Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
A compilation of resources for the titles recognized in the most recent year from 112 national book awards and distinctions.

- 21,708 Resources including
- 2,394 Videos
- 1,237 Book Readings
- 1,223 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 1,780 book results


Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Winner, 2022)
71 Resources23 Awards







Blackout
by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, and Angie Thomas
(Selection, 2022)
48 Resources5 Awards



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



They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Selection, 2022)
43 Resources9 Awards


The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Commended, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Honor, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul, and Rachelle Baker
(Commended, 2022)
42 Resources6 Awards




Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
41 Resources9 Awards

Run Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell
(Winner, 2022)
41 Resources5 Awards





Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
(Commended, 2022)
39 Resources11 Awards

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Winner, 2022)
38 Resources10 Awards

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff
(Winner, 2022)
38 Resