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Also note that unless otherwise indicated, the awards are announced in late January of each year the Midwinter meeting of the American Library Association.
* denotes the title was selected as a top ten.
All the Bad Apples. By Moïra Fowley-Doyle.
The Art of Breaking Things. By Laura Sibson
Aurora Rising. By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Knopf,
Birthday. By Meredith Russo.
The Bone Houses. By Emily Lloyd-Jones.
Butterfly Yellow. By Thanhhà Lai.
Call It What You Want. By Brigid Kemmerer
Color Me In. By Natasha Diaz.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely. By Brigid Kemmerer.
Dig. By A. S. King.
The Disasters. By M. K. England.
The Downstairs Girl. By Stacey Lee.
Echo North. By Joanna Ruth Meyer.
*The Field Guide to the North American Teenager. By Ben Philippe.
Forward Me Back to You. By Mitali Perkins.
The Fountains of Silence. By Ruta Sepetys.
Full Disclosure. By Camryn Garrett.
Genesis Begins Again. By Alicia D. Williams.
*Girls on the Verge. By Sharon Biggs Waller..
The Good Luck Girls. By Charlotte Nicole Davis.
*Heroine. By Mindy McGinnis.
Her Royal Highness. By Rachel Hawkins.
How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom. By S. J. Goslee.
How to be Remy Cameron. By Julian Winters.
How to Make Friends with the Dark. By Kathleen Glasgow.
I Love You So Mochi. By Sarah Kuhn.
The Infinite Noise. By Lauren Shippen.
Internment. By Samira Ahmed.
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories. Ed. by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman.
I Wish You All the Best. By Mason Deaver
The Kingdom. By Jess Rothenberg.
Last Bus to Everland. By Sophie Cameron.
The Light at the Bottom of the World. By London Shah.
*Like a Love Story. By Abdi Nazemian.
Love from A to Z. By S. K. Ali.
*Lovely War. By Julie Berry.
The Lying Woods. By Ashley Elston. 2018.
The Merciful Crow. By Margaret Owen.
Michigan vs. the Boys. By Carrie S. Allen.
The Music of What Happens. By Bill Konigsberg.
The Never Tilting World. By Rin Chupeco
*On the Come Up. By Angie Thomas.
*Patron Saints of Nothing. By Randy Ribay.
*Pet. By Akwaeke Emezi.
Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee. By Jeff Zentner.
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph. By Brandy Colbert.
Sick Kids in Love. By Hannah Moskowitz.
Ship of Smoke and Steel. By Django Wexler.
SLAY. By Brittney Morris.
Someday We Will Fly. By Rachel DeWoskin.
Sorcery of Thorns. By Margaret Rogerson.
Sorry for Your Loss. By Jessie Ann Foley.
Spin. By Lamar Giles.
*The Stars and the Blackness between Them. By Junauda Petrus.
Start Here. By Trish Doller.
Stepsister. By Jennifer Donnelly.
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful. By Arwen Elys Dayton..
There Will Come A Darkness. By Katy Rose Pool.
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves behind Them All. By Laura Ruby.
This Time Will Be Different. By Misa Sugiura.
Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc. By David Elliott.
War Girls. By Tochi Onyebuchi.
We Are Lost and Found. By Helene Dunbar.
The Weight of Our Sky. By Hanna Alkaf.
We Set the Dark on Fire. By Tehlor Kay Mejia.
When the Ground Is Hard. By Malla Nunn.
Where I End and You Begin. By Preston Norton.
Within These Lines. By Stephanie Morrill.
*With the Fire on High. By Elizabeth Acevedo.
You Asked for Perfect. By Laura Silverman
Younger Readers
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball. By Jen Bryant. Illus. by Frank Morrison.
All Because You Matter. By Tami Charles. Illus. by Bryan Collier.
The Bear in My Family. By Maya Tatsukawa. Illus. by the author.
Black Is a Rainbow Color. By Angela Joy. Illus. by Ekua Holmes.
The Camping Trip. By Jennifer K. Mann. Illus. by the author.
Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family. By Nelly Buchet. Illus. by Andrea Zuill.
The Cat Man of Aleppo. By Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu.
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals. By Katy S. Duffield. Illus. By Mike Orodán.
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built. By Angela Burke Kunkel. Illus. by Paola Escobar.
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away. By Meg Medina. Illus. by Sonia Sánchez.
Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story. By Nikki Tate. Illus. by Katie Kath.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera. By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Eric Rohmann.
I Am Every Good Thing. By Derrick Barnes. Illus. by Gordon C. James.
I Talk Like a River. By Jordan Scott. Illus. by Sydney Smith.
If You Take Away the Otter. By Susannah Buhrman-Deever. Illus. by Matthew Trueman.
Julián at the Wedding. By Jessica Love. Illus. by the author.
Khalil & Mr. Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures. By Tricia Springstubb. Illus. by Elaheh Taherian.
Lift. By Minh Lê. Illus. by Dan Santat.
Me & Mama. By Cozbi A. Cabrera. Illus. by the author.
The Most Beautiful Thing. By Kao Kalia Yang. Illus. by Khoa Le.
Nana Akua Goes to School. By Tricia Elam Walker. Illus. by April Harrison.
Ohana Means Family. By Ilima Loomis. Illus. by Kenard Pak.
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. By Rita Lorraine Hubbard. Illus. by Oge Mora.
One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey. By Henry Cole. Illus. by the author.
Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us. By Lauren Castillo. Illus. by the author.
Outside In. By Deborah Underwood. Illus. by Cindy Derby.
Overground Railroad. By Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illus. by James E. Ransome.
A Polar Bear in the Snow. By Mac Barnett. Illus. by Shawn Harris.
Prairie Days. By Patricia MacLachlan. Illus. By Micha Archer.
Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By Doreen Rappaport. Illus. by Eric Valasquez.
Salma the Syrian Chef. By Danny Ramadan. Illus. by Anna Bron.
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog. By David LaRochelle. Illus. by Mike Wohnoutka.
Snail Crossing. By Corey R. Tabor. Illus. by the author.
Southwest Sunrise. By Nikki Grimes. Illus. by Wendell Minor.
Sugar in Milk. By Thrity Umrigar. Illus. by Khoa Le.
Swashby and the Sea. By Beth Ferry. Illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal.
Telephone Tales. By Gianni Rodari. Illus. by Valerio Vidali. Tr. by Antony Shugaar.
The Three Billy Goats Buenos. By Susan Middleton Elya. Illus. by Miguel Ordóñez.
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! By Kelly Starling Lyons. Illus. by Nina Mata.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat. By Raúl Gonzalez. Illustrated by the author.
A Way with Wild Things. By Larissa Theule. Illus. by Sara Palacios.
We Are Water Protectors. By Carole Lindstrom. Illus. by Michaela Goade.
What About Worms!? By Ryan T. Higgins. Illus. by the author.
Where’s Baby? By Anne Hunter. Illus. by the author.
Middle Readers
Becoming Muhammad Ali. By James Patterson & Kwame Alexander. Illus. by Dawud Anyabwile.
Black Brother, Black Brother. By Jewell Parker Rhodes.
The Blackbird Girls. By Anne Blankman.
Catherine’s War. By Julia Billet. Illus. by Claire Fauvel. Tr. by Ivanka Hahnenberger.
Echo Mountain. By Lauren Wolk.
Efrén Divided. By Ernesto Cisneros.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington. By Janae Marks. Illus. by Mirelle Ortega.
King and the Dragonflies. By Kacen Callender.
Letters from Cuba. By Ruth Behar.
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance. By Donna Barba Higuera.
Mañanaland. By Pam Muñoz Ryan.
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices. Ed. by S. K. Ali and Aisha Saeed. Illus. by Sara Alfageeh.
The Only Black Girls in Town. By Brandy Colbert.
Prairie Lotus. By Linda Sue Park.
Santiago’s Road Home. By Alexandra Diaz.
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello. By Monica Brown. Illus. by Elisa Chavarri.
Show Me a Sign. By Ann Clare LeZotte.
Three Keys: A Front Desk Novel. By Kelly Yang.
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez. By Adrianna Cuevas.
We Dream of Space. By Erin Entrada Kelly. Illus. by the author and Celia Krampien.
What Stars Are Made Of. By Sarah Allen.
When Stars Are Scattered. By Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. Illus. by Victoria Jamieson.
When You Trap a Tiger. By Tae Keller.
Wink: Surviving Middle School with One Eye Open. By Rob Harrell. Illus. by the author.
A Wish in the Dark. By Christina Soontornvat.
Your Place in the Universe. By Jason Chin. Illus. by the author.
