The American Library Association has revealed the best books written for kids and teens in 2016 with the announcement of the winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and other Youth Media Awards. If you’re looking for a new book for 2017, this is a great place to start…
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
- Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
- The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog – Written by Adam Gidwitz and Illustrated by Hatem Aly
- Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
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- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol
- Freedom in Congo Square – Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
- They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel
- March: Book Three – Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
- As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
- Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- Freedom in Congo Square – Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
- In Plain Sight – Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Written by Richard Jackson
- The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
- March: Book Three – Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
- Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
- The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
- For Young Children: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille – Written by Jen Bryant and Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
- For Middle Grades: As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
- For Teens: When We Collided by Emery Lord
- The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst
- The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales
- In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford
- Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart
- Arena by Holly Jennings
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure by Ryan North
- Die Young With Me: A Memoir by Rob Rufus
- The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar by Matt Simon
- The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
- Cry, Heart, But Never Break – Written by Glenn Ringtved, Illustrated by Charolotte Pardi, and Translated by Robert Moulthrop
- Over the Ocean – Written by Taro Gomi and Translated by Taylor Norman
- As Time Went By – Written by Jose Sanabria and Translated by Audrey Hall
- The Ballad of a Broken Nose – Written by Arne Svingen and Translated by Kari Dickson
- Anna and the Swallow Man – Written by Gavriel Savit and Narrated by Allan Corduner
- Ghost – Written by Jason Reynolds and Narrated by Guy Lockard
- Dream On, Amber – Written by Emma Shevah and Narrated by Laura Kirman
- Nimona – Written by Noelle Stevenson and Narrated by Rebecca Soler, Jonathan Davis, Marc Thompson, January LaVoy, Natalie Gold, Peter Bradbury, and David Pittu
- Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
- The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
- Lowriders to the Center of the Earth – Illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez and Written by Cathy Camper
- Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist – Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and Written by Susan Wood
- The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes by Duncan Tonatiuh
- March: Book Three – Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
- Giant Squid – Written by Candace Fleming and Illustrated by Eric Rohmann
- Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson
- Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II by Albert Marrin
- We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman
- For Children: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
- For Teens: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
- Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson
- We Are Growing: A Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Book by Laurie Keller
- Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli
- Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy
- Go Otto Go! by David Milgrim
- The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- Girl Mans Up by M.E. Girard
- Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
- The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
- Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devlin
- March: Book Three – Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History by Karen Blumenthal
- In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives by Kenneth C. Davis
- Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune by Pamela S. Turner
- This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration by Linda Barrett Osborne
Published on January 24, 2017.
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