Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2016 -- honoring books that feature a diverse main character or address diversity in a meaningful way
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- 1,599 Resources including
- 253 Videos
- 91 Book Readings
- 150 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Winner, 2021)
58 Resources20 Awards
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Honor, 2022)
50 Resources15 Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
(Winner, 2018)
40 Resources12 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Winner, 2023)
31 Resources15 Awards
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
(Winner, 2020)
26 Resources8 Awards
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi
(Honor, 2023)
25 Resources10 Awards
