Awards

They are here! Finalists for 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and their reviews from SLJ.

School librarian Jessica Scheller and art teacher Andrea Ramirez of Eiland Elementary School in Klein ISD, Houston, win inaugural award.

Ten contenders span genre, form, and topic, ranging from coming-of-age stories that explore gender, sexuality, and acceptance, to pivotal events in American history that resonate today.

Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

The Georgia high school librarian and Read Woke columnist is one of 50 educators from around the world who are up for the $1 million honor.

In this edition of News Bites, a new award honors Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown, the Library of Congress National Book Festival will combine online and in-person events, advocates keep librarians in D.C. schools, and more.

This year's Carle Honors will celebrate illustrator Raúl Colón and others who have made a positive impact on children's books. The September ceremony and fundraising auction will be virtual.

The author of Honey, I Love died last week, leaving a lasting impact on generations of readers and Black authors. 

The BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, sponsored by SLJ, honor phenomenal works of fiction and nonfiction by Black authors in four categories.