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The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002.

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The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal magazine. 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.

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The Booker Prize is a literary award that recognizes outstanding fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. The award is considered a leading literary award in the English-speaking world.

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Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq - 2025 Winner

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Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq - 2025 Winner

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Orbital by Samantha Harvey - 2024 Winner

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Orbital by Samantha Harvey - 2024 Winner

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Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung - 2025 Winner

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Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung - 2025 Winner

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YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction

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YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction

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Given annually to the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18)

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The Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award 

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The Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award 

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The Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

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Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman - 2024 Winner

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Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman - 2024 Winner

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Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman

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Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo - 2025 Winner #1

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Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo - 2025 Winner #1

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Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo - 2025 Winner #1

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Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa - 2025 Winner #2

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Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa - 2025 Winner #2

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Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa - 2025 Winner #2

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Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - 2024 Winner 

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Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - 2024 Winner 

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Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - 2024 Winner

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The most outstanding children's books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.

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Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire by Paula Yoon - 2025 Winner

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Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire by Paula Yoon - 2025 Winner

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Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire by Paula Yoon - 2025 Winner

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2023 Winner
Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help, including Rose Cohen, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man, and Malke Shulman, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. Corrupt officials, cruel mob bosses, murderers, poverty. The streets are far from paved with gold. With cinematic sweep and tender observation, Sacha Lamb presents a totally original drama about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure.
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John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan - 2025 Winner

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John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan - 2025 Winner

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John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan - 2025 Winner

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Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida - 2024 Winner

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Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida - 2024 Winner

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Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida - 2024 Winner

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Given to an author for their significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. 2023 Winner: Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is the recipient of the 2023 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “When I was the Greatest”, “The Boy in the Black Suit”, “All American Boys”, “Ghost” and “Long Way Down”. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the award today during the ALA’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience held January 27-30, in New Orleans.

In his writing, Jason Reynolds presents teens with authentic mirrors and windows to the world. “When I was the Greatest” depicts how Ali, Needles, and Noodles’ new friendship changes as they navigate their busy, vibrant Brooklyn neighborhood.
Matt is “The Boy in the Black Suit,” a teen whose job in a local funeral home helps him begin the healing process after his mother’s death. “All American Boys,” coauthored by Brendan Kiely, addresses themes of police brutality and white privilege when Rashad is attacked by a police officer and Quinn has to decide whether or not to remain silent. “Ghost,” newest member of the Defenders track team, learns how to stop running from his past and start running toward his future. “Long Way Down” follows Will on his journey down an elevator while he considers avenging his brother’s death. Each of Reynolds’ books creates opportunities for discussion and reflection among teens.

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The most prestigious award for teen books in the USA

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Brownstone by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia - 2025 Winner

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Brownstone by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia - 2025 Winner

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The Collectors: Stories, an anthology edited by A.S. King and containing works written by M.T. Anderson, E.E. Charlton-Trujillo, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez - 2024 Winner

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The Collectors: Stories, an anthology edited by A.S. King and containing works written by M.T. Anderson, E.E. Charlton-Trujillo, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez - 2024 Winner

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The Collectors: Stories, Edited by A.S. King and containing works from M.T. Anderson, E.E. Charlton-Trujillo, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez

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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir -- 2023 Winner

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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir -- 2023 Winner

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Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House

"Tahir deftly tackles Islamophobia, addiction, and abuse in this story of seniors who are struggling in a world that does not seem to want them.” said Printz Committee Chair Valerie Davis.

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Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley -- 2022 Winner

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Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley -- 2022 Winner

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In Firekeeper's Daughter, debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange. Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But, the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims. Now, as the deceptions-and deaths-keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she'll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she's ever known.

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Everything Sad is Untrue ( A True Story)

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Everything Sad is Untrue ( A True Story)

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2021 Winner. At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them, back to the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy...and further back to the fieldsnear the river Aras, where rain-soaked flowers bled red like the yolk of the sunset had burst over everything, and further back still to the jasmine-scented city of Isfahan. Like Scheherazade in a hostile classroom, Daniel weaves a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. And it is (a true story).
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2020 winner. Five teenagers’ disparate lives weave together, unveiling long-buried secrets within a complex shared history. King’s surrealistic narrative confronts themes of white privilege and its dark legacies.
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2019 Winner. A novel-in-verse about Xiomara, who struggles to come into her own power amid her restrictive upbringing.
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2018 winner. An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship.
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by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin; art by Nate Powell
2017 winner. Graphic novel format, conclusion to trilogy about Congressman John Lewis’s experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Selma.
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Given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12-18. The 2023 winners are:

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Honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens, and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.

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Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo - 2025 Winner

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Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo - 2025 Winner

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Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo - 2025 Winner

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2023 Winner

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen written by Isaac Blum and published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House.

Yehuda "Hoodie" Rosen is a teen whose Orthodox Jewish community has just moved to a quiet, mostly gentile town, and the people - especially the Mayor - aren't especially welcoming. When Hoodie befriends Anna-Marie, the mayor's daughter, his community turns on him for siding with the enemy, especially after a series of escalating anti-Semitic crimes. Hoodie has to decide where he stands and figure out where he belongs.

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Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley

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Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley

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2022 Winner
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
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If These Wings Could Fly, by Kyrie McCauley

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If These Wings Could Fly, by Kyrie McCauley

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Winner, 2021
Living in a house that magically conceals the damage inflicted by her volatile father’s rampages, Leighton Barnes finds nothing strange in the thousands of crows descending on her town.  As tensions mount in town and at home, she struggles with simultaneously wanting to escape and to protect her mother and younger sisters. Through haunting, lyrical prose McCauley builds a devastatingly authentic tale of intergenerational trauma and violence and society’s “blind eye” that perpetuates it.
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

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Winner, 2020
Come for the hilarity and snark, stay for the epiphany that teenagers are more than one-dimensional stereotypes.
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2018 Winner
No wonder they made a movie of this!
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

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Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

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2019 Winner
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Overdrive/Libby ebook
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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater - 2024 Winner

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater - 2024 Winner

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

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Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice

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Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice

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2023 Winner
A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports—and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award–winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.

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2020 Winner
6th grade is hard when you're poor in a wealthy school district.
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The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, written and illustrated by Don Brown

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The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, written and illustrated by Don Brown

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2019 Winner
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, by Deborah Heiligman

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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, by Deborah Heiligman

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2018 Winner
Their devotion to each other was so profound that there could have been no Vincent van Gogh without Theo.
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Given to the best audiobook for young adults or children

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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen by Erin Frankel - 2025 Winner

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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen by Erin Frankel - 2025 Winner

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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen by Erin Frankel - 2025 Winner

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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks - 2024 Winner

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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks - 2024 Winner

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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks - 2024 Winner

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2023 Winner
“The Honeys”
Produced by Melissa Ellard for Scholastic Audio
Written by Ryan La Sala
Narrated by Pete Cross

Struggling to find their place at an elite summer camp after a family tragedy, gender fluid Mars discovers a gruesome revelation. Subtle yet immersive sound effects and a narration by Pete Cross that empathetically embodies the range of characters enhances this atmospheric novel.

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2022 Winner
Narrated by the author, this audiobook celebrates the rich culture of the Boogie Down Bronx, inviting readers to an epic block party.
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2021 Winner
Kent State uses alternating voices to convey the experiences behind the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970, with one goal: to ask us to listen. Original music by Jim Pearce and vivid sound effects combine with the narration to create an immersive, thought-provoking, and immediate experience for any listener.
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Libby Ebook
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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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2020 Winner
Narrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Jenna Lamia, Richard Ferrone and a full cast.
Adaptation of a graphic novel
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2019 Winner
Narrated by Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman, and more.
Part true crime podcast, part revenge road trip.
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Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit - 2017 Winner 

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Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit - 2017 Winner 

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2018 Winner
Narrated by Bahni Turpin.
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Honors the creator of a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

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Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen - 2025 Winner

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Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen - 2025 Winner

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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla - 2024 Winner 

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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla - 2024 Winner 

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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn - 2024 Winner

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2022 Teen Winner
Near-future Australia is controlled by Organicore, a company that produces the "perfectly balanced" synthetic meals that have all but replaced wild food, but Piper McBride, sixteen, deaf, and cued white, begins to wonder if wild food is as dangerous as Organicore's propaganda says.
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This is My Brain In Love by I. W. Gregorio

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This is My Brain In Love by I. W. Gregorio

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2021 Teen Winner
A Chinese girl and a mixed-race Nigerian boy navigate friendship and romance through the lens of mental illness. It features food joy, a failing business, and LOL microaggressions (in no particular order).
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2020 Teen Winner
"Warning: Chronic pain may cause irritability, sarcasm, and bouts of profanity." Between her family upheaval, her oblivious crush, and her new diagnosis, Ricky is one suspension away from repeating 9th grade when she decides she won't be held back.
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Recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.

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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

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The Sibert Award honors the most distinguished informational book published in English in the preceding year for its significant contribution to children’s literature.

