The Best Tweets from the 2018 Youth Media Awards

#theviewfromhere pic.twitter.com/0WYpR0GCuv

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) February 12, 2018

YMAs….important note to self for the end, and the rest of you, since I have no assurance regarding my future mental state. pic.twitter.com/Djqy3bMnHI

— Nina Lindsay (@OaklandNina) February 12, 2018

Breaking the no-screen-time for baby rule…#alayma pic.twitter.com/ooEnRPxFEq

— Megan Dowd Lambert (@MDowdLambert) February 12, 2018

Is anyone else only seeing Jack Black Jumanji ads on the #alayma webcast link? ?

— Lori Richmond (@loririchmond) February 12, 2018

FIX THE STREAM, CAN'T WATCH THE SHOW. ALSO, NOW I HATE THE JUMANJI MOVIE. I WOKE UP TO WATCH THIS!! PLEASE FIX! #alayma

— Brandon M. (@Im_A_TechnoloG) February 12, 2018

I might be bad at this photo thing. #Alayma pic.twitter.com/NPXuYLAa86

— Colleen AF Venable (@colleenaf) February 12, 2018

I am thrilled to receive the Pura #Belpre Award for #LuckyBrokenGirl. Gracias de todo corazón and felicidades to Honor winners @CeliaCPerez & @phcartaya!! Thank you @nancyrosep & @AgentHenkin!! https://t.co/e2Qmv8d8sU

— Ruth Behar (@ruthbehar) February 12, 2018

Surreal. (Missing the Odyssey sticker but that goes on the audiobook ?) pic.twitter.com/NJnjqxmhbZ

— Angie Thomas Doesn't Cast or Control Movies (@angiecthomas) February 13, 2018

I'm shaking. I can barely breathe. Composing tweets through tears. I love you all. Thank you. https://t.co/3FGU5ft1kk

— Whitney?Gardner (@HeyWhitney) February 12, 2018

Hey young black men, we love you. You are beautiful. You are valid. Your stories deserve to be told and we will keep telling them. We will encourage YOU to keep sharing them. ?? #alayma18 #alayma17 #kidlit #blackchildhood pic.twitter.com/cgdLNH4hOv

— Alia Jones (@readitrealgood) February 13, 2018

WHAT JUST HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/o2FkoLQ2KJ

— Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinkellytweets) February 12, 2018

To all you lonely, quiet bookworms out there: You have a voice and your dreams can come true! #SmallButMighty pic.twitter.com/mi8woCeJCn

— Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinkellytweets) February 12, 2018

Seriously what is happening! Happy mail! Happy tears! Happy exclamation points! Happy girl! #newbery @GreenwillowBook pic.twitter.com/1Y4yRmCRC4

— Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinkellytweets) February 13, 2018

I just woke up and had to make sure this really happened. I dreamt that the Newbery committee told me they were taking it back because they didn’t like the way I sounded on the phone. I think I’m still good, tho.

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— Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinkellytweets) February 13, 2018

So grateful, so honored, so incredibly happy! Thank you so much @ALALibrary #ALAyma, the wonderful Geisel Committee, and all the fabulous people @PeachtreePub! And, of course, love & tail wags to @dorihbutler!!!! pic.twitter.com/6u2ZozrdIy

— Nancy Meyers (@nancydrewit) February 12, 2018

So thrilled for you and your beautiful book, @erinkellytweets! Enjoy the ride. You're gonna have a ball! #HelloUniverse #HelloNewbery #kidlit @alamw18 pic.twitter.com/q5SI3dn5wI

— Katherine Applegate (@kaaauthor) February 13, 2018

Congratulations to CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT on its FOUR #ALA awards—Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor! ??? pic.twitter.com/CYTptPOkqu

— Agate Publishing (@AgatePublishing) February 12, 2018

Thanks Everyone for all the love. I am so honored!! And to everyone nominated in all the categories, congratulations! Much respect to all of you.

— Renee Watson (@reneewauthor) February 12, 2018

Thank you EVERYONE for the love. Been a wild morning. And to everyone nominated in all the categories—my respect and admiration. We in this thing together.

— Jason Reynolds (@JasonReynolds83) February 12, 2018

My mother’s gonna cry.

