**Note: previous winners listed link to their record in the PRHS online catalogue.
The Newbery Medal
From the ALA site: "The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." It has been awarded annually since 1922.
Previous winners include The Giver by Lois Lowry (1994), Holes by Louis Sachar (1999), A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (1963), and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (1985).
2007 Newbery Medal recipient:
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
2007 Newbery Honor recipients:
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz award is, according to the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), "an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association." It has been awarded annually since the year 2000.
Previous winners include A Step from Heaven by An Na (2005) and Kit's Wilderness by David Almond (2001).
2007 Printz Award recipient:
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (this is the first graphic novel ever to win the Printz award)
2007 Printz Honor recipients:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation; v. 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (one of my all-time favourite books)
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