2025 Youth Media Awards

Newbery Honor Books

“Across So Many Seas” by Ruth Behar / “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All” by Chanel Miller / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome /“The Wrong Way Home” by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Randolph Caldecott Medal

For the most distinguished American picture book for children

“Chooch Helped” by Rebecca Lee Kunz & Andrea L. Rogers

Caldecott Honor Books

“Home in a Lunchbox” by Cherry Mo / “My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” by C.G. Esperanza & Stephanie Seales /“Noodles on a Bicycle” by Gracey Zhang & Kyo Maclear / “Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains” by Yuko Shimizu & Anita Yasuda

Coretta Scott King Book

King Author Winner

recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

“Twenty-four Seconds from Now…,” by Jason Reynolds

King Author Honor Books

“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson & Ekua Holmes / “Black Star” by Kwame Alexander / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome

King Illustrator Book winner

“My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated by C.G. Esperanza

King Illustrator Honor Books

“Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King,” illustrated by Ekua Holmes / “Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava” illustrated by E.B. Lewis / “Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller,” illustrated by April Harrison

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

“Kwame Crashes the Underworld” by Craig Kofi Farmer

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award

“Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin” illustrated by Jamiel Law

Michael L. Printz Award

for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

“Brownstone” by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia

Printz Honor Books

“Bright Red Fruit” by Safia Elhillo /“Compound Fracture” by Andrew Joseph White / “The Deep Dark” by Molly Knox Ostertag / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle 

Schneider Family Book Award

for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience

Schneider Children’s Award Winner

“A Little Like Magic” by Sarah Kurpiel

Schneider Honor Books

“Monster Hands” Karen Kane & Jonaz McMillan / “You’re So Amazing!” by James & Lucy Catchpole & Karen George

Schneider Middle Grade Award Winner

“Popcorn” by Rob Harrell 

Schneider Middle Grade Honor Books

“Louder Than Hunger” by John Schu /“Shark Teeth” by Sherri Winston 

Schneider Young Adult Award Winner

“Chronically Dolores” by Maya Van Wagenen

Schneider Young Adult Honor Books

“Light Enough to Float” by Lauren Seal /“On the Bright Side” by Anna Sortino

Alex Awards

for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences

“Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability” by Melissa Blake /“Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined” by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson / “Daughters of Shandong,” by Eve J. Chung / “Dead Cat Tail Assassins” by P. Djèlí Clark / “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin / “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones / “The Witch of Colchis” by Rosie Hewlett / “The Witchstone” by Henry H. Neff /“Woman, Life, Freedom” by Marjane Satrapi,

Children’s Literature Legacy Award

honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.

This year’s winner is Carole Boston Weatherford. 

Margaret A. Edwards Award

for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults

The winner is Tiffany D. Jackson

Mildred L. Batchelder Award

for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.

“John the Skeleton” by Triinu Laan & Marja-Liisa Plats

Batchelder Honor Books

“Home”by Isabelle Simler / “Johnny, the Sea, and Me” by Melba Escobar & Elizabeth Builes /”Mr. Lepron’s Mystery Soup” by Giovanna Zoboli & Mariachiara Di Giorgio / “A Sleepless Night” by Micaela Chirif &  Joaquín Camp

Odyssey Awards

for the best audiobooks produced for children and young adults, available in English in the United States

“A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen” /“How the Boogeyman Became a Poet” by Abigail Marks

Odyssey Honor Audiobooks

“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson / “Dispatches from Parts Unknown” by Bryan Bliss /“Girls Like Her”by Melanie Sumrow /”You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things” by Margaret O’Hair, Sofia Sanchez, & Sofia Cardoso

Pura Belpré Awards

honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children’s and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

Belpré Illustration Winner

“The Dream Catcher” illustrated by Marcelo Verdad

Belpré Illustration Honor Books

“Abuelo, the Sea, and Me, illustrated by Tatiana Gardel / “A Maleta Full of Treasures” illustrated by Juana Medina

Belpré Children’s Author Award Winner

“Lola” by Karla Arenas Valenti

Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books

“Cruzita and the Mariacheros” by Ashley Granillo / “Ultraviolet” by Aida Salazar 

Belpré Young Adult Author Award Winner

“Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta

Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books

“Libertad” by Bessie Flores Zaldívar /“Wild Dreamers” by Margarita Engle 

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

for most distinguished informational book for children

“Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall” by Lynn Brunelle & Jason Chin

Sibert Honor Books

“Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos” by Nathalie Alonso & Rudy Gutierrez / “The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II” by Candace Fleming/ “The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival” by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, & Bethany Strout / “Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills” by Billy Mills, Donna Janell Bowman, &  S. D. Nelson

Stonewall Book Awards

given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

Stonewall Book Award for Children’s Literature Winner

“Lunar Boy” by Jes and Cin Wibowo 

Stonewall Honor Books for Children’s Literature

“Marley’s Pride”by Joëlle Retener & DeAnn Wiley / “Murray Out of Water” by Taylor Tracy / “The Flicker”  by H.E. Edgmon  / “What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice” by Jay Leslie & Loveis Wise

Stonewall Young Adult Literature Award Winner

“Canto Contigo” by Jonny Garza Villa

Stonewall Honor Books for Young Adult Literature

“Most Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Remix” by Gabe Cole Novoa /“Navigating with You” by Jeremy Whitley & Cassio Ribeiro / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle /“Time and Time Again” by Chatham Greenfield

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

for the most distinguished beginning reader book

“Vacation” by Ame Dyckman & Mark Teague

Geisel Honor Books

“Fox versus Fox” by Corey R. Tabor /“Towed by Toad” by Jashar Awan

William C. Morris Award

for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

“Not Like Other Girls” by Meredith Adamo

William C. Morris Award finalists

“Aisle Nine” by Ian X. Cho / “Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear” by Robin Wasley / “Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta /“The Wilderness of Girls” by Madeline Claire Franklin 

YALSA Award

for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

“Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire” by Paula Yoo

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalists

“A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond” by Elizabeth Rusch /“Homebody” by Theo Parish / “Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away” by Candy J. Cooper /“The Unboxing of a Black Girl” by Angela Shanté

Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature

promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit

The Picture Book winner:

“Aloha Everything” by Kaylin Melia George & Mae Waite

Picture Book honor title:

“The Rock in My Throat” by Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin

The Children’s Literature Winner:

“Continental Drifter” by Kathy MacLeod

Children’s Literature honor titles:

“Mabuhay!” by Zachary Sterling  /”Clairboyance” by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Young Adult Literature winner:

“Everything We Never Had” by Randy Ribay

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