Awards

In its nearly 25 year history, the Printz has recognized literature that pushes boundaries and showcases diverse voices. Here are some highlights.

Border Crossing by Sneed B. Collard III wins the 2024 Orbis Pictus Award, while The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett earns the 2024 Charlotte Huck Award.

Thirty-two schools have been selected to receive 2023–24 Mathical Collection Development Awards. In their fifth cycle, the Awards grant $850 to each of the winning Title I U.S. schools to purchase Mathical Book Prize–winning titles for their libraries.

Dan Santat's middle grade graphic memoir received the prestigious honor at a ceremony where Oprah Winfrey spoke about 2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones and the power of diverse books.

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Wayward Creatures by Dayna Lorentz, the 2023 Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Award winners, will be honored at the NCTE annual conference.

For the second year in a row, SLJ's censorship reporting has won an Eddie Award for best overall series of articles, and the magazine was honored with an Ozzie for cover design.

Newbery-winning author Donna Barba Higuera based Petra on someone who also kept her vision loss a secret: her mother. 

The five finalists include a picture book, graphic memoir, YA novel, and a couple of middle grade titles.