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authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/csk-awards" style="" >Coretta Scott King Book Awards </a></li><li class=""><a title="distinguished American book for beginning readers" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/geisel" style="" >Geisel Award </a></li><li class="active"><a title="debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/morris" style="" >Morris Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="oldest given children's award in the US, most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/newbery-medal" style="" >Newbery Medal </a></li><li class=""><a title="literary excellence in young adult literature" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/printz" style="" >Printz Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="disability experience for child and adolescent audiences" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/schneider" style="" >Schneider Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="informational book published in the United States in English" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/sibert" style="" >Sibert Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="new African American author/illustrator of children's books" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/steptoe" style="" >Steptoe Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/stonewall" style="" >Stonewall Book Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="Excellence in Military Fiction" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/boyd" style="" >W.Y. Boyd Literary Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="best nonfiction book published for young adults" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/ya-nonfiction" style="" >Young Adult Nonfiction Award </a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/children" ><span>For Children</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/YA-teens" ><span>Young Adults/Teens</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/adults" ><span>Adults</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/leveled-reading" ><span>Leveled Reading</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/professional-resources" ><span>Librarian/Professional Resources</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/c.php?g=488238&p=3530814" ><span>Celebrating Diversity</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-guide-tabs-title-bar" class="container s-lib-side-borders"></div> <!-- BEGIN: Guide Content --> <div id="s-lg-guide-main" class="container s-lib-main s-lib-side-borders" tabindex="-1"> <div class="row s-lg-row"><div id="s-lg-col-126" class="col-md-12"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes s-lg-box-special"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-12196782" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-12196782"><div id="s-lg-box-10348677-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-10348677" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std s-lib-floating-box"> <div id="s-lg-box-collapse-10348677" > <div class="s-lib-box-content s-lib-floating-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-21314550" class=" clearfix"> <p><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award" target="_blank"><img alt="image of William C. Morris Debut Award winner seal" src="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/files/booklistsawards/seals/morris_seal.jpg" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 99px;" /></a>The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The award's namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. Bill Morris left an impressive mark on the field of children’s and young adult literature. He was beloved in the publishing field and the library profession for his generosity and marvelous enthusiasm for promoting literature for children and teens.</p> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-23936842" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-21315017" class=""><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '21315017',_st_inc_return: this});">Morris Winners list</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-21315017" class="s-lg-link-desc">List of Morris winner and finalists from 2009 to present (scroll to the bottom of the page to view the list links). The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author.</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="row s-lg-row"><div id="s-lg-col-1" class="col-md-3"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902844" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902844"><div id="s-lg-box-18652713-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-18652713" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">2017 Morris Winner</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-18652713" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-44120191" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-5"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-41137260" class="s-lg-book clearfix"><div class="s-lg-book-props"><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/975899041" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '3',_st_content_id: '41137260',_st_inc_return: this});"><span id="s-lg-book-cover-41137260" class="s-lg-book-cover"><img loading="lazy" alt="" src="//syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780062498533/LC.GIF&client=springshare" class="pull-left s-lg-book-cover-img-2" /></span><span id="s-lg-book-title-41137260" class="s-lg-book-title">The Hate U Give</span><span id="s-lg-book-by-41137260" class="s-lg-book-by"> by </span><span id="s-lg-book-author-41137260" class="s-lg-book-author">Angie Thomas</span></a><!-- popover_icon.twig --> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life."></i><span class="sr-only">Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. 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