American Library Association announces 2019 youth media award winners
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
Key Points:
- Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
"The Poet X," written by Elizabeth Acevedo, is the 2019 Printz Award winner. - The inaugural Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award is being given in 2019 to a digital media producer that has created distinguished digital media for an early learning audience.
- The American Indian Youth Literature awardannouncements also will be added to the ALA Youth Media Awards Announcement beginning in 2020.The award is announced in even years and established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians.
- The award is administered by the American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association.