Best Books For Teens 2017: Full List Of ALA Youth Media Award Winners Includes John Lewis' 'March: Book Three'

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If you're trying to get your teenager to love reading, look no further.

The American Library Association's Youth Media Awards were announced Monday, naming the year's standout books, videos and other creative materials aimed at young people. The goal of the awards is to help parents, teachers and librarians find high-quality works for kids and teenagers, but they also boost business — "award winners rarely go out of print and stay on library shelves for decades to come," according to the organization's website.

That means if you're a bibliophile — or you're trying to raise one — these books might be good starting places:

"March: Book Three" won the Michael L. Printz Award, which recognizes the year's best book written for young adults. The third in a trilogy, "March: Book Three" is a graphic novel written by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. It centers around Lewis' experiences in the fight for civil rights during the 1960s.

The Caldecott Medal, which honors the best picture book for children, went to Javaka Steptoe's "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat." Targeted at kids in grades one through five, the book and its illustrations explore the life of Basquiat, a Brooklyn artist who painted graffiti and created collages in the 1980s.

Finally, "The Girl Who Drank the Moon," a fairy tale by Kelly Barnhill, won the Newbery Medal for being the most distinguished contribution to children's literature this past year. The book, which follows a witch and a magical 13-year-old who drinks moonlight and has to contend with the consequences, is also being made into a movie.

Children's books inform and reflect how the rising generation sees the world. That being the case, I'm extremely hopeful. #ALAYMA
— Gayle Forman (she/her) (@gayleforman) January 23, 2017

Other honorees Monday included "We Are Growing" by Laurie Keller, which won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award; "Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music" by Margarita Engle and Rafael López, which scored the Andrew Carnegie Medal; and "Anna and the Swallow Man" by Gavriel Savit, which nabbed the Odyssey Award.

Check out all the winners here.