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Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
- “Big Girl Small,” by Rachel DeWoskin.
- “In Zanesville,” by Jo Ann Beard.
- “The Lover’s Dictionary,” by David Levithan.
- “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” by Brooke Hauser.
- “The Night Circus,” by Erin Morgenstern.
- “Ready Player One,” by Ernest Cline.
- “Robopocalypse: A Novel,” by Daniel H. Wilson.
- “Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward.
- “The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures,” by Caroline Preston.
- “The Talk-Funny Girl,” by Roland Merullo.
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“Dead End in Norvelt,” written by Jack Gantos, is the 2012 Newbery Medal winner.
Two Newbery Honor Books also were named: "Inside Out & Back Again," written by Thanhha Lai and "Breaking Stalin’s Nose,” written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
“A Ball for Daisy," illustrated and written by Chris Raschka, is the 2012 Caldecott Medal winner.
Three Caldecott Honor Books also were named: “Blackout,” illustrated and written by John Rocco, "Grandpa Green" illustrated and written by Lane Smith, and “Me . . . Jane,” illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell
