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Celebrating Sourcebooks' ALA Award Winners

2/22/2020

 

We are thrilled to celebrate all of our authors and illustrators that have been recognized by the American Library Association.


She/He/They/Me by Robyn Ryle is a Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Book

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T​he Stonewall Book Awards are given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience. The Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award is presented to non-fiction titles.
 
Learn more and see the full list here: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/stonewall-book-awards.


Thinker by Eloise Greenfield, illus. by Ehsan Abdollahi and Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Kath Shackleton, are 2020 ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Books

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​Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding.
 
Learn more and see the full list here: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb.


We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar and You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman are on YALSA’s 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults List

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YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and reader’s advisory purposes.
 
Learn more here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fiction-young-adults. See the full list here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-best-fiction-young-adults.


A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel and I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal are on YALSA’s 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Lis

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The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list identifies titles aimed at encouraging reading among teens who dislike to read for whatever reason. The list selects both fiction and nonfiction.
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See the full list here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers.


You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman is on the 2020 Rainbow Book List

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T​he Rainbow Book List is created by the Rainbow Book List Committee of the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association. It is a curated bibliography highlighting books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, aimed at children and youth from birth to age 18.
 
Learn more and see the full list here: https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1331

Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount is a 2019 Athena Award Winner

7/24/2019

 
We are excited to announce that Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount is a 2019 Athena Award Winner! ​
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The Athena Contest for Excellence in Published Young Adult and New Adult Fiction is sponsored by the Young Adult Special Interest Chapter of the Romance Writers of America (YARWA).

The contest is open to both young adult and new adult romance novels with romantic elements.

Someone I Used to Know has been awarded the Athena Award in both the YA Contemporary category AND the Best of the Best category.

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Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount is a 2019 Athena Finalist

6/11/2019

 
We are excited to share that Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount is a 2019 Athena finalist!
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The Athena Contest for Excellence in Published Young Adult and New Adult Fiction is sponsored by the Young Adult Special Interest Chapter of the Romance Writers of America (YARWA). The contest is open to both young adult and new adult romance novels with romantic elements.

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The Last 8 by Laura Pohl is a 2019 International Latino Book Award Finalist

6/10/2019

 
​We are ​thrilled to share that The Last 8 by Laura Pohl is a 2019 International Latino Book Award Finalist!
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The 2019 International Latino Book Awards are sponsored by Latino Literacy Now. They are the largest Latino cultural awards in the U.S. with 257 finalists this year in 95 categories. The Last 8 appears in the Best Young Adult Fiction Books – English category.
 
The awards recognize books by and about Latinos, and strive to honor the growing quality of Latino literature. Judges include “librarians, educators, media professionals, leaders of national organizations, Pulitzer Prize Winners, and even elected officials.”

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Here There Are Monsters received a STARRED Review from Forward Reviews

5/17/2019

 
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We are ​thrilled to share that Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Bérubé has received a ★ starred review ★ from Forward Reviews!
Thick with atmosphere and tension, Here There Are Monsters does what fairy tales do: it edifies as it terrifies.
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Furyborn by Claire Legrand and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are on the ILA 2019 Young Adults’ Choices Reading List

5/2/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that Furyborn by Claire Legrand and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are on the ILA 2019 Young Adults’ Choices Reading List!
 
The Young Adults’ Choices Reading List is an annual list developed by the International Literacy Association (ILA). It aims to give young adults an opportunity to voice their opinions about book written for them by developing an annotated list of book selected by teens themselves. Every year, 12,500 students in grades 7–12 read and select 30 titles from books donated from North American publishers to curate the list. This reading list is a trusted source for book recommendations and is used by teens, their parents, teachers, and librarians.


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After the Fire by Will Hill and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are 2020 Rhode Island Book Award nominees

4/22/2019

 
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We are happy to share that After the Fire by Will Hill and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are 2020 Rhode Island Book Award nominees!

​After the Fire is a 2020 nominee for the Rhode Island Teen Book Award, and Illegal is a 2020 nominee for the Rhode Island Middle School Book Award.
 
The Rhode Island Teen Book Award is sponsored by the School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLoRI) and the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA). The goal of the award is to promote quality literature for teens by highlighting well-written books that will encourage teens not only to read more, but discuss the books they read with others.
 
The Rhode Island Middle School Book Award is also ­­sponsored by the SLoRI and RILA, and aims to serve the same purpose as the teen book award, but for students in grades 6, 7 and 8.

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Sourcebooks has five titles on Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year

4/19/2019

 
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​We are thrilled to share that Sourcebooks has five titles that have been named 2019 Best Children’s Books of the Year.

​The Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year are lists of titles for librarians, educators, parents, and other adults chosen by the Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education. 600 titles are chosen each year by reviewers who look for literary quality, excellence in presentation, and the potential emotion impact of the books on young readers. The reviewers also consider plot, characterization, absence of stereotypes, and more. 

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Trade Review Roundup

4/12/2019

 
We are happy to share trade reviews across all of our imprints. Read below for all of the details.
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Trade Review Roundup: Week of March 18

3/22/2019

 
We are happy to share trade reviews for titles across two of our imprints this week. Click "read more" below to learn about each book and author.
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