2012 Award Winners Announced

On Monday January 23rd, the 2012 Youth Media Awards were announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX.  This includes the annoucement of the Newbery Award (for the most outstanding American contribution to children's literature up to age 14) the Caldecott Award (for the most distinguished American picture book for children) and the Printz Award (for excellence in literature written for young adults, ages 12-18). 13 awards were announced in all.  For a complete list of all winners, visit the press release, http://ala.org/news/pr?id=9108