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo

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2022 Winner
"That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other. Have you ever heard of such a thing?" 17-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.
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2020 Winner
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour.
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2020 Honor Book
A gay gay Indian American boy is anxious about starting 7th grade, and his grandfather advises him to "find one thing you're really good at and become the BEST at it." So Rahul tries to find something, in this funny and charming story about friendship, family, and finding the courage to live your truth.
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2020 Honor Book
A bighearted, sprawling epic about friendship and love and the revolutionary act of living life to the fullest in the face of impossible odds, featuring a gay Iranian teen and set in NYC amid the 1980 AIDS crisis.
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2020 Honor Book
There are no monsters anymore, they say. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature who some might call monstrous but, in reality, is anything but, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has emerged from one of her mother's paintings to hunt a true monster—and the shadow of something grim lurks in her best friend's house. No one has encountered monsters in years, though, and Jam's quest to protect her best friend and uncover the truth is met with doubt and disbelief. What really makes a monster, and how do you save the world from something if no one will admit it exists?
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Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin - 2025 Winner

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Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin - 2025 Winner

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Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin - 2025 Winner

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day - 2024 Winner

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day - 2024 Winner

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day

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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds - 2025 Winner

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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds - 2025 Winner

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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds - 2025 Winner

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Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi - 2024 Winner

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Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi - 2024 Winner

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Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi - 2024 Winner

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2023 Teen Winner
When sixteen-year-old Lily Larkin's older sister, Alice, begins to struggle with her mental health, Lily attempts to keep everything together and perfect, despite her own growing anxiety.

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2023 Author Winner
“Freewater,” written by Amina Luqman-Dawson, is the Coretta Scott King Author Book winner. The book is published by JIMMY Patterson/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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Seen and Unseen with Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adam's Photographs Revel about the Japanese American Incarceration

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Seen and Unseen with Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adam's Photographs Revel about the Japanese American Incarceration

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2023 Winner
Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki, creators of "Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration” were named the winners of the 2023 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2022. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience held January 27-30, in New Orleans.

“Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration,” published by Chronicle Books, centers on three different photographers and how their work frames understandings around the American incarceration of people of Japanese descent during World War II.

“This visually stunning book engages readers by inviting them to explore primary sources and to critically question the world around them and how it is documented,” said Sibert Medal Committee Chair Elisa Gall.

Partridge lives in Berkeley, California. She has written more than a dozen books for young readers. Her books have received many honors, including National Book Award finalist, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Michael L. Printz Honor, and the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. Tamaki is a Canadian illustrator living in New York. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, the Society for News Design, AI-AP, and the National Magazine Awards.

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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

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2023 Winner

HarperCollins is the winner of the 2023 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience held January 27-30, in New Orleans.

The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originating in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.

Originally published in Italian in 2020 as “Una bambina e basta. Raccontata agli altri bambini e basta,” “Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II” was written by Lia Levi, illustrated by Jess Mason and translated by Sylvia Notini. During Mussolini’s reign, Lia and her family leave their home because of the persecution of Jews. Based on her adult memoir, Levi retells her story through the eyes of a young girl who experiences the racism and hatred of Jews during this period.

“The interpretation of the theme, the clarity of presentation and plot, and the believable voice of the narrator make this book a clear choice,” said Batchelder Award Committee Chair Barbara Scotto.

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John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner
“We Deserve Monuments,” written by Jas Hammonds, is the John Steptoe New Talent Author award winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.

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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, by Carole Boston Weatherford

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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, by Carole Boston Weatherford

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2022 Author & Illustrator Winner
A powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history.
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2022 John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways.
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The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought For Justice With Art, by Cynthia Levinson

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The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought For Justice With Art, by Cynthia Levinson

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A compelling picture book biography of the Lithuanian-born, American artist best known for his social-realism paintings, Depression-era documentary photos, and Jewish artwork.
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Temple Alley Summer, by Sachiko Kashiwaba

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Temple Alley Summer, by Sachiko Kashiwaba

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From renowned Japanese children’s author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure filled with the living dead, magical pearls, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko featuring beautiful illustrations from Miho Satake.
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From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History? and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation-also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working- the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars- has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire's quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide... Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
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Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience. It turns out he doesn't even have enough experience to be a garbage collector! But when Ben stumbles upon a Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job.

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A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e , in which a young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm and sets her on a dangerous path-where choices come with deadly consequences, and she risks losing more than her heart. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets.
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"A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk."
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A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor-including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother-and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?" She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail-just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true.
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The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at least.
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" A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting is a sharp, modern, and absolutely delicious take on the marriage plot. Sophie Irwin's debut is one of the most fun, romantic books I've read in a long time. I cannot wait to see what she does next." —Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising A whip-smart debut that follows the adventures of an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season to find a wealthy husband.  But the last thing she expects is to find love… Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin.    Kitty has never been one to back down from a challenge, so she leaves home and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of England: the London season.
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A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir hailed as "the mythic journey of our era" (Sandra Cisneros) Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago - "one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure."
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"True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who's never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school's golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both at the same time. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another-and changed forever. This is a story of sign language and lip-reading, cochlear implants and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection"
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"A graphic novel love letter to the beauty and resilience of Black women, their hair, and friendships"
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