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National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation selects winners for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature, and translated works. Check out their current selections for the Young People's category, including their winner, finalists, and remaining contenders. (The 2020 Awards will be announced in mid-November.) |
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You can get many of these books through your school library or online using Mackin VIA, a reading app provided in your AISD Portal.
Browse Award winners from TLA
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TAYSHAS
"The Tayshas Reading List was developed to motivate young adults, grades 9-12, to become lifelong readers and to participate in the community of young adult readers throughout Texas. "TAYSHAS" takes its name from the Caddo Indian word meaning "friends or allies." Written texas, texios, tejas, teyas or tayshas, the word was applied to the Caddos by the Spanish in eastern Texas, who regarded them as friends and allies against the Apaches." -txla.org
Maverick Graphic Novels
"Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List was created ... to encourage young adult readers, grades 6-12, to explore a variety of current books in graphic novel format. The name, “Maverick” was chosen for this reading list because Texas was the first state to create a graphic novel reading list—we were the Mavericks in the field." - txla.org
For past winners and more info, visit www.txla.org/groups/Maverick
Texas Topaz Reading List
"The purpose of the Nonfiction Reading List is to provide children and adults with recommended nonfiction titles that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning." - txla.org
Browse Award lists from YALSA
(Young Adult Library Services Association,
a division of the American Library Association)
Alex Awards
"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18." - ala.org
(Young Adult Library Services Association,
a division of the American Library Association)
Alex Awards
"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18." - ala.org
Best Fiction for Young Adults
The Best Fiction for Young Adults list is compiled annually and comprises fiction appropriate for ages 12 to 18.
The Best Fiction for Young Adults list is compiled annually and comprises fiction appropriate for ages 12 to 18.
Printz Award
"The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature." - ala.org
"The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature." - ala.org
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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.
Rainbow List
Recommended titles for youth from birth to age 18 that contain significant and authentic gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, or questioning (GLBTQ) content.
For a comprehensive list of book awards, visit https://www.booklistonline.com/book-awards
