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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 Fighting Parts. By Hannah V. Sawyerr.
Another First Chance. By Robbie Couch.
Artifice. By Sharon Cameron.
Bad Graces. By Kyrie McCauley
The Blood Years. By Elana K. Arnold.
The Breakup Lists. By Adib Khorram.
Breathing Underwater. By Abbey Lee Nash.
*Bright Red Fruit. By Safia Elhillo.
The Color of a Lie. By Kim Johnson.
Conditions of a Heart. By Bethany Mangle.
The Dark Parts of the Universe. By Samuel Miller.
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear. By Robin Wasley.
*Dragonfruit. By Makiia Lucier.
Eighteen Roses. By Shannon C.F. Rogers.
Gather. By Kenneth M. Cadow.
Grief in the Fourth Dimension. By Jennifer Yu.
The Glass Girl. By Kathleen Glasgow.
The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky. By Josh Galarza.
Gwen and Art are Not in Love. By Lex Croucher.
I Loved You In Another Life. By David Arnold.
The Invocations. By Krystal Sutherland.
The Judgment of Yoyo Gold. By Isaac Blum.
Just Say Yes. By Goldy Moldavsky.
*Libertad. By Bessie Flores Zaldivar.
*Looking for Smoke. By K.A. Cobell.
The Maid and the Crocodile. By Jordan Ifueko.
The Meadows. By Stephanie Oakes.
*The Merciless King of Moore High. By Lily Sparks. 2024. 365 p. Flux, $16.99 (9781635830965). Gr. 9 - 12.
The No-Girlfriend Rule. By Christen Randall.
Not About a Boy. By Myah Hollis.
Now, Conjurers. By Freddie Kölsch
Old Wounds. By Logan-Ashley Kisner.
A Place for Vanishing. By Ann Fraistat.
Queerceañera. By Alex Crespo.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price. By Holly Jackson.
Red. By Annie Cardi.
Remember Us. By Jacqueline Woodson.
*Rez Ball. By Byron Graves.
Running Past Dark. By Han Nolan.
Shut Up, This is Serious. By Carolina Ixta.
Sky's End. By Marc Gregson.
Snowglobe. By Soyoung Park
The Space Between Here & Now. By Sarah Suk
Strong Like You. By T. L. Simpson.
A Tempest of Tea. By Hafsah Faizal.
That's Not My Name. By Megan Lally.
These Bodies Between us. By Sarah Van Name.
These Deadly Prophecies. By Andrea Tang.
Thieves' Gambit. By Kayvion Lewis.
*Thirsty. By Jas Hammonds.
This Day Changes Everything. By Edward Underhill.
*Twenty-Four Seconds from Now… : A Love Story. By Jason Reynolds.
Unbecoming. By Seema Yasmin.
*Under This Red Rock. By Mindy McGinnis
We're Never Getting Home. By Tracy Badua.
What the River Knows. By Isabel Ibanez.
Where He Can't Find You. By Darcy Coates.
The Worst Perfect Moment. By Shivaun Plozza.
Younger Readers
Abuelo, the Sea, and Me. By Ismée Williams. Illus. by Tatiana Gardel.
Adela's Mariachi Band. By Denise Vega. Illus. by Erika Meza
Ahoy! By Sophie Blackall. Illus. by the author.
Barnaby Unboxed! By Terry Fan, Eric Fan, and Devin Fan. Illus. by the authors.
Be Careful, Xiao Xin! By Alice Pung. Illus. by Sher Rill Ng
Being Home. By Traci Sorell. Illus. by Michaela Goade.
The Book That Almost Rhymed. By Omar Abed. Illus. by Hatem Aly.
The Boy and the Elephant. By Freya Blackwood. Illus. by the author.
Built to Last. By Minh Lê. Illus. by Dan Santat.
Chooch Helped. By Andrea L. Rogers. Illus. by Rebecca Lee Kunz.
Desert Song. By Laekan Zea Kemp. Illus. by Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández.
Dive, Dive into the Night Sea. By Thea Lu. Illus. by the author.
Dog vs. Strawberry. By Nelly Buchet. Illus. by Andrea Zuill.
Drawn Onward. By Daniel Nayeri. Illus. by Matt Rockefeller.
The Dream Catcher. By Marcelo Verdad. Illus. by the author.
Exactly as Planned. By Tao Nyeu. Illus. by the author.
The First Week of School. By Drew Beckmeyer. Illus. by the author.
A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration. By Cynthia Harmony. Illus. by Devon Holzwarth.
Fox versus Fox. By Corey R. Tabor. Illus. by the author.
Go and Get with Rex. By David LaRochelle. Illus. by Mike Wohnoutka.
Gray. By Laura Dockrill. Illus. by Lauren Child.
Heatwave. By Lauren Redniss. Illus. by the author.
Hello Day. By Charlie Mylie. Illus. by the author.
Hello Hello Colors. By Brendan Wenzel. Illus. by the author.
Home in a Lunchbox. By Cherry Mo. Illus. by the author.
How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way. By Rachel Michelle Wilson. Illus. by the author.
If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book. By Felicita Sala. Illus. by the author.
Joyful Song: A Naming Story. By Lesléa Newman. Illus. by Susan Gal.
Just What to Do. By Kyle Lukoff. Illus by Hala Tahboub.
The Last Stand. By Antwan Eady. Illus. by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey.
Let's Go! By Julie Flett. Illus. by the author.
Life Is Beautiful. By Winsome Bingham. Illus. by Molly Mendoza.
Lone Wolf Goes to School. By Kiah Thomas. Illus. by K-Fai Steele.
A Maleta Full of Treasures. By Natalie Sylvester. Illus. by Juana Medina.
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden. By Christy Mandin. Illus. by the author.
Monster Hands. By Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan. Illus. by Dion MBD.
Mr. Lepron’s Mystery Soup. By Giovanni Zoboli. Illus. by Mariachiara Di Giorgio.
My Daddy Is a Cowboy. By Stephanie Seales. Illus. by C.G. Esperanza.
My Olive Tree. By Hazar Elbayya. Illus. by the author.
The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool through the Seasons. By Linda Booth Sweeney. Illus. by Miki Sato.
Noodles on a Bicycle. By Kyo Maclear. Illus. by Gracey Zhang.
The One & Only Googoosh: Iran's Beloved Superstar. By Azadeh Westergaard. Illus. by the author.
One Day This Tree Will Fall. By Leslie Barnard Booth. Illus. by Stephanie Fizer Coleman.
One Giant Leap. By Thao Lam. Illus. by the author.
A Pinecone! By Helen Yoon. Illus. by the author.
Rising. By Sidura Ludwig. Illus. by Sophia Vincent Guy.
A Sleepless Night. By Micaela Chirif. Illus. by Joaquín Camp.
Spider in the Well. By Jess Hannigan. Illus. by the author.
Touch the Sky. By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic. Illus. by Chris Park.
Towed by Toad. By Jashar Awan. Illus by the author.
Two Together. By Brendan Wenzel. Illus. by the author.
Up High. By Matt Hunt. Illus. by the author.
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains. By Anita Yasuda. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu.
Ursula Upside Down. By Corey R. Tabor. Illus. by the author.
Vacation: Three-and-a-Half Stories. By Ame Dyckman. Illus by Mark Teague.
Volcanoes. By Nell Cross Beckerman. Illus. by Kalen Chock.
We Are Definitely Human. By X. Fang. Illus. by the author.
The Yellow Bus. By Loren Long. Illus. by the author.
Middle Readers
Beti and the Little Round House. By Atinuke.
Bog Myrtle. By Sid Sharp. Illus. by the author
Buffalo Dreamer. By Violet Duncan.
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos. By Nathalie Alonso. Illus. by Rudy Gutierrez.
City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions. By Amy Hevron. Illus. by the author.
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera. By Deborah Hopkinson. Illus. by Nik
The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook. By Emma Bland Smith. Illus. by Susan
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge. By Elizabeth Partridge. Illus. by Ellen Heck.
Home. By Isabelle Simler. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Vineet Lal.
The Hotel Balzaar. By Kate DiCamillo. Illus. by Júlia Sardà.
Island of Whispers. By Frances Hardinge. Illus. by Emily Gravett.
Johnny, the Sea, and Me. By Melba Escobar. Illus. by Elizabeth Builes. Tr. by Sara Lissa Paulson.
John the Skeleton. By Triinu Laan. Illus. by Marja-Liisa Plats. Tr. by Adam Cullen.
Kareem Between. By Shifa Saltagi Safadi.
Lola. By Karla Arenas Valenti. Illus. by Islenia Mil
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. By Chanel Miller. Illus. by the author.
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II. By Adam Gidwitz.
Mistakes that Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets. Ed. by Irene Latham and Charles Waters. Illus. by Mercè López.
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More. By G. Neri. Illus. by Corban Wilkin.
One Big Open Sky. By Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Onyx & Beyond. By Amber McBride.
Poetry Comics. By Grant Snider. Illus. by the author.
Popcorn. By Rob Harrell. Illus. by the author.
Uprooted: A Memoir about What Happens When Your Family Moves Back. By Ruth Chan. Illus. by the author.
We Are Big Time. By Hena Khan. Illus. by Safiya Zerrougui.
We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court. By Mia Wenjen. Illus. Victor Bizar Gómez.
Older Readers
Across So Many Seas By Ruth Behar.
Black Girl You Are Atlas. By Renée Watson. Illus. by Ekua Holmes.
The Bletchley Riddle. By Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin.
Cruzita and the Mariacheros. By Ashley Granillo.
Deer Run Home. By Anne Clare LeZotte.
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II. By Candace Fleming.
The First State of Being. By Erin Entrada Kelly.
The Ghostkeeper. By Johanna Taylor. Illus. by the author.
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival. By Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, and Bethany Strout. Illus. by Sammy Savos.
How It All Ends. By Emma Hunsinger. Illus. by the author.
Impossible Creatures. By Katherine Rundell. Illus. by Ashley Mackenzie.
Louder Than Hunger. By John Schu.
Mid-Air. By Alicia D. Williams. Illus. by Danica Novgorodoff.
Murray out of Water. By Taylor Tracy.
Next Stop. By Debbie Fong. Illus. by the author.
Pearl. By Sherri L. Smith. Illust. by Christine Norrie.
Red Bird Danced. By Dawn Quigley. Illus. by Carla Joseph.
Shark Teeth. By Sheri Winston.
Sona and the Golden Beasts. By Rajani LaRocca.
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. By Gennifer Choldenko.
The Things We Miss. By Leah Stecher. Illus. by Anna Kuptsova.
Ultraviolet. By Aida Salazar.
Weirdo. By Tony Weaver Jr. Illus. by Jes and Cin Wibowo.
What Is Color? The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art. By Steven Weinberg. Illus. By the author.
The Wrong Way Home. By Kate O’Shaughnessy.
All Ages
Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars. By Jonathan Roth. Illus. by the author
Aloha Everything. By Kaylin Melia George. Illus. by Mae Waite.
Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence. By Maisha Oso. Illus. by Candice Bradley.
Bounce! A Scientific History of Rubber. By Sarah Albee. Illus. by Eileen Ryan Ewen.
Brave Baby Hummingbird. By Sy Montgomery. Illus. by Tiffany Boziac.
The Dictionary Story. By Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. Illus. by the authors.
Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. By Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illus. by James E. Ransome.
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller. By Breanna J. McDaniel. Illus. by April Harrison.
The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again. By Sean Rubin. Illus. by the author.
I'm Sorry You Got Mad. By Kyle Lukoff. Illus. by Julie Kwon.
The Last Zookeeper. By Aaron Becker. Illus. by the author
Life after Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall. By Lynn Brunelle. Illus. by Jason Chin.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic. By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Deena So’Oteh.
Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions. By Giselle Clarkston. Illus. by the author.
We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America. By Joanna Ho. Illus. by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.
Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing. By Deidre Havrelock. Illus. by Aly McKnight.
Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. By Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman. Illus. by S. D. Nelson.
PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER:
FICTION AWARD WINNER:
NONFICTION & POETRY AWARD WINNER:
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FICTION HONOR WINNERS:
NONFICTION & POETRY HONOR WINNER:
Medal
Chooch Helped, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz, written by Andrea L. Rogers
Honors
Home in a Lunchbox, written and illustrated by Cherry Mo, published by Penguin Workshop
My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C. G. Esperanza, written by Stephanie Seales
Noodles on a Bicycle, illustrated by Gracey Zhang, written by Kyo Maclear
Up, Up, Ever!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Anita Yasuda
Author Award Winner
"Twenty-four Seconds from Now...,” written by Jason Reynolds
Illustrator Award Winner
“My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, written by Stephanie Seales
Author Honors
“Black Girl You Are Atlas,” written by Renée Watson
“Black Star", written by Kwame Alexander
“One Big Open Sky,” written by Lesa Cline-Ransom
"Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King," illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Coretta Scott King with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynoldse
"Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava," illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Gary Golio
"Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller," illustrated by April Harrison, written by Breanna J. McDaniel
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
“Kwame Crashes the Underworld," written by Craig Kofi Fa
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator)
“Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin,” illustrated by Jamiel Lawrmer
To be announced in May 2025
Bad Medicine. By Christopher Twin. Art by the author.
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined. By David F. Walker.
Brownstone. By Samuel Teer. Art by Mar Julia. 2024. 320p.
Gachiakuta. (Vol. 1 and 2) By Kei Urana. Art by the author and Hideyoshi Andou.
Lunar New Year Love Story. By Gene Luen Yang.
Navigating with You. By Jeremy Whitley. Art by Casio Ribeiro.
No Rules Tonight. By Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada. Art by Ryan Estrada.
Plain Jane and the Mermaid. By Vera Brosgol. Art by the author.
Spirit World. By Alyssa Wong. Art by Haining.
Your Letter. By Hyeon A Cho. Art by the author.
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To be announced in April 2025
Young Adult Nonfiction –
"John the Skeleton" by Triinu Laan
Award
Brownstone by Samuel Teer
Honors
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
Road Home by Rex Ogle. Norton
Medal Winner
“The First State of Being,” written by Erin Entrada Kelly
Honors
"Across So Many Seas," written by Ruth Behar
"Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All," written and illustrated by Chanel Miller
"One Big Open Sky," written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
"The Wrong Way Home," written by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Award Winner
Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools written by Dan SaSuWeh Jones
Honor Books
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story by David Dorado Romo
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice by Kari Lavelle
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin
Behold the Hummingbird by Suzanne Slade and Thomas Gonzalez
Space: The Final Pooping Frontier by by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White
Children's Author Award Winner
Lola by Karla Arenas Valentin
Illustrator Award Winner
The Dream Catcher written by Marcelo Verdad, illustrated by Marcelo Verdad.
Children's Author Honor Books
Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granill
Ultraviolet by Aida Salazar
Young Adult Author Award Winner
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta
Young Adult Author Honor Books
Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Illustrator Honor Books
A Maleta Full of Treasures by Natalia Sylvester
Abuelo, the Sea, and Me by Ismée Williams
Medal Winner
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin
Honor Books
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos, by Nathalie Alonso, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II, by Candace Fleming
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival, Estelle Nadel and Sammy Savos with Bethany Strout, illustrated by Sammy Savos
Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills, by Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman, illustrated by S.D. Nelson
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson
Medal Winner
Vacation by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Mark Teagueare
Honors
Fox versus Fox written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor
Towed by Toad written and illustrated by Jashar Awan
Preschool–Grade 2
Benet, Nuria Gómez. Montezuma’s Tantrum. tr. from Spanish by Elisa Amado. illus. by Santiago Solís Montes de Oca.
Chirif, Micaela. A Sleepless Night. tr. from Spanish by Jordan Landsman. illus. by Joaquín Camp.
DeBhairduin, Oein. The Slug and the Snail. illus. by Olya Anima.
Gomi, Taro. Taro Gomi’s Big Book of Words. illus. by author.
Krishnaswami, Uma. Look! Look! illus. by Uma Krishnaswamy.
