American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2006-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2006 -- honoring books by and about American Indians
Sponsored by American Indian Library Association (AILA)
- 801 Resources including
- 49 Videos
- 61 Book Readings
- 77 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 57 book results
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
41 Resources12 Awards
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2008, Rescinded, 2018)
31 Resources7 Awards
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Honor, 2020)
25 Resources7 Awards
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall, III and Jim Yellowhawk
(Winner, 2016)
22 Resources6 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Winner, 2018)
22 Resources9 Awards
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
(Honor, 2016)
20 Resources6 Awards
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges
(Winner, 2008)
19 Resources6 Awards
How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
(Winner, 2014)
16 Resources5 Awards
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
(Honor, 2012)
15 Resources4 Awards
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
by S.D. Nelson
(Honor, 2016)
14 Resources7 Awards
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
(Winner, 2008)
13 Resources2 Awards
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology
by Richard Van Camp, David Alexander Robertson, Hope Nicholson, and Darcie Little Badger
(Honor, 2018)
13 Resources2 Awards
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and Ellen Beier
(Winner, 2012)
9 Resources2 Awards
Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuit to Play in the NHL
(Honor, 2012)
9 Resources1 Awards
Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Ji-Gikinoo'amaageng
by Anton Treuer and Wesley Ballinger
(Honor, 2012)
9 Resources1 Awards
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing
by Hovak Johnston, Cora Devos, and Meta Antolin
(Honor, 2020)
8 Resources2 Awards
Caribou Song / Ateek Oonagamoon
by Tomson Highway and John Rombough
(Winner, 2014)
7 Resources1 Awards
Kohala Kuamo'o: Nae'ole's Race to Save a King
by Kekauleleana'ole Kawai'aea and Aaron Kawai'ae'a
(Honor, 2012)
6 Resources1 Awards