MLA Youth Literary AwardsThe MLA Youth Literary Awards promote excellence in literature for youth. Each year work groups made up of library staff in Michigan spend thousands of hours reading, reviewing and discussing hundreds of books to come up with the top titles published in the calendar year.
2024 MLA Youth Literary Awards Top Ten TitlesCheck out the top titles of the 2024 Mitten, YouPer and Thumbs Up! Awards! MLA Youth Literary Award workgroups spent thousands of hours reading, reviewing and discussing hundreds of books to determine the top titles for youth published in 2023. Save the date! The winners and honor books will be announced on Friday, June 7 at 10:00 AM on our social media and website! 2024 Mitten Award Top Ten TitlesAn American Story by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Dare Coulter How To Count to One: And Don't Even Think About Bigger Numbers! by Caspar Salmon, illustrated by Matt Hunt Big written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish written and illustrated by Chloe Savage Mole is Not Alone written and illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa Scroll written and illustrated by Hui Li Stickler Loves the World by Lane Smith, illustrated by Lane Smith Summer is for Cousins by Rajani Larocca, illustrated by Abhi Alwar The Red Jacket written and illustrated by Bob Holt I'm Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan, illustrated by Jashar Awan
2024 YouPer (Young Person) Top Ten TitlesThe Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Brett Helquist The Story of Gumluck the Wizard written and illustrated by Adam Rex Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt Coyote Queen by Jessica Vitalis Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors by Aida Salazar & Yamile Saied Mendez (editors) Mexikid written and illustrated by Pedro Martin
2024 Thumbs Up! Top Ten Titles!Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley All the Fighting Parts: A Novel by Hannah V. Sawyerr America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger Promise Boys by Nick Brooks Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord Waxways #1, A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
MLA 2023 Youth Literary Awards Winners and Honor BooksWe announced the winners and honor books of the 2023 Mitten, YouPer and Thumbs Up! Awards on Friday, June 16, 2023 at the MLA 2023 Youth Literary Awards. The awards selection group members worked throughout the year spending thousands of hours reading, reviewing and ranking hundreds of books to determine the top titles published in 2022. Watch the announcement below! Download the full list of winners.
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