2018 Award Winners
in the Newbury Park High School Library
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The Newbery Medal is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
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 given to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18)
The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.
“Long Way Down” by Jason Reynolds
Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Jason Reynolds's fiercely stunning novel takes place in sixty potent seconds--the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother.
“Piecing Me Together” by Renée Watson
Coretta Scott King Award Winner
Newbury Honor BookA powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Both a searing indictment of injustice and a clear-eyed, dramatic examination of the complexities of race in America, this novel invites deep thoughts about our social fabric, ethics, morality, and justice.
“We Are Okay” by Nina LaCour
An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship
“Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers” by Deborah Heiligman
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Winner
An incredible story of brotherly love and two lives intertwined
“Strange the Dreamer” by Laini Taylor
An epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.
“You’re Welcome, Universe” by Whitney Gardner
A moving, beautifully written contemporary novel full of quirky art and complicated friendships
“The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives,” by Dashka Slater
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
Slater handles the sensitive subject matter of adolescence, hate crimes, the juvenile justice system, and the intersection of race and class with exemplary grace and emotional connection.
“Little & Lion” by Brandy Colbert
A stunning novel on love, identity, loss, and redemption.
“As the Crow Flies” by Melanie Gillman
A coming-of-age story that sensitively explores religion, spirituality, feminism, and friendship and perfectly balance thought-provoking moments with heartening humor.
“The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue” by Mackenzi Lee
An irresistible romp that explores the undeniably fine lines between friendship and love.
“Dear Martin” by Nic Stone
Stone’s debut confronts the reality of police brutality, misconduct, and fatal shootings in the U.S., using an authentic voice to accurately portray the struggle teens like Justyce experience every day.
“Devils Within” by S. F. Henson
A gut-wrenching, thought-provoking, no-holds-barred look at the plague of white supremacy in contemporary American culture
“Saints and Misfits” by S. K. Ali
A sympathetic and thoughtful study of a Muslim girl's attempt to find her place in a complicated world.
“Starfish” by Akemi Dawn Bowman
A luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves.
“#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women” edited by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
An eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman
“Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism,” by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
With a cast of characters ranging from Langston Hughes and George Orwell to Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway, here is Capa and Taro's riveting, tragic, and ultimately inspiring story.
“The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found” by Martin W. Sandler
The exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the only pirate ship ever found -- and the incredible mysteries it revealed.
Angela Johnson
The author of "A Certain October" and "The First Part Last".