9 Levine Querido titles win ALA Youth Media Awards!

 
 
 

We are BEYOND thrilled to share that Levine Querido books took home no fewer than nine placements at ALA’s Youth Media Awards Ceremony – including a Newbery Honor for The Many Assassinations of Samir, The Seller of Dreams, written by Daniel Nayeri with illustrations by Daniel Miyares. Fire From the Sky, written by debut Gen Z Sámi author Moa Backe Åstot and translated from Swedish by Eva Apelqvist, received a Michael L. Printz Honor. This marks only the second time the Printz Honor has been awarded to a book in translation, and the third time that the committee has recognized an Indigenous author. 

Mari Lowe won her second Sydney Taylor Award – in a row! – for The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman. (Her previous Sydney Taylor winner, Aviva vs. the Dybbuk, comes out in paperback this fall).

Brooms by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Teo DuVall was named a Top 10 selection in YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Pardalita by Joana Estrela and translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann was also named a Great Graphic Novel for Teens, in addition to taking home a Batchelder Honor

Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers added to a growing list of laurels – including last year’s Walter Dean Myers Award – with an American Indian Youth Literature Honor. Stunning biographical picture book Desert Queen received a Stonewall Honor.

Finally, Donna Barba Higuera’s Alebrijes and David Bowles’ The Prince and the Coyote triumphantly carry on LQ’s proud tradition of placing among the Pura Belpré honorees every year since our founding.

To the committees at ALA, ALSC, and YALSA: THANK YOU for everything you do! We’re honored by your hard work and support!

With joy and gratitude,
Team LQ

Newbery Honor

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams  

by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares

Hardcover | Ages 8 - 12 | 224 pages | 9781646143030 |  $21.99 US

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: NPR, Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Chicago Public Library, Evanston Library

  • 4 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus  ★ PW  ★ SLJ 

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PRINTZ HONOR

Fire From the Sky

by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist

Hardcover | Ages 12 to 18 | 216 pages | 9781646142484 | $19.99 US

  • Kirkus BEST OF THE YEAR

  • 2 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus

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SYDNEY TAYLOR AWARD

THE DUBIOUS PRANKS OF SHAINDY GOODMAN

by Mari Lowe

Hardcover | Ages 8 to 12 | 176 pages | 9781646142644 | $18.99 US

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER

  • Kirkus Top 10 Middle Grade for Fall ‘23

  • 2 STARS: ★ Horn Book ★ Shelf-Awareness

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PURA BELPRÉ HONOR

Alebrijes

by Donna Barba Higuera

Hardcover | Ages 10 - 14 | 416 pages | 9781646142637 | $18.99 US

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Kirkus, Booklist, Chicago Public Library

  • 7 STARS:  ★ Booklist  ★ BCCB ★ Foreword ★ Kirkus  ★ PW  ★ SLJ  ★ Shelf-Awareness

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PURA BELPRÉ HONOR

The Prince & the Coyote  

by David Bowles, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos

Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 440 pages | 9781646141777 | $19.99

  • Kirkus BEST OF THE YEAR

  • BookPage TOP 10 OF THE YEAR

  • 3 STARS:  ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ SLJ

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STONEWALL HONOR

Desert Queen

by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli

Hardcover | Ages 4 - 8 | 56 pages | 9781646142620 | $18.99 US

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: BCCB Blue Ribbon, Booklist, BookPage, Kirkus

  • 6 STARS:  ★ BCCB ★ Booklist ★ BookPage ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ SLJ

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batchelder honor

Pardalita

by Joana Estrela, translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Ages 12+ | 224 pages
Hardcover | 9781646142552 | $21.99 US
Paperback | 9781646142569 | $16.99 US

YALSA GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS 2024

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: BCCB Blue Ribbon, SLJ

  • 4 STARS: ★ BCCB ★ Booklist ★ PW ★ SLJ

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American Indian Youth Lit honor

MAN MADE MONSTERS

by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Jeff Edwards

Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 320 pages | 9781646141791 | $19.99

WALTER DEAN MYERS AWARD WINNER
ILA BOOK AWARD WINNER

WHIPPOORWHILL AWARD WINNER
READING THE WEST SHORTLIST
NEA READ ACROSS AMERICA RECOMMENDED TITLE

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Horn Book, New York Public Library

  • 6 STARS: ★ BCCB ★ Booklist ★ PW ★ Kirkus ★ Horn Book ★ Shelf-Awareness

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YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR TEENS

Brooms

by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo DuVall

Ages 12 to 18 | 248 pages
Hardcover | | 9781646142675 | $24.99 US
Paperback | 9781646142682 | $18.99 US

  • BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist, Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library

  • Kirkus Holiday Gift Guide Selection

  • Polygon Gift Guide

  • 3 STARS: ★ PW ★ Booklist ★ BCCB

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Team LQ