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Feb 24

2023 ALA Award Winners by Genesis Gaule

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on February 24, 2023 at 4:34 PM by Genesis Gaule

The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced their 2023 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 posts for the 2021 and 2022 award winners.

Jump to: Children's | Junior | Teen / YA


Children's Books


Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Given to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.

2023 Award Winner: I Did It! 

written and illustrated by Michael Emberley

Learning to ride a bike is hard. Can I do it? Yes, I can! A fun comic that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own.
Easy Reader Blue // Ages 4 - 8

GEISEL HONOR BOOKS:

a seed grows

  • Fish and Wave written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
    An I Can Read Comic // Easy Reader Blue // Ages 4 - 8
  • Gigi and Ojiji written and illustrated by Melissa Iwai
    An I Can Read Book // Easy Reader Green // Ages 4 - 8
  • A Seed Grows written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis
    * Robert F. Sibert Informational Book (2023 Honor)
    Easy Nonfiction // Ages 4 - 8

Pura Belpré Award for Illustration

Given to a Latino/Latina illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

where wonder grows

2023 Award Winner: Where Wonder Grows

written by Xelena González, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia

A lyrical and stunning picture book about a grandmother bonding with her granddaughters as she teaches them how much they can learn from nature just by being curious.
Easy // Ages 3 - 7

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK: a seed grows

  • A Land of Books illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh
    Easy Nonfiction // Ages 4 - 8

More Children's Honor Books:

  • Choosing Brave by written by Angela Joy, illustrated by Janelle Washington
    * Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (2023 Honor)
    * Randolph Caldecott Medal (2023 Honor)
    * Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award (2023 Honor)
    Easy Nonfiction // Ages 6 - 10
  • berry songBerry Song written and and illustrated by Michaela Goade
    * Randolph Caldecott Medal (2023 Honor)
    Easy // Ages 4 - 8
  • Nana, Nenek & Nina by written and illustrated by Liza Ferneyhough
    * Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book (2023 Honor)
    Easy // Ages 4 - 8
  • Kapaemahu written by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, illustrated by Daniel Sousa
    * Stonewall Honor Book for Children’s Literature (2023 Honor)
    Easy Folklore // Ages 4 - 8
  • in the blueIn the Blue written and illustrated by Erin Houriganand
    * Schneider Family Young Children Honor (2023 Honor)
    Easy // Ages 4 - 8
  • The Talk illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh
    * Coretta Scott King Book Award: Youth Author (2023 Honor)
    Easy // Ages 4 - 8
  • Sitting Shiva written by Erin Silver, illustrated by Michelle Theodore
    * Sydney Taylor Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries: Picture Book (2023 Honor)
    Easy // Ages 3 - 5

Junior Books


John Newbery Medal (1) & Coretta Scott King Author Award (2)

(1) For most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
(2) Given to outstanding African American authors that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

2023 Award Winner: Freewater

by Amina Luqman-Dawson

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
Junior // Ages 8 - 12

NEWBERRY HONOR BOOKS: a seed grows

  • Iveliz Explains It All written by Christina Soontornva
    Easy Nonfiction // Ages 10 - 14
  • The Last Mapmaker written by Christina Soontornvat
    Easy Nonfiction // Ages 8 - 12
    * A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Teen Readers

Mildred L. Batchelder Award

For outstanding children's books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently translated into English.

2023 Award Winner: Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

originally published in Italian written by Lia Levi, illustrated by Jess Mason

1938, Italy. Six-year-old Jewish girl Lia grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discovers light in unexpected places. A classic, powerful story adapted for young readers, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations, family photo album, and author’s note.
Nonfiction // Ages 8 - 12


Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature

To honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.

2023 Award Winner: Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

by Lisa Yee

Eleven-year-old Maizy visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, MN; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself.
Junior // Ages 8 - 12

* John Newbery Medal (2023 Honor)


Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award

Given to a Latino/Latina writer whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

2023 Award Winner: Frizzy

written by Claribel A. Ortega, illustrated by Rose Bousamra

Marlene's--a young Dominican girl--greatest enemy is the hair salon! Through her struggles and triumphs, this heartwarming and gorgeous middle-grade graphic novel shows the radical power of accepting yourself as you are, frizzy curls and all.
Junior Graphic Novel // Ages 9+

PURA BELPRÉ AUTHOR HONOR BOOK: a seed grows

  • Tumble written by Celia C. Pérez
    Junior // Ages 4 - 8

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

For most distinguished informational book for youth.

2023 Award Winner: Seen and Unseen

written by Elizabeth Partridge and illustrated by Lauren Tamaki

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration in America during World War II captured by three photographers—Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams—along with firsthand accounts of this grave moment in history.
Nonfiction // Ages 10+

* Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Award for Photography
* Named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and others


More Children's Honor Books:

  • In the Key of Us by written by Mariama J. Lockington
    * Stonewall Book for Children’s Literature (2023 Honor)
    Junior // Ages 8 - 12
  • Honestly Elliott written by Gillian Dunn
    * Schneider Family Book Award: Middle Grade (2023 Honor)
    Junior // Ages 8 - 11 
  • Hummingbird by written Natalie Lloyd
    * Schneider Family Book Award: Middle Grade (2023 Honor)
    Junior // Ages 8 - 12

Teen / YA Books


Young Adult Library Services Association Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award

Honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults.

