One of the most exciting days at ALA Midwinter is Monday morning when the Youth Media Awards are announced. While I could not attend this year, fortunately, I could still view the excitement at home as I watched the ALA live webcast.
Of course, I was interested in all the winners, but I always pay particular attention to which Graphic Novels gain mention…..
This year, Stitches: A memoir by David Small was honored with an Alex Award. This a
ward is given for ten adult books which have a strong YA appeal. In my opinion, this is the perfect place for the award. It’s clearly an adult book, but no one can deny the teen appeal in this title.
Toon-Books garnered a (Theodore Seuss) Geisel Award for Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!. The The
odore Seuss Geisel Award (named for Dr. Seuss) honors authors and illustrators for books written for emergent readers.
Look here for more commentary when the ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens List is released later this week.
The full list of Youth Media Awards will be posted at 9:30 a.m.
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