The original item was published from February 17, 2022 2:14 PM to March 23, 2022 11:53 AM
The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced their 2022 Youth Media Awards which honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Here are this year's winners and honorees we have in our catalog!
Looking for past award winners? Check out our post about the 2021 ALA Award Winners.
by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
Simple text and beautiful illustrations pack a strong emotional punch in this autobiographical picture book about gathering wild watercress that brings a daughter of immigrants closer to her family's Chinese heritage. An author's note in the back shares Andrea's childhood experience with her parents. // Easy // Ages 4 - 8
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by written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor
Fox overcomes his fear of monsters when he meets real nocturnal animals. With repeating text bolstered by whimsical illustrations that provide cues to the story’s humorous plot, Tabor deftly uses sensory stimuli of sight, sound and smell to immerse young readers into the perils of the night. // Easy Reader Yellow // Ages 4 - 8
More award winning kids books:
- Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends written and illustrated by Norm Feuti
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (2022 Honor) // Junior Graphic Novel // Ages 6 - 10 years - Mel Fell written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor
Caldecott Medal (2022 Honor) // Easy // Ages 4 - 8 - Wonder Walkers written and by Micha Archer
Caldecott Medal (2022 Honor) // Easy // Ages 3 - 7
by Angeline Boulley
[Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians]
When University of Michigan student Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, she reluctantly agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source of a new drug. It's a page-turning YA thriller with gorgeous insight into Anishinaabe culture and a healthy dose of romance thrown in. // Junior (also in e-book and e-audiobook) // Ages 14+
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by Malinda Lo
America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. // Junior // Ages 14+
More award winning books for teens:
- We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature (2022 Honor) // Michael L. Printz Award (2021 Honor) // Junior // Ages 12+ - Temple Alley Summer written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa
Mildred L. Batchelder Award (2022 Winner) // Junior // Ages 8 - 13 - Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
John Steptoe New Talent Award (2022 Winner) // William C. Morris Award (2022 Honor) // ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2022 Top 10) // Junior // Ages 14+ 
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
William C. Morris Award (2022 Honor) // Junior (also in e-audiobook) // Ages 14+- Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Michael L. Printz Award (2022 Honor) // Junior // Ages 10+ - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Michael L. Printz Award (2022 Honor) // ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2022 Top 10) // Junior (also in e-book) // Ages 14+ - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Alex Award (2022 Winner) for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences // Science Fiction 
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Alex Award (2022 Winner) // Science Fiction- Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwel
Alex Award (2022 Winner) // Science Fiction - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Alex Award (2022 Winner) // Fiction (also in e-book) - Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe
Alex Award (2022 Winner) // Graphic Novel