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Agatha Awards
- For the best in Mystery Fiction.
Best Books for Young Adults
Booker
Prize - It is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or
the Republic of Ireland
Bram
Stoker Awards - Given by the Horror Writers Association.
Caldecott
Awards - The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most
distinguished American picture book for children published in the United
States during the preceding year.
Children's
Book Awards - A very extensive list of awards given to children's
books.
Christy
Awards - Award for Christian fiction.
Coretta
Scott King Award - Presented annually to an African American author
and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational
and educational contribution published during the previous year.
Edgar
Allan Poe Awards - The award is given by Mystery Writers of America.
Gateway Book Award - The
Missouri Gateway Readers' Choice Award for Teens
Hugo
Awards - Officially called the Science Fiction Achievement Award™,
it is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society.
Mark
Twain Awards - Established in 1971 by the Missouri Association of
School Librarians and the Missouri Library Association.
Michael
L. Printz Award - The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book
that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Missouri
Building Block Picture Book Award - The Missouri Building Block Picture
Book Award is presented annually to the author and illustrator of the
picture book voted most popular by preschool children in Missouri's public
libraries.
National
Book Awards for Fiction - Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation
for the best fiction in the United States.
Nebula
Awards - The Nebula Awards are presented by the Science Fiction Writers
of America to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
Newbery
Awards - 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.
Nobel
Laureates - Awarded annually for an outstanding body of work in the
field of literature.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
PEN/Faulkner
Awards - PEN/Faulkner was founded in 1980 by writers to honor their
peers, and is now the largest juried award for fiction in the U.S.
Pulitzer
Awards - Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York Globe, established
the Pulitzer Prize through an endowment to Columbia University.
RITA
Awards - The RITA Awards are presented annually by the Romance Writers
of America to the best novels in romantic fiction.
Show
Me Readers Awards - The Show Me Readers Award is a children's choice
award sponsored by the Missouri Association of School Librarians.
Spur
Awards - Given annually by the Western Writers of America for distinguished
writing about the American West.
World
Fantasy Awards The World Fantasy Awards are presented by members of
the World Fantasy Convention to acknowledge excellence in fantasy writing.
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