Today is the day that ALA announces the winners of all the book awards. I couldn’t get into the webcast, but thanks to Teri Lesesne, I followed the winners on the YALSA blog. Here are the YA award winners:

Printz winner: American Born Chinese
Printz honors: Octavian Nothing, Abundance of Katherines, Surrender, Book Thief

Margaret Edwards Award: Lois Lowry

Alex Awards:
Book of Lost Things
The Whistling Season
Eagle Blue
Water for Elephants
Color of the Sea
Floor of the Sky
Blind Side: The Evolution of a Game
Black Swan Green
The World Made Straight
The Thirteenth Tale

Look for the official announcements later today on the ALA website!