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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.
Always the Almost. By Edward Underhill.
Ander and Santi Were Here. By Jonny Garza Villa.
As You Walk On By. By Julian Winters. 2023. 328 p. Viking, $18.99 (9780593206508). Gr. 9 - 12.
*Becoming a Queen. By Dan Clay.
Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything. By Justine Pucella Winans.
Bittersweet in the Hollow. By Kate Pearsall.
The Buried and the Bound. By Rochelle Hassan.
The Chalice of the Gods. By Rick Riordan.
Chaos Theory. By Nic Stone.
City of Nightmares. By Rebecca Schaeffer.
Cruel Illusions. By Margie Fuston.
*Dear Medusa. By Olivia Cole.
Delicious Monsters. By Liselle Sambury.
*Divine Rivals. By Rebecca Ross.
A Door in the Dark. By Scott Reintgen.
The Do-Over. By Lynn Painter.
The Dos and Donuts of Love. By Adiba Jaigirdar.
The Fall of Whit Rivera. By Crystal Maldonado
*For Lamb. By Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Forever Is Now. By Mariama Lockington.
Forget Me Not. By Alyson Derrick.
Give Me a Sign. By Anna Sortino.
Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend. By Brandon Hoàng.
Going Bicoastal. By Dahlia Adler.
Gone Wolf. By Amber McBride.
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces. By Linda Cheng
Heartbreak Boys. By Simon James Green
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute. By Talia Hibbert.
How To Succeed in Witchcraft. By Aislinn Brophy
*I Kick and I Fly. By Ruchira Gupta.
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come. By Jen St. Jude
Invisible Son. By Kim Johnson.
Izzy at the End of the World. By K. A. Reynolds.
The Lake House. By Sarah Beth Durst.
Mascot. By Charles Waters and Traci Sorrell.
Miles Morales Suspended. By Jason Reynolds.
The Minus-One Club. By Kekla Magoon.
Nigeria Jones. By Ibi Zoboi.
*Plan A. By Deb Caletti. 2023.
*Promise Boys. By Nick Brooks.
The Queens of New York. By E.L. Shen.
Rain Rising. By Courtne Comrie.
Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling. By Elise Bryant.
Remind Me to Hate You Later. By Lizzy Mason.
Rhythm and Muse. By India Hill Brown.
*Saints of the Household. By Ari Tison.
The Secrets We Keep. By Cassie Gustafson.
The Sharp Edge of Silence. By Cameron Kelly Rosenblum.
She Is a Haunting. By Trang Thanh Tran.
A Spark in the Cinders. By Jenny Elder Moke.
Spell Bound. By F.T. Lukens.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth. By Andrew Joseph White.
Star Splitter. By Matthew Kirby.
Stateless. By Elizabeth Wein.
*Their Vicious Games. By Joelle Wellington.
This Dark Descent. By Kalyn Josephson.
This Delicious Death. By Kayla Cottingham
This Time It's Real. By Ann Liang.
Those Pink Mountain Nights. By Jen Ferguson.
Unraveller. By Frances Hardinge.
*Warrior Girl Unearthed. By Angeline Boulley.
We Are All So Good at Smiling. By Amber McBride.
We Deserve Monuments. By Jas Hammonds.
What Happened to Rachel Riley?. By Claire Swinarski.
What Stalks Among Us. By Sarah Hollowell.
When the Angels Left the Old Country. By Sacha Lamb.
Where You See Yourself. By Claire Forrest
Younger Readers
The Artivist. By Nikkolas Smith. Illus. by the author.
Beneath. By Cori Doerrfeld. Illus. by the author.
Benita Y Las Criaturas Nocturnas. By Mariana Llanos. Illus. by Cocoretto.
Big. By Vashti Harrison. Illus. by the author.
Cape. By Kevin Johnson. Illus. by Kitt Thomas.
Cicada Symphony. By Sue Fliess. Illus. by Gareth Lucas.
Dim Sum Palace. By X. Fang. Illus. by the author.