— Jason Reynolds (@JasonReynolds83) February 12, 2018

On behalf of SNAIL, WORM, and Abraham Lincoln, I am completely, COMPLETELY shocked and weepy and so, so very grateful. This book had no buzz and was completely under the radar. I was not expecting this in a million years. Thank you, thank you @ALALibrary #ALAyma #kidlit pic.twitter.com/LB5cqmKL7I

— tina kügler (@tinatheatre) February 12, 2018

BREAKING: POC SWEEP THE DAMN NEWBERY AWARDS ????????? #alaymw18 #alamw18

— Alia Jones (@readitrealgood) February 12, 2018

HOOOOOWWWWLLLLL!!!! ??????????

— Matthew Cordell (@cordellmatthew) February 12, 2018

Congrats, my man!

— Dan Santat (@dsantat) February 12, 2018

The Caldecott Award could not have gone to a more deserving author/illustrator and all-around gentleman. I'm sure @cordellmatthew will use this opportunity to spread his joy and exceptional storytelling skills with the world. #Caldecott https://t.co/vAI3MGTwqr pic.twitter.com/fSseesqIX9

— Tom Lichtenheld (@tlichtenheld) February 13, 2018

Very big Caldecott congratulations to @cordellmatthew, and congratulations to all who received good #alayma news this morning! pic.twitter.com/Im2979nKQd

— Brian Floca (@BrianFloca) February 12, 2018

Calling up some fellow Viets to help me celebrate this moment, which is for all of us! #ADifferentPond #Caldecott pic.twitter.com/EsbXCyDqky

— Thi Bui (@MsThiBui) February 12, 2018

I'm beyond weepy over here. Mose & Lew (Charlie & Mouse) left the house BURSTING WITH THEIR SECRET. I'm so grateful to the ALA and the Geisel Committee, & everyone involved. Most of all to @ChronicleKids, @mmanlove, Emily Hughes. xoxoxoxoxox Bedtime Bananas for Everyone!

— Laurel Snyder (@LaurelSnyder) February 12, 2018

???? https://t.co/6dMMECwfWI

— Angie Thomas Doesn't Cast or Control Movies (@angiecthomas) February 12, 2018

The #Printz Chair, @AngeReads, putting on the sparkle for the #printz Honor Books! Congratulations to @angiecthomas @DHeiligman @lainitaylor @JasonReynolds83 #alamw18 #alayma pic.twitter.com/BcdJfXD8ho

— Karen Ginman (@karenginman) February 12, 2018

Thank you to everyone for the #VINCENTANDTHEO love. My heart is full!! @ALALibrary @yalsa #alamw18 #Printz #Yalsanonfiction @FierceReads @MacKidsBooks So honored! Congratulations to everyone honored & everyone who published a book this year. #booksmatter #artmatters

— Deborah Heiligman (@DHeiligman) February 12, 2018

Thanks and congratulations Elisha Cooper! pic.twitter.com/P6rhaKx4Cp

— Laura Reed (@LRlibrarian) February 12, 2018

.@ALALibrary I've been awarded the #CorettaScottKing / #JohnSteptoe Award! Thanks CSK Jury & #ALA for this honor! So grateful to both CSK & JS for blazing trails for me as an #AfricanAmerican and #author. Excited to see a "shiny, metal sticker" on my own book! Thank you! #ALAyma pic.twitter.com/0Z1pgGTkEY

— David Barclay Moore (@dbarclaymoore) February 12, 2018

I am overwhelmed with gratitude this morning. Thank you so much to the Printz committee and the ALA for this incredible award. @JasonReynolds83 @angiecthomas @DHeiligman and @lainitaylor, I am so honored to share this with you and can’t wait for NO.

— Nina LaCour (@nina_lacour) February 12, 2018

So, I can now say that this weekend has been really, really awesome ???
Getting that phone call was the most amazing boost to my writer morale and general well-being. I'm so, so grateful to the Printz committee for recognizing STRANGE. THANK YOU! I am overcome with happiness! pic.twitter.com/7WDt8gNZYx

— laini taylor (@lainitaylor) February 12, 2018

Ha ha, @jimdibartolo took a picture of me getting the phone call mid-daughter-hairdo ?? pic.twitter.com/TVFjVYH4zA

— laini taylor (@lainitaylor) February 12, 2018

Well, here I am ready to face my notifications tab!

— Juana Martinez-Neal (@juanamartinez) February 12, 2018

Oh my gosh! https://t.co/Qb5VmCe2vq

— Pablo Cartaya (@phcartaya) February 12, 2018

I am so thrilled that LITTLE & LION won the Stonewall Book Award. Thank you to the wonderful committee. I am pretty much speechless and beyond honored. pic.twitter.com/UrcakF9vtm

— Brandy Colbert (@brandycolbert) February 12, 2018

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