. From the American Indian Library Association.

Given in recognition of U.S. published works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.

Awarded annually to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

Honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal magazine.

Awarded to young adult book that contributes to understanding of the Middle East. For purposes of this award, the Middle East is defined as: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. From YALSA.

The Odyssey Award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The award is co-administered with the Association for Library Service to Children.

The Michael L. Printz Award, sponsored by Booklist, honors the best book written for teens each year.

Presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

The Stonewall Book Award is a set of literary awards that annually recognizes exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience in books published in the U.S.

Presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.

Recognizes diverse authors (or co-authors) whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way. Starting in 2018, the Walters now include two categories: Teen (ages 13-18) and Younger Readers (ages 9-13).

Honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 publishing year.