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Lots of ALA 2017 love

by Katie Bircher
Jun 30, 2017 | Filed in Blogs
2017 ALA Awards

All week we've been celebrating the 2017 ALA Youth Media Award–winning authors and illustrators. Here's a cheat sheet to the winners' acceptance speeches, profiles of them by their loved ones, and more.

Caldecott Medal

Newbery Medal

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

Coretta Scott King Author Award

Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

More on the 2017 ALA Winners from The Horn Book

For more speeches, profiles, and articles, click on the tag ALA 2017.

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Katie Bircher

Formerly an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications, Katie Bircher is currently associate agent at Sara Crowe Literary. Katie holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons University and has over seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.

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