ALA Youth Media Awards
year’s big winners at the ALA’s Youth Media Awards.
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New Kid
- By: Jerry Craft
- Narrated by: Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade....
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The best little story for your whole family
- By Citizen M on 03-20-19
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New Kid
- Narrated by: Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
- Newbery Winner, Coretta Scott King Winner
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Hey, Kiddo
- By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Narrated by: Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The powerful, unforgettable memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents....
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An incredible listen
- By Kristin on 11-06-19
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Hey, Kiddo
- Narrated by: Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lamia
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-29-19
- Language: English
- Odyssey Winner
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
- By: Carlos Hernandez
- Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In order to heal after his mother's death, Sal learned how to meditate. But no one expected him to be able to take it further and "relax" things into existence. Turns out he can reach into time and space to retrieve things from other universes - even his mom....
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If You Love Juvenile Fiction You Must Listen!
- By Jenna Roberts on 06-29-19
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
- Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez
- Series: A Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 1, Rick Riordan Presents, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-05-19
- Language: English
- Pura Belpre Author Winner
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Dig
- By: A.S. King
- Narrated by: A.S. King, Mike Chamberlain, Tonya Cornelisse, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Five estranged cousins are lost in a maze of their family’s tangled secrets. Their grandparents, former potato farmers Gottfried and Marla Hemmings, managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions, and now they sit atop a million-dollar bank account....
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omg wow
- By anood on 12-29-19
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Dig
- Narrated by: A.S. King, Mike Chamberlain, Tonya Cornelisse, Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-26-19
- Language: English
- Printz Winner
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Genesis Begins Again
- By: Alicia D. Williams
- Narrated by: Alicia D. Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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This deeply sensitive and “compelling” (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a 13-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself....
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Excellent book!!
- By Erna Billingsley on 08-19-20
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Genesis Begins Again
- Narrated by: Alicia D. Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
- Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Winner
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Dancing Hands
- How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
- By: Margarita Engle, Rafael Lopez - illustrator
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 14 mins
- Unabridged
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As a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals....
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Dancing Hands
- How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 11-22-19
- Language: English
- Pura Belpre Illustration Winner
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
- By: Ben Philippe
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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A hilarious contemporary realistic YA debut novel about a rather cynical Black French Canadian teen who moves to Austin, Texas, and experiences the clichés and joys of the American high school experience - including falling in love....
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Heartwarming...but profuse profanity.
- By Dajah B. on 01-28-19
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
- Morris Winner
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Free Lunch
- By: Rex Ogle
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program....
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Wonderful Read
- By Rose on 04-06-20
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Free Lunch
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
- Nonfiction Winner
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The Black Flamingo
- By: Dean Atta, Anshika Khullar
- Narrated by: Dean Atta
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo....
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LOVE LOVE LOVE
- By Squita Martin on 06-13-21
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The Black Flamingo
- Narrated by: Dean Atta
- Series: Black Stories Matter
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
- Stonewall YA Winner
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Just Ask!
- Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker, Sonia Sotomayor
- Length: 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful....
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Just Ask!
- Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker, Sonia Sotomayor
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 01-21-20
- Language: English
- Schneider Young Readers Winner
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Song for a Whale
- By: Lynne Kelly
- Narrated by: Abigail Revasch, Lynne Kelly
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species and the journey she takes to help him.
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A five star whale of a tale!
- By Donna G on 02-24-19
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Song for a Whale
- Narrated by: Abigail Revasch, Lynne Kelly
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
- Schneider Middle Grade Winner
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White Bird
- A Wonder Story
- By: R. J. Palacio
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Emily Ellet, Michael Crouch, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In R. J. Palacio's best-selling collection of stories, Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, audiences were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio presents Grandmère's heartrending story....
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Beautifully told
- By C. Horton on 10-09-24
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White Bird
- A Wonder Story
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Emily Ellet, Michael Crouch, Full Cast, Graham Halstead, Lauren Ezzo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Robert Fass, Tristan Morris, Adam Alexi-Malle, P.J. Ochlan, Karissa Vacker, Elizabeth Knowelden, Lisa Flanagan
- Series: Wonder
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-01-19
- Language: English
- Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Winner
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Someday We Will Fly
- By: Rachel DeWoskin
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle, Rachel DeWoskin
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Warsaw, Poland. The year is 1940, and Lillia is 15 when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees with Lillia and her younger sister, Naomi, to Shanghai, one of the few places that will accept Jews without visas. There, they struggle to make a life....
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Wow!!!
- By Scott Pollack on 07-24-19
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Someday We Will Fly
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle, Rachel DeWoskin
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-22-19
- Language: English
- Sydney Taylor YA Winner
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