2022 ALA Youth Media Awards

Winners and Honor books for the 2022 awards

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Book cover for "Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna"
Star rating for Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna
Series:
Petra Luna volume 1.
Notes:
Pura Belpre Middle Grade honor book
Description:
"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
Book cover for "The big bath house"
Star rating for The big bath house
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
Description:
Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
Book cover for "Firekeeper's daughter"
Star rating for Firekeeper's daughter
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
Printz winner, Morris winner, Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book, and American Indian Young Adult honor book
Description:
Daunis, who's part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
Book cover for "How to find what you're not looking for"
Star rating for How to find what you're not looking for
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Sidney Taylor Middle Grade winner
Description:
Middle schooler Ariel Goldberg must find her own voice and define her own beliefs after her big sister elopes with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage.
Book cover for "Last night at the Telegraph Club"
Star rating for Last night at the Telegraph Club
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Asian Pacific Islander Young Adult winner, Stonewall Young Adult winner, Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book and Printz honor book
Description:
"Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father--despite...
Book cover for "May your life be deliciosa"
Star rating for May your life be deliciosa
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Pura Belpre Illustrator honor book
Description:
Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life--one filled withlove, plenty of spice, and family.
Book cover for "Soul food Sunday"
Star rating for Soul food Sunday
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
Coretta Scott King Illustrator honor book
Description:
Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
Book cover for "Starfish"
Star rating for Starfish
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
Printz honor book
Description:
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Book cover for "Watercress"
Star rating for Watercress
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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Caldecott winner, Newbery honor book, and Asian Pacific Islander Picture Book winner
Description:
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
Book cover for "Where I belong"
Star rating for Where I belong
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Pura Belpre Young Adult honor book
Description:
"Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants"--