The Naylor Library is happy to announce the acquisition of many of the American Library Association's 2014 award-winning books. Over a dozen books were given awards, ranging from the YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-fiction for Young Adults to the prestigious John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals. The list of those acquired by Naylor is as follows:
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo
Coretta Scott King Book Award, recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Bryan Collier, illustrator
Alex Awards are for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences. Naylor has acquired eight of them:
The Death of Bees
Lisa O'Donnell
Lexicon: A Novel
Max Barry
Help for the Haunted
John Searles
Lives of Tao
Wesley Chu
Mother, Mother: A Novel
Koren Zailckas
Relish
Lucy Knisley
The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel
Katja Millay
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
Gavin Extence
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
Neal Bascomb
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is for an outstanding children's book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.
Mister Orange
Truus Matti
(Originally published in Dutch in 2011. The book was translated by Laura Watkinson and published by Enchanged Lion Books.)
Odyssey Award for best audio book produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Scowler
Daniel Kraus, narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Pura Belpre (illustrator) Award, which honors a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
Nino Wrestles the World
Yuyi Morales, author and illustrator
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is given to the most distinguished informational book for children.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Locomotive
Brian Floca, author and illustrator
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan. L. Roth
Theodor Suess Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers.
The Watermelon Seed
Greg Pizzoli, author and illustrator
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
Charm & Strange
Stephanie Kuehn
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