Elena Rides. By Juana Medina. Illus. by the author
Evergreen. By Matthew Cordell. Illus. by the author
Fox Has a Problem. By Corey R. Tabor. Illus. by the author.
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? By Helen Yoon. Illus. by the author.
Henry, Like Always. By Jenn Bailey. Illus. by Mika Song.
Hornbeam All In. By Cynthia Rylant. Illus. by Arthur Howard.
I'm Going to Build a Snowman. By Jashar Awan. Illus by the author.
If I Was a Horse. By Sophie Blackall. Illus. by the author.
In Between. By April Pulley Sayre with Jeff Sayre. Photographs by the author.
In Every Life. By Marla Frazee. Illus. by the author.
In the Night Garden. By Carin Berger. Illus. by the author.
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic. By Jennifer Thermes. Illus. by the author.
Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider. By Jessica Lanan. Illus. by the author.
Later, When I'm Big. By Bette Westera. Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illus. by Mattias De Leeuw.
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll. By Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. Illus. by the author.
Maribel's Year. By Michelle Sterling. Illus. by Sarah Gonzales.
Mi Papá Es Un Agrícola / My Father, the Farmworker. By J. Roman Pérez Varela. Illus. by José B. Ramírez.
Mr. S. By Monica Arnaldo. Illus. by the author.
Nat the Cat Takes a Nap. By Jarrett Lerner. Illus. by the author.
Nell Plants a Tree. By Anne Wynter. Illus. by Daniel Miyares
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration. By Natalie Daise. Illus. by the author.
The Only Way to Make Bread. By Cristina Quintero. Illus. by Sarah Gonzales.
Our Pool. By Lucy Ruth Cummins. Illus. by the author.
Papa's Magical Water-Jug Clock. By Jesús Trejo. Illus. by Eliza Kinkz.
Peek-A-Boo Haiku: A Lift-The-Flap Book. By Danna Smith. Illus. by Teagan White
A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon. By Jilanne Hoffmann. Illus. by Eugenia Mello.
Scroll. By Hui Li. Illus. by the author.
They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them. By Dan Paley. Illus. by Molly Mendoza.
Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children’s Books. By Michelle Markel. Illus. by Barbara McClintock.
The Truth About Dragons. By Julie Leung. Illus. by Hanna Cha.
Tumble. By Adriana Hernández Bergstrom. Illus. by the author.
What a Map Can Do. By Gabrielle Balkan. Illus. by Alberto Lot.
When You Can Swim. By Jack Wong. Illus. by the author.
Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends. By Kaz Windness. Illus. by the author.
Middle Readers
Bea Wolf. By Zach Weinersmith. Illus. by Boulet.
Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories From BIPOC Authors.
Chinese Menu: The History Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods. By Grace Lin. Illus. by the author.
Elf Dog and Owl Head. By M.T. Anderson. Illus. by Junyi Wu.
The Eyes and the Impossible. By Dave Eggers. Illus. by Shawn Harris.
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made of. By Kirsten W. Larson. Illus. by Katherine Roy.
Good Different. By Meg Eden Kuyatt.
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes. by Traci N. Todd. Illus. by Shannon Wright.
The House of the Lost on the Cape. By Sachiko Kashiwaba. Translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa. Illus. by Yukiko Saito.
How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illus. by Frank Morrison.
How Old is a Whale? Animal Life Spans From the Mayfly to the Immortal Jellyfish. By Lily Murray. Illus. by Jesse Hodgson.
The International House of Dereliction. By Jacqueline Davies.
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter. By Aida Salazar. Illus. by Molly Mendoza.
Lasagna Means I Love You. By Kate O'Shaughnessy. Alfred A.
LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes. By David Roth and Rinee Shah. Illus. by Rinee Shah.
Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement. By Sandra Neil Wallace. Illus. by Bryan Collier.
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams. By Daniel Nayeri. Illus. by Daniel Miyares.
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir. By Pedro Martín. Illus. by the author.
Not an Easy Win. By Chrystal D. Giles.
Parachute Kids. By Betty C. Tang. Illus. by the author.
Remember Us. By Jacqueline Woodson.
Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path. By Amy Seto Forrester. Illus. by Andy Chou Musser
Something Like Home. By Andrea Beatriz Arango.
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport. By Caren Stelson. Illus. by Selina Alko.
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels. By Beth Lincoln. Illus. by Claire Powell.
Things in the Basement. By Ben Hatke. Illus. by the author.
The Windeby Puzzle: History and Story. By Lois Lowry.
The Worlds We Leave Behind. By A.F. Harrold. Illus. by Levi Pinfold.
Older Readers
Alebrijes. By Donna Barba Higuera. Illus. by David Álvarez.
Aniana Del Mar Jumps In. By Jasminne Mendez.
Buzzing. By Samuel Sattin. Illus. by Rye Hickman.
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust. By Neal Shusterman. Illus. by Andrés Vera Matínez.
Eagle Drums. By Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson. Illus. by the author.
A First Time for Everything. By Dan Santat. Illus. by the author.
Hands. By Torrey Maldonado.
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 Yosida. Illus. by the author. Translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash.
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe. By Steve Sheinkin.
The Labors of Hercules Beal. By Gary D. Schmidt
The Lost Year. By Katherine Marsh.
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity. By Nicholas Day. Illus. by Brett Helquist.
Pardalita. By Joana Estrela. Illus. by the author. Translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann.
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor. By Martin W. Sandler.
Simon Sort of Says. By Erin Bow.
What Happened to Rachel Riley? By Claire Swinarski.
All Ages
An American Story. By Kwame Alexander. Illus. by Dare Coulter
Animals in Pants. By Suzy Levinson. Illus. by Kristen Howdeshell and Kevin Howdeshell.
The Book of Turtles. By Sy Montgomery. Illus. by Matt Patterson.
Bridges. By Marc Majewski. Illus. by the author.
Butt or Face? By Kari Lavelle.
Dear Yesteryear. By Kimberly Annece Henderson. Lettering by Ciara LeRoy.
Fungi Grow. By Maria Gianferrari. Illus. by Diana Sudyka.
My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. By Chris Harris. Illus. by Andrea Tsurumi.
My Powerful Hair. By Carole Lindstrom. Illus. by Steph Littlebird.
Once Upon a Book. By Grace Lin and Kate Messner. Illus. by Grace Lin.
The Remarkable Rescue At Milkweed Meadow. By Elaine Dimopoulos. Illus. by Doug Salati.
Remembering. By Xelena González. Illus. by Adriana M. Garcia.
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale. By Jon Klassen. Illus. by the author.
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard. By Adam Rex. Illus. by the author.
Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland. By ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson. Illus. by Anne Wilson.
There Was a Party for Langston. By Jason Reynolds. Illus. by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey.
Two New Years. By Richard Ho. Illus. by Lynn Scurfield.
Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem. By Melissa Stewart. Illus. by Rob Dunlavey.
What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions about Moths and Butterflies. By Rachel Ignotofsky. Illus. by the author.
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FICTION AWARD WINNER:
NONFICTION & POETRY AWARD WINNER:
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Medal
Big, illustrated and written by Vashti Harrison.
Honors
In Every Life illustrated and written by Marla Frazee
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter illustrated by Molly Mendoza and written by Aida Salazar
There Was a Party for Langston illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey; written by Jason Reynolds
The Truth About Dragons illustrated by Hanna Cha and written by Julie Leung
Author Award Winner
“Nigeria Jones,” written by Ibi Zoboi
Illustrator Award Winner
“An American Story,” illustrated by Dare Coulter
Author Honors
“Big,” written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
“How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
“Kin: Rooted in Hope,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
“Big,” illustrated and written by Vashti Harrison
“Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes,” illustrated by Shannon Wright, written by Traci N. Todd
“There Was a Party for Langston,” illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarret Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
"There Goes the Neighborhood,” written by Jade Adia
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator)
“We Could Fly,” illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas
Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Epic Ellison: Cosmos Camp by Lamar Giles
The Jules Verne Prophecy by Larry Schwarz & Iva-Marie Palmer
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
Belle of the Ball. By Mari Costa. Art by the author.
Brooms. By Jasmine Walls. Art by Teo.
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam. By Thien Pham. Art by the author
Insomniacs After School. By Makoto Ojiro. Art by the author. (Vol. 1 & 2)
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir. By Pedro Martín. Art by the author
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story. By Sarah Myer. Art by the author.
Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria. By Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus. Art by Julie Robine.
The Talk. By Darrin Bell. Art by the author.
Tiger, Tiger, vol. 1. By Petra Erika Nordlund. Art by the author.
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice. By Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes. Art by Dawud Anyabwile.
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Children’s Nonfiction –
Drawn to Change the World by Emma Reynolds
Young Adult Nonfiction –
"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, Translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash
Award
“The Collectors: Stories,” edited by A.S. King, written by M.T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, A.S. King, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez
Honors
“Fire from the Sky,” written by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist
“Gather,” written by Kenneth M. Cadow
“The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption,” written by Shannon Gibney
“Salt the Water,” written by Candice Iloh
Medal Winner
“The Eyes and the Impossible,” written by Dave Eggers
Honors
“Eagle Drums,” written and illustrated by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
“Elf Dog and Owl Head,” written by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Junyi Wu
“Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir,” written and illustrated by Pedro Martín
“Simon Sort of Says,” written by Erin Bow
“The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams,” written by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Award Winner
Border Crossings, written by Sneed B. Collard III and illustrated by Howard Gray,
Honor Books
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson and illustrated by Katherine Roy
Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge by Deidre Havrelock and Edward Kay and illustrated by Kalila Fuller
Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets behind the Systems We Use Every Day by Dan Nott
Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All by Tami Charles and illustrated by Jemma Skidmore
Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
Children's Author Award Winner
“Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, written and illustrated by Pedro Martín
Illustrator Award Winner
“Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, written and illustrated by Pedro Martín
Children's Author Honor Books
“Alebrijes,” written by Donna Barba Higuera, illustrated by David Álvarez
“Aniana del Mar Jumps In,” written by Jasminne Mendez
“Benita y las Criaturas Nocturnas,” written by Mariana Llanos, illustrated by Cocoretto
“Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock,” written by Jesús Trejo, illustrated by Eliza Kinkz
“Something Like Home,” written by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Young Adult Author Award Winner
“Saints of the Household,” written by Ari Tison
Young Adult Author Honor Books
"The Prince and the Coyote,” written by David Bowles, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos
“Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey,” written and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
Youth Illustrator Honor Books
“Mi papá es un agrícola/My Father, the Farmworker,” illustrated by José B. Ramírez, written by J. Roman Pérez Varela
“Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock,” illustrated by Eliza Kinkz, written by Jesús Trejo
“Remembering,” illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, written by Xelena González
Medal Winner
“The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity,” written by Nicholas Day and illustrated by Brett Helquist
Honor Books
“The Book of Turtles,” written by Sy Montgomery, illustrated by Matt Patterson
“Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes,” written by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Shannon Wright
“Jumper: A Day in the Life of the Backyard Jumping Spider,” written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan
“Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor,” written by Martin W. Sandler
Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott
Medal Winner
“Fox Has a Problem” written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor
Honors
“Henry, Like Always,” written by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song
“Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends,” written and illustrated by Kaz Windness
Preschool–Grade 2
Grades 3–5
Grades 6–8
Grades 9–12
Winner
“Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed,” written by Dashka Slater.
Finalists
“America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History, written and illustrated by Ariel Aberg-Riger
“Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam,” written and illustrated by Thien Pham
“From Here,” written by Luma Mufleh
“Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself,” written by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge
