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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:

  • 137 Videos
  • 160 Book Readings
  • 280 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 1521 resources

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Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    Holes
    Holes
  • by Louis Sachar
  • 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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    Boxers
    Boxers
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Invention of Hugo Cabret, The
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret
  • by Brian Selznick
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    American Born Chinese
    American Born Chinese
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
    Printz Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Ghost
    Ghost
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 32
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    Saints
    Saints
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 32
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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: 32
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    Raymie Nightingale
    Raymie Nightingale
  • by Kate DiCamillo
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2016)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 29
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    Underneath, The
    The Underneath
  • by Kathi Appelt and David Small
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    When the Sea Turned to Silver
    When the Sea Turned to Silver
  • by Grace Lin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2016)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Monster
    Monster
  • by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Birchbark House, The
    The Birchbark House
  • by Louise Erdrich
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    One Crazy Summer
    One Crazy Summer
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Inside Out & Back Again
    Inside Out & Back Again
  • by Thanhha Lai
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
  • by Phillip Hoose
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Locomotion
    Locomotion
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Speak
    Speak
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1999)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Chains
    Chains
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • 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: 20
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    Feed
    Feed
  • by M.T. Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2002)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Thing about Jellyfish, The
    The Thing about Jellyfish
  • by Ali Benjamin
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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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: 19
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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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    Okay for Now
    Okay for Now
  • by Gary D. Schmidt
  • 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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    Long Way From Chicago, A
    A Long Way From Chicago
  • by Richard Peck
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
  • by Jack Gantos
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Thing about Luck, The
    The Thing about Luck
  • by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2013)
    Asian/Pacific American Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Sun Is Also a Star, The
    The Sun Is Also a Star
  • by Nicola Yoon
  • 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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    Bone Gap
    Bone Gap
  • by Laura Ruby
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2015)
    Norton Award (Finalist, 2015)
    Printz Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Nimona
    Nimona
  • by Noelle Stevenson
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Ship Breaker
    Ship Breaker
  • by Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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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 Notable Books (Commended, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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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: 16
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    Endangered
    Endangered
  • by Eliot Schrefer
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    American Street
    American Street
  • by Ibi Zoboi
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
    Américas Award (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Sold
    Sold
  • by Patricia McCormick
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Tiger Rising, The
    The Tiger Rising
  • by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Sheban
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, The: Volume I, The Pox Party
    The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume I, The Pox Party
  • by M.T. Anderson
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2006)
    BGHB Awards (Winner, 2007)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Far Far Away
    Far Far Away
  • by Tom McNeal
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, The
    The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
  • by Kathi Appelt and Jennifer Bricking
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Never Fall Down
    Never Fall Down
  • by Patricia McCormick
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
    Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
  • by Deborah Heiligman
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    American Plague, An: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
    An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
  • by Jim Murphy
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Penderwicks, The: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
    The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
  • by Jeanne Birdsall
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2005)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    House of the Scorpion, The
    The House of the Scorpion
  • by Nancy Farmer
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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