National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2021
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1996 -- celebrating the best of American literature
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- 4,051 Resources including
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- 320 Book Readings
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Longlist, 2021)
60 Resources16 Awards

When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Finalist, 2020)
54 Resources20 Awards


Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Finalist, 2019)
51 Resources12 Awards


Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
(Longlist, 2013)
47 Resources9 Awards











Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Finalist, 2021)
38 Resources11 Awards









The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2007)
35 Resources7 Awards



Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
(Longlist, 2015)
34 Resources9 Awards

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Longlist, 2020)
34 Resources10 Awards

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Finalist, 2012)
33 Resources10 Awards




The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Finalist, 2014)
31 Resources12 Awards




The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
(Finalist, 2018)
30 Resources5 Awards