The time is coming when the BIG awards for youth literature published in 2017 are going to be announced. As always, there's a lot of speculation about who is going to win the prizes. Which prizes, you ask? The Printz Award - for Young Adult Fiction. The Newberry Award for Children's Fiction, and the Caldecott for Children's Picture Books.
I've read books that I think are big contenders this year. I know I'm wrong about which book will win, but I'm going to list my personal favorites:
1) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Author: Sherman Alexie
The true story of Alexie's life growing up on the Rez. This bold, stark tale of life with alcoholic parents in the extreme poverty of life on an Indian Reservation is a look at the different ways we love - and express our love for the people in our lives.
2) The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
In a story ripped from the headlines, a young teen is shot by police during a traffic stop. The following he said/she said story brings a community to the edge of violence, and the jury verdict pushes the city over the edge. Insightful commentary brings the story out of the headlines and into your hands, turning what you thought you knew about these stories upside down.
3) That Inevitable Victorian Thing
Author: E.K. Johnston
In this Alternative History, the Victorian Empire has flourished, and rules the entire globe. Set in modern day Canada, Margaret Anne, the next in line for the British Throne, has her coming out disguised as a relatively unknown noble person named Margaret Sandwich. Margaret has the summer of a lifetime, free from the strictures of the court until she discovers love - an unconventional love that could turn the empire upside down.
I'd love to see You Don't Have to Say You Love Me win it all, but I wouldn't be surprised if The Hate U Give is the winner.
What about you? Do you have any predictions for this year?
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