National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1996 -- celebrating the best of American literature
Sponsored by National Book Foundation

- 3,593 Resources including
- 362 Videos
- 277 Book Readings
- 380 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 166 book results








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


Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Finalist, 2019)
44 Resources10 Awards



When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Finalist, 2020)
43 Resources12 Awards















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

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


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

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2007)
31 Resources7 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)
31 Resources9 Awards




Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
(Finalist, 2017)
29 Resources9 Awards

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



Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Finalist, 2015)
28 Resources12 Awards