It is our pleasure to share the Top Ten Titles of the 2021 MItten, Youper and Thumbs Up! Awards! The winners and honor books will be announced at Spring Institute for Youth Services 2021 during Friday's Literary Awards Lunch Break. Can't make it to Spring Institute this year? Watch for the announcement from MLA on our social media and website after Spring Institute! 2021 Mitten Award Top Ten TitlesThe Barnabus Project by Eric Fan, Terry Fan, Devin Fan Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon Crossings by Katy Duffield Hike by Pete Oswald If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall Lift by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan, illustrated by Anna Bron Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal Download the Mitten Top Ten Titles flyer (pdf). Award seals and web banners are also available at milibraries.org/mitten-award. YouPer Award Top Ten Titles
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert Santiago's Road Home by Alexandra Diaz Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Jon Klassen Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Twilight Hauntings (Enchanter's Child #1) by Angie Sage What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed Download the YouPer Top Ten Titles flyer(pdf). More resources to help promote the award are available at milibraries.org/youper-award. Thumbs Up! Award Top Ten TitlesBurn by Patrick Ness Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep by Allan Wolf A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi What I Carry by Jennifer Longo Download the Thumbs Up! Top Ten Titles Teen Vote flyer(pdf) and share it with your teen patrons! Plus, download web banners and award seals at milibraries.org/thumbs-up-award. Thumbs Up! Teen Vote is Live!Through March 10, teens aged 13 to 18 can vote online for their favorite book from the top titles. Distribute Thumbs Up! Top Ten Titles Teen Vote flyer(pdf) with the link to the online survey or share the link below on your library's website! Voting can be done online through March 10. The winner, honor books, and Teen Choice will be announced at Spring Institute 2021 on Friday, March 12, at 12:15 pm during the Literary Awards Lunch Break. Please share this link with your teen patrons and encourage them to vote! |