BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2021 -- honoring phenomenal works of fiction and nonfiction by Black authors highlighting the diversity of the Black experience
Sponsored by Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) and School Library Journal

- 473 Resources including
- 89 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 33 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-16 of 16 book results

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Nonfiction Honor, 2022)
50 Resources15 Awards


I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Fiction Honor, 2021)
46 Resources15 Awards

Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
(Fiction Honor, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Nonfiction Winner, 2022)
39 Resources14 Awards

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
(Nonfiction Winner, 2021)
37 Resources7 Awards



The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
(Graphic Novels Winner, 2022)
23 Resources4 Awards




When Langston Dances
by Kaija Langley and Keith Mallett
(First Novelist Winner, 2022)
20 Resources4 Awards

Hands Up!
by Breanna J. McDaniel and Shane W. Evans
(First Novelist Honor, 2021)
19 Resources3 Awards


Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Erin K. Robinson
(Nonfiction Honor, 2021)
16 Resources2 Awards