Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
A compilation of resources for the titles recognized in the most recent year from 111 national book awards and distinctions.

- 21,093 Resources including
- 2,287 Videos
- 1,197 Book Readings
- 1,180 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 1,744 book results

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Honor, 2022)
71 Resources23 Awards





Blackout
by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, and Angie Thomas
(Selection, 2022)
48 Resources5 Awards



Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Honor, 2022)
45 Resources13 Awards




They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Selection, 2022)
43 Resources9 Awards

The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Winner, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Honor, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul, and Rachelle Baker
(Commended, 2022)
42 Resources6 Awards




Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
41 Resources9 Awards

Run Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell
(Winner, 2022)
41 Resources5 Awards




Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
(Commended, 2022)
39 Resources11 Awards

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Winner, 2022)
38 Resources10 Awards

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff
(Winner, 2022)
38 Resources4 Awards


Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2022)
38 Resources9 Awards

I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Finalist, 2023)
38 Resources9 Awards

No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2022)
36 Resources11 Awards



Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Illustrator Honor, 2022)
36 Resources13 Awards

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Author Honor, 2022)
36 Resources13 Awards


The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith
(Honor, 2022)
35 Resources12 Awards

Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Honor, 2022)
34 Resources11 Awards

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar
(Selection, 2022)
34 Resources8 Awards



From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Selection, 2022)
34 Resources9 Awards

Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
(Selection, 2022)
33 Resources5 Awards

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
(Honor, 2022)
33 Resources7 Awards



The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter
(Honor, 2022)
33 Resources9 Awards

Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
(Winner, 2022)
33 Resources9 Awards