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National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2018

National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1996 -- celebrating the best of American literature

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 198 Videos
  • 209 Book Readings
  • 344 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 2309 resources

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Hate U Give, The
The Hate U Give
  • by Angie Thomas
  • Multimedia Resources: 47
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    Long Way Down
    Long Way Down
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 45
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    Brown Girl Dreaming
    Brown Girl Dreaming
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 41
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    Boxers
    Boxers
  • by Gene Luen Yang
  • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    American Born Chinese
    American Born Chinese
  • by Gene Luen Yang
  • Multimedia Resources: 38
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    Invention of Hugo Cabret, The
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret
  • by Brian Selznick
  • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    March Book Three
    March Book Three
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Holes
    Holes
  • by Louis Sachar
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Raymie Nightingale
    Raymie Nightingale
  • by Kate DiCamillo
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Saints
    Saints
  • by Gene Luen Yang
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
    Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
  • by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Ghost
    Ghost
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Speak
    Speak
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1999)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Poet X, The
    The Poet X
  • by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Booked
    Booked
  • by Kwame Alexander
  • Multimedia Resources: 33
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    Pax
    Pax
  • by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen
  • Multimedia Resources: 33
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    Birchbark House, The
    The Birchbark House
  • by Louise Erdrich
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The
    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
  • by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Underneath, The
    The Underneath
  • by Kathi Appelt and David Small
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2008)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2009)
    Newbery Medal (Honor, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 29
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    When the Sea Turned to Silver
    When the Sea Turned to Silver
  • by Grace Lin
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Monster
    Monster
  • by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Locomotion
    Locomotion
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
  • by Phillip Hoose
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Hey, Kiddo
    Hey, Kiddo
  • by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Nimona
    Nimona
  • by Noelle Stevenson
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    One Crazy Summer
    One Crazy Summer
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Burn Baby Burn
    Burn Baby Burn
  • by Meg Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Port Chicago 50, The: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
    The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Chains
    Chains
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Inside Out & Back Again
    Inside Out & Back Again
  • by Thanhha Lai
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Sun Is Also a Star, The
    The Sun Is Also a Star
  • by Nicola Yoon
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
  • by Becky Albertalli
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
    Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
  • by M.T. Anderson
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Thing about Jellyfish, The
    The Thing about Jellyfish
  • by Ali Benjamin
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Autobiography of My Dead Brother
    Autobiography of My Dead Brother
  • by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Feed
    Feed
  • by M.T. Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2002)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, The
    The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
  • by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2018)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2019)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    X: A Novel
    X: A Novel
  • by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Impossible Knife of Memory, The
    The Impossible Knife of Memory
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Bone Gap
    Bone Gap
  • by Laura Ruby
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
  • by Jack Gantos
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
    Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
  • by Caren Stelson
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
    Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Lockdown
    Lockdown
  • by Walter Dean Myers
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2010)
    CSK Book Awards (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    You Bring the Distant Near
    You Bring the Distant Near
  • by Mitali Perkins
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Challenger Deep
    Challenger Deep
  • by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2015)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2015)
    Walden Award (Finalist, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Long Way From Chicago, A
    A Long Way From Chicago
  • by Richard Peck
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 1999)
    Newbery Medal (Honor, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
    When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
  • by Kimberly Willis Holt
    • National Book Award (Winner, 1999)
    ALSC Notables (Commended, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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