SALT THE WATER NAMED AMONG 2024 PRINTZ HONOR BOOKS

“The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience held Jan. 19-22 in Baltimore.

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: “The Collectors: Stories,” edited by A.S. King, written by M.T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, A.S. King, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez., published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Four Printz Honor Books also were named: Book Title: “Fire from the Sky,” written by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist and published by Em Querido, an imprint of Levine Querido; “Gather,” written by Kenneth M. Cadow and published by Candlewick Press; “The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption,” written by Shannon Gibney and published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House; and “Salt the Water,” written by Candice Iloh and published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.”