ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1995 -- recognizing books that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Commended, 2022)
72 Resources23 Awards


Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2016)
68 Resources15 Awards

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Commended, 2021)
68 Resources11 Awards

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Commended, 2021)
68 Resources18 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Commended, 2021)
59 Resources19 Awards




Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Commended, 2023)
56 Resources10 Awards


Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
by Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko, and Sean Qualls
(Commended, 2019)
55 Resources3 Awards




Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Commended, 2020)
54 Resources15 Awards


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
53 Resources14 Awards



We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Commended, 2019)
51 Resources14 Awards


Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
(Commended, 2014)
50 Resources9 Awards


Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Commended, 2020)
49 Resources11 Awards

Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Commended, 2021)
49 Resources4 Awards



Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Commended, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Commended, 2016)
47 Resources16 Awards




Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Commended, 2018)
46 Resources12 Awards

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Commended, 2021)
46 Resources17 Awards

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


March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Commended, 2017)
45 Resources14 Awards



The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
(Commended, 2013)
44 Resources6 Awards