Older Readers
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. By Christina Soontornvat. Illus.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir. By Robin Ha. Illus. by the author.
Before the Ever After. By Jacqueline Woodson.
Brother’s Keeper. By Julie Lee.
Dragon Hoops. By Gene Luen Yang. Illus. by the author.
Elatsoe. By Darcie Little Badger. Illus. by Rovina Cai.
Fighting Words. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
Go with the Flow. By Karen Schneemann & Lily Williams. Illus. by Lily Williams.
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure. By John Rocco. Illus. by the author.
Land of the Cranes. By Aida Salazar. Illus. by Quang & Lien.
The Magic Fish. By Trung Le Nguyen. Illus. by the author.
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint Michigan Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation. By Candy J. Cooper and Marc Aronson.
Raybearer. By Jordan Ifueko.
Snapdragon. By Kat Leyh. Illus. by the author.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning. By Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
Superman Smashes the Klan. By Gene Luen Yang. Illus. by Gurihiru.
This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II. By Andrew Fukuda.
All Ages
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illus. by Michele Wood.
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. By Suzanne Slade. Illus. by Cozbi A. Cabrera.
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart. By Zetta Elliott. Illus. by Noa Denmon.
PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER:
I Talk like a River. By Jordon Scott. Illus. by Sydney Smith.
FICTION & POETRY AWARD WINNER:
A Sitting in St. James By Rita Williams-Garcia.
NONFICTION AWARD WINNER:
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. ByPaula Yoo.
PICTURE BOOK HONOR WINNERS:
Watercress. By Andrea Wang. Illus. by Jason Chin.
I Am Every Good Thing. By Derrick Barnes. Illus. by Gordon C. James.
FICTION & POETRY HONOR WINNERS:
Fighting Words. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
Punching the Ari. By Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam.Illus. by Omar T. Pasha.
NONFICTION HONOR WINNERS:
Unspeakable. ByCarole Boston Weatherford.
All Thirteen. By Christina Soontornvat.
Medal
We Are Water Protectors, illustrated by Michaela Goade, written by Carole Lindstrom
Honors
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, illustrated by Noa Denmon, written by Zetta Elliott
The Cat Man of Aleppo, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha
Me & Mama, illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Outside In, illustrated by Cindy Derby, written by Deborah Underwood
Author Award Winner
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrator Award Winner
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul by Frank Morrison
Author Honors
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
Magnificent Homespun Brown illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, written by Samara Cole Doyon
Exquisite: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera, written by Suzanne Slade
Me and Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The Companion By Katie Alender.
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha.
Blue Flag by Kaito. Vols. 1-5
Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill.
Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann, art by Lily Williams.
Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk, art by Gerardo Alba, Kasia Babis, Alex Beguez, Tracy Chahwan, Nomi Kane, et al.
The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, art by DaNi. Hill
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh.
Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang, art by Gurihiru.
Wonder Twins by Mark Russell, art by Stephen Byrne.
Vol. 1: Activate!
Vol. 2: The Rise and Fall of the Wonder Twins.
Picture Book –
Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Meilo So.
Children’s Fiction –
Hello from Renn Lake by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Young Adult Fiction –
Bright Shining World by Josh Swiller.
Children’s Nonfiction –
You Can Change the World: The Kids' Guide to a Better Planet by Lucy Bell.
Telephone Tales, written by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali and translated by Antony Shugaar.
Award
Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri
Honors
Medal Winner
When You Trap a Tiger written by Tae Keller
Honors
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team written by Christina Soontornvat
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood
Fighting Words written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
We Dream of Space written by Erin Entrada Kelly, illustrated by Erin Entrada Kelly and Celia Krampien
A Wish in the Dark written by Christina Soontornvat
Award Winner
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball Written by Jen Bryant and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Honor Books
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. By Christina Soontornvat
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
If You Take Away the Otter. By Susannah Buhrman-Deever. Illus. by Matthew Trueman.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera. By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Eric Rohmann.
