Book Awards List compiled from the State of Ohio Library Guidelines
Alex Awards alexawards/alexawards.cfm Selected by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Buckeye Book Award Students nominate and vote on favorite books. The Buckeye Book Award is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read literature. Bo ok Award program is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read 2010 grade 6-8 winner
Buckeye Book Award Students nominate and vote on favorite books. The Buckeye Book Award is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read literature. Bo ok Award program is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read 2010 grade 3-4 winner
Buckeye Book Award Students nominate and vote on favorite books. The Buckeye Book Award is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read literature. Bo ok Award program is designed to encourage children in Ohio to read 2010 grade K-2 winner
The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian an award for books with literary excellence in young adult literature From the American Library Association 2011 winner: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Caldecott Medal cfm Award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published during the previous year. By the American Library Association
Coretta Scott King Award for authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream.
Newbery Book Award Awarded each year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children 2011 Winner Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award author of The Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie and others The award honors an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children Given only to books published in US Given every two years
Works Cited ldecottmedal.cfm rabout/index.cfm wberymedal.cfm