ALSC Notable Children’s Books

Coretta Scott King Award (authors and illustrators of African descent)

Mildred L. Batchelder Award (outstanding translated children's book)

Michael L. Printz Award (literary excellence in Young Adult Literature)

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (National Council of Teachers of English)

Virginia Reader's Choice

Schneider Family Book Award (disability experience in a book)

YALSA Best Books

YALSA Best Books Top 10

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award (debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens)

Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Caldecott Award (most distinguished American picture book for children)

Pura Belpre Award (Latino/Latina writer and illustrator)

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (once every 2 years to an author or illustrator for a body of work)

Margaret A. Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults (lifetime achievement)

Scott O’Dell Award (historical fiction for children or young adults)

Odyssey Award (best audiobook for children or young adults)

YALSA Quick Picks

YALSA Quick Picks Top 10

YALSA Alex Awards (books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults)

Teens' Top Ten

John Newbery Medal (most distinguished contribution to American literature for children)

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Jewish children’s literature)

Robert F. Sibert Award (most distinguished informational book)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (authors and illustrators of children’s and young adult books)

Jefferson Cup Award (awarded by the Virginia Library Association for biography, historical fiction or American history book)

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (for beginning reader books)

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults (honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults)

Great Graphic Novels for Teens