2022 ALA Youth Media Awards

Winners and Honor books for the 2022 awards

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Book cover for "Too bright to see"
Star rating for Too bright to see
Author:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Stonewall Children's winner and Newbery honor book
Description:
In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity.
Book cover for "The used-to-be best friend"
Star rating for The used-to-be best friend
Series:
Jo Jo volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
American Indian Middle Grade honor book
Description:
"Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...