2012 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Announced
December 06, 2012
The winners of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards have been unveiled. Goodreads designates four exclusive categories to honor works of children's literature: young adult fiction, young adult fantasy & science fiction, middle grade & children's and picture books.
The nominees of the "Best Goodreads Author" category can come from any genre. Divergent trilogy author Veronica Roth came out on top as the winner. She faced off against several popular kidlit writers including Mortal Instruments series author Cassandra Clare, Bloodlines series author Richelle Mead, Cinder author Marissa Meyer, Delirium series author Lauren Oliver and Legend trilogy author Marie Lu.
2012 Goodreads Choice Award Winners
Best Goodreads Author
Veronica Roth, Insurgent
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Publishing
Best Young Adult Fiction
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Dutton Juvenile, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Best Young Adult Fantasy & ScienceFiction
Veronica Roth, Insurgent
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Publishing
Best Middle Grade & Children's
Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena
Disney-Hyperion
Best Picture Books
Ian Falconer, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing