Award Descriptions
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| ALA Best of the Best |
Librarians selected the one hundred
titles they consider to be the best books for young adults from the last
half of the twentieth century. Titles were chosen from the Best Books
for Young Adults Booklists published from 1966 to 2000.
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| ALA Quick Pick |
The Quick Picks Committee seeks books
that teens will pick up on their own and read for pleasure. The list is
geared to the teenager who, for whatever reason, does not like to read.
The visual appearance of a book and the standard considerations in the
quality of content is equally important when selecting books for
reluctant young readers. Teen input is a vital aspect in the final
decision of the committee.
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| Alex Award |
A selection of books written for adults that have
special appeal to young adults.
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| Coretta Scott King |
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented
annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the ALA's Social
Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of
African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and
appreciation of the "American Dream".
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| Newbery Award |
The Newbery Medal was named for 18th-century British
bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for
Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library
Association (ALA), to the author of the most distinguished contribution
to American literature for children.
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| Printz Award |
The Michael L. Printz Award is 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.
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| Pulitzer Prize |
The Pulitzer Prizes were established in 1917 with an
endowment from Joseph Pulitzer, an American newspaper publisher, to
Columbia University to recognize significant achievements in journalism,
letters, drama and music. Prizes in letters are awarded in the
categories of fiction, general non-fiction, history, poetry and
biography/autobiography.
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| SLJ Selection |
Book selections by the editorial staff of School
Library Journal.
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| YALSA |
Selections by Young Adult Library Services Association
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