Congratulations to the 2012 ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Winners!

(and to Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman for their Prinz Honor Award)

 

Newbery Medal for Outstanding Children’s Literature

WINNER
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Age Level: 10 and up

HONORS
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Age Level: 9 and up

 

Randolf Caldecott Medal for Outstanding Picture Books

WINNER
A Ball for Daisy illustrated and written by Chris Raschka
Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

 

HONORS
Blackout illustrated and written by John Rocco
Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

 

Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane Smith
Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

 

Me . . . Jane illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell
Grade Level: P and up

 

Michael L. Prinz Award for Outstanding Young Adult Literature

WINNER
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Age level: Teen

HONORS
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Age level: Teen

The Returning by Christine Hinwood
Age level: Teen

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Age Level: Teen

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Age Level: Teen