Lebourg, Claire. A Day with Mousse. tr. from French by Sophie Lewis. illus. by author
Lee, Gee Eun. The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower. tr from Korean by Aerin Park. illus. by author. Levine
Miyakoshi, Akiko. Little Shrew. illus. by author.
Mohammadi, Hadi. Amu Nowruz and His Violets. tr. from Persian by Sara Khalili. illus. by Nooshin Safakhoo.
Nicholson, Caitlin Dale with Leona Morin-Neilson. ninitohtênân /We Listen. tr. from English to Cree by Leona Morin-Neilson. illus. by Caitlin Dale Nicholson.
Pawis-Steckley, Mangeshig. Boozhoo! Hello! tr. from English to Anishinaabemowin by Mary Ann Corbiere. illus. by author.
Rocha, Ruth. Marcelo, Martello, Marshmallow. tr. from Portuguese by Tal Goldfajn. illus. by Ana Matsusaki.
Santos, Victor D.O. What Makes Us Human. tr. from Portuguese by Victor D.O. Santos. illus. by Anna Forlati.
Wei, Tang. Grandma’s Roof Garden. tr. from Chinese by Kelly Zhang. illus. by author
Grades 3–5
Atinuke. Too Small Tola Makes It Count. illus. by Onyinye Iwu.
Fadeeva, Olga. Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us. tr. from Russian by Lena Traer. illus. by author.
Flygenring, Rán. Vigdís: A Book About the World’s First Female President. tr. from Icelandic by Jonas Moody. illus. by author.
Goupil, Mylène. Taming Papa. tr. from French by Shelley Tanaka.
Isol. Loose Threads. tr. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel. illus. by author.
Krishnaswami, Uma. Birds on the Brain. illus. by Julianna Swaney.
Mello, Roger. Griso: The One and Only. tr. from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. illus. by author.
Oliveira, Inês Viegas. The Duel: A Story about Peace. tr. from Portuguese by Rosa Churcher Clarke. illus. by author.
Saramago, José. An Unexpected Light. tr. from Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. illus. by Armando Fonseca.
Triinu, Laan. John the Skeleton. tr. from Estonian by Adam Cullen. illus. by Marja-Liisa Plats.
van de Vendel, Edward & Anoush Elman. Mishka. tr. from Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier. illus. by Annet Schaap.
Zei, Alki. The Wildcat Behind Glass. tr. from Greek by Karen Emmerich.
Grades 6–8
Dåsnes, Nora. Save Our Forest! tr. from Norwegian by Lise Lærdal Bryn. illus. by author
Escobar, Melba. Johnny, the Sea, and Me. tr. from Spanish by Sara Lissa Paulson. illus. by Elizabeth
Hardinge, Frances. Island of Whispers. illus. by Emily Gravett.
Kurimoto, Kengo. Wildful. illus. by author.
Lim, Rebecca & Kate Gordon. The Mailbox Tree.
Maruno, Jennifer. The Go-Between.
Ondjaki. Our Beautiful Darkness. tr. from Portuguese by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. illus. by António Jorge Gonçalves.
Rundberg, Johan. The Queen of Thieves: The Moonwind Mysteries. tr. from Swedish by A. A. Prime.
Shah, Wali & Eric Walters. Call Me Al
Stridsberg, Sara. We Go to the Park. tr. from Swedish by B. J. Woodstein. illus. by Beatrice Alemagna
Grades 9–12
Butler, George. Ukraine: Remember Also Me: Testimonies from the War. illus. by author.
Cercignano, Anna, Elenora Antonioni, Maurizia Rubino, Francesca Torre, La Tram, Lucia Biagi, Vega Guerrieri, Caterina Ferrante, Laure Guglielmo, Davide Costa, ElisA2B, Carmen Guasco, Marta Macolino, & Alessia De Sio. Loud: Stories to Make Your Voice Heard. tr. from Italian by Anna Barton. illus. by authors. Dark
Chávez Castañeda, Ricardo. The Book of Denial. tr. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel. illus. by Alejandro Magallanes.
Li, Charmaine Anne. Crash Landing.
Winner
Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire by Paula Yoo
Finalists
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer—and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch
Homebody written and illustrated by Theo Parish
Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away by Candy J Cooper
The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté
