The 2012 Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature has been awarded to Molly Beth Griffin for her novel Silhouette of a Sparrow.

The prize, established in 1994, awards the best manuscript for young readers that Milkweed accepts for publication during the calendar year by a writer not previously published by Milkweed. Judged by the editors of Milkweed Editions, the winner of the prize receives a $10,000 cash prize.