2023 Award Winner: Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

written by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest.
Nonfiction Graphic Novel // Ages 8+ // e-book only

* Coretta Scott King Award: Author and Illustrator (2023 Honor)
* A School Library Journal Best Book of 2022
* Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
* A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
* A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
* A Booklist Best Book of the Year
* A Horn Book Fanfare Title

YALSA NONFICTION HONOR BOOK: a seed grows


Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

Given to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

2023 Award Winner: All My Rage

written by Sabaa Tahir

Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town in California, best friends Salahudin and Noor understand each other the way no one else does. Until "The Fight", which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding. What is their friendship worth—and what will it take to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst? A brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary novel of young love, family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents.
Young Adult // Ages 14 - 17

* National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (2022 Winner)


Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

To affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.

2023 Award Winner: We Deserve Monuments

written by Jas Hammonds

What's more important: Knowing the truth or keeping the peace? When seventeen-year-old Avery moves to rural Georgia to live with her ailing grandmother, she encounters decade-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's racist past. Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in a YA debut that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations.
Young Adult // Ages 14 - 18

* A School Library Journal Best Book of 2022
* A Kirkus Best Books of 2022
* A Parents Magazine Best Books of 2022
* People magazine's Best Children's Books of 2022


Alex Awards:

Given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.


More Teen Honor Books:

  • The Summer of Bitter and Sweet written by Jen Ferguson
    * Stonewall Honor Book for Young Adult Literature (2023 Honor)
    * William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2023 Finalist)
    Young Adult // Ages 13 - 17
  • The Silence that Binds Us written by Joanna Ho
    * Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature Honor (2023 Honor)
    Young Adult // Ages 14 - 17
  • Ain’t Burned All the Bright illustrated by Jason Griffin, written by Jason Reynolds
    * Randolph Caldecott Medal (2023 Honor)
    Young Adult // Ages 12+


Feb 21

Book Notes 2/21/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on February 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

2/21/2023


Join us Monday, February 27 from 5:00-6:30 pm for Board Game Night. Come and play some board games! Play one from the library's collection or bring your own. All ages welcome!


The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield

A True Story Retold for Young Readers // In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz--a certain death sentence--Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering they endured, there was one constant that kept them alive: the love between father and son.

940.5318 KLEINMANN


Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story // Longtime personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy has made a career out of putting others before herself. When an unexpected upheaval sends her away from her hectic job in L.A. and back to her hometown in Virginia, Georgie comes across a forgotten artifact: a 'friendfic' diary she wrote as a teenager. Making their way through her wishlist, Georgie begins to realize that what she truly wants might not be in the pages of her diary after all.

CLAYBORN


My Selma by Willie Mae Brown

souls speak

True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement // This book captures the voice and vision of a fascinating young person--perspicacious, impetuous, resourceful, and even mystical in her ways of seeing the world around her--who gifts us with a loving portrayal of her hometown while also delivering a no-holds-barred indictment of the time and place.

305.896 BROWN


My Darkest Prayer by S. A. Cosby

What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan Waymaker must use all his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small-town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface

Mystery COSBY


If you need help accessing any of these titles or using front door pickup, email or call us and we will be happy to assist you!

Jan 30

Book Notes 1/30/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 30, 2023 at 11:47 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

1/30/2023


Come to the library Monday, February 6 at 5:30 pm to meet a few furry friends and learn about some of the great programs at the Circle of Friends Animal Shelter! More information...


Myth America by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer

istorians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past // In this book, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis that explains what we get wrong about the past.

973 MYTH


The House of Wolves by James Patterson and Mike Lupica

The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she hopes to solve her father's murder.

Mystery PATTERSON Wolves v.1


The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

souls speak

The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill // With all the hallmarks of a Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch page-turner, this book examines the great political minds of the 20th century, exploring the early years of the war in gripping detail. This meeting of The Big Three changed the course of World War II. Here's the inside story of how it all almost went terribly wrong.

MH 940.531 MELTZER


Sleep No More by Jayne Ann Krentz

The Lost Night Files // Seven months ago Pallas Llewellyn, Talia March, and Amelia Rivers-- strangers to each other-- stayed at the Lucent Springs Hotel. An earthquake and a fire destroyed the hotel-- and left the women with no memory of their time there. Now they cohost a podcast, The Lost Night Files. Each is searching for a lost night-- but there are others who are not happy about their questions. Someone who is willing to keep to keep the truth from coming out...

Mystery KRENTZ Lost v.1


If you need help accessing any of these titles or using front door pickup, email or call us and we will be happy to assist you!