Margaret A. Edwards Awards

The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, that have been popular over a period of time. The annual award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and sponsored by School Library Journal. It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.

2009 Margaret A. Edwards Winner: Laurie Halse Anderson
Catalyst by Catalyst
ISBN: 0670035661
2002
Fever 1793 by Fever 1793
ISBN: 0689838581
2000
Speak by Speak
ISBN: 0374371520
1999

2008 Margaret A. Edwards Winner: Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game by Ender's Game
ISBN: 0312932081
1985
Ender's Shadow by Ender's Shadow
ISBN: 031286860X
1999

2007 Margaret A. Edwards Winner: Lois Lowry
The Giver by The Giver
ISBN: 9780395645666
1993

2006 Margaret A. Edwards Winner: Jacqueline Woodson
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This by I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
ISBN: 9780440219606
1994
Lena by Lena
ISBN: 9780385323086
1999
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
ISBN: 9780590458818
1995
If You Come Softly by If You Come Softly
ISBN: 9780399231124
1998
Miracle's Boys by Miracle's Boys
ISBN: 9780399231131
2000