The Teachers March! How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Author Award Winner
Efrén Divided, written by Ernesto Cisneros
Illustrator Award Winner
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat, illustrated and written by Raúl Gonzalez
Author Honor Book
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, written by Adrianna Cuevas
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance, written by Donna Barba Higuera
Illustrator Honor Books
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri, written by Monica Brown
Medal Winner
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
Honor Books
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure, written and illustrated by John Rocco
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, written by Christina Soontornvat
All He Knew, by Helen Frost
Medal Winner
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog, written by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
Honors
The Bear in My Family, written and illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom!, written by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Nina Mata
What About Worms!?, written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins
Where’s Baby?, written and illustrated by Anne Hunter
Preschool–Grade 2
Ahmed, Sufiya. Under the Great Plum Tree. Illus. by Reza Dalvand
Atinuke. Catch that Chicken! Illus. by Angela Brooksbank
Berry, James. A Story About Afiya. Illus. by Anna Cunha.
Cotter, Sacha. Cannonball. Illus. by Josh Morgan.
David, Gauthier. Letters from Bear. Trans. from French by Sarah Ardizzone. Illus by Marie Caudry.
Frankel, Yael. The Elevator. Trans. from Spanish by Kit Maude.
Hrab, Naseem. Weekend Dad. Illus. by Frank Viva.
Júnior, Otávio. From My Window. Trans. from Portuguese by Beatriz C. Dias. Illus. by Vanina Starkoff.
Maclear, Kyo. Story Boat. Illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh.
Stinson, Kathy. The Lady with the Books: A Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman. Illus. by Marie Lafrance.
Van de Vendel, Edward. Little Fox. Trans. from Dutch by David Colmer. Illus. by Marije Tolman.
Weightman, Magnus. All Along the River. Trans. from Dutch by author. Illus. by author.
Wernicke, María. Some Days. Trans. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel. Illus. by author.
Yoshitake, Shinsuke. There Must Be More Than That! Ed. by Naomi Kirsten from translation. Illus. by author
Grades 3–5
Almond, David. War is Over. Illus. by David Litchfield.
Ferrada, María José. Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War. Trans. from Spanish by Elisa Amado. Illus. by Ana Penyas.
Järvinen, Aino. 1,001 Creatures. Trans. from Finnish by Emily Jeremiah. Illus. by Laura Merz.
Krone, Bridget. Small Mercies. Illus. by Karen Vermeulen.
Lam, Thao. The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story. Illus. by author.
McKay, Hilary. The Time of Green Magic.
McLachlan, Jenny. The Land of Roar. Illus. by Ben Mantle
Mian, Zanib. Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet. Illus. by Nasaya Mafaridik.
Nilsson, Ulf. All the Dear Little Animals. Trans. from Swedish by Julia Marshall. Illus. by Eva Eriksson.
Romanyshyn, Romana & Lesiv, Andriy. Sound: Shhh...Bang...POP... BOOM! Trans. from Ukrainian by Vitaly Chernetsky. Illus. by authors.
Roskifte, Kristin. Everybody Counts: A Counting Story from 0 to 7.5 Billion. Trans.from Norwegian by Siân Mackie. Illus. by author.
Utkin, Alexander. Gamayun Tales I. Trans. from Russian by Lada Morozova. Illus. by author.
Yabouza, Adrienne. The Magic Doll: A Children’s Book Inspired by African Art. Trans. from French by PaulKelly. Illus. by Élodie Nouhen.
Grades 6–8
Aung Thin, Michelle. Crossing the Farak River.
Billet, Julia. Catherine’s War. Trans. from French by Ivanka Hahnenberger. Illus. by Claire Fauvel.
Fagan, Cary. Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story. Illus. by Enzo Lord Mariano.
Kadarusman, Michelle. Music for Tigers.
Pêgo, Ana & Martins, Isabel Minhós. Plasticus Maritimus:An Invasive Species. Trans. from Portuguese by JaneSpringer. Illus. by Bernardo P. Carvalho.
Robertson, David A. The Barren Grounds. Illus. by Natasha Donovan.
Van den Ende, Peter. The Wanderer. Illus. by author. Levine
Watanabe, Issa. Migrants. Illus. by author.
Grades 9–12
Bhathena, Tanaz. Hunted by the Sky.
Cuthew, Lucy. Blood Moon.
Hardinge, Frances. Deeplight.
Kaito. Blue Flag, Vol. 1. Trans. from Japanese by Adrienne Beck. Illus. by author.
Thakur, Sophia. Somebody Give This Heart a Pen.
Zhiying, Yu. The Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River. Adapted and trans. from Chinese by author
Winner
Free Lunch, written by Rex Ogle
Finalists
The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance, written and illustrated by Lynn Curlee
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust, written by Albert Marrin
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II, written by Elizabeth Wein
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children's Ship", written by Deborah Heiligman
