Newbery Medal Winners
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller
John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service
to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author
of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Michael L. Printz
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
Official Site
of the Sequoyah Book Awards
With this award, Oklahoma honors the Native American leader Sequoyah, for his
unique achievement in creating the Cherokee syllabary. Sequoyah chose eighty-five
symbols to represent all spoken sounds of the Cherokee language. In so doing,
he created a way to preserve his people's language and culture.
Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young People's Literature
This award was inaugurated in 1991
and is given annually by the Tulsa Library Trust. Its purpose is to
give formal recognition, on behalf of the Tulsa County community, to nationally
acclaimed authors who have made a significant contribution to the field
of literature for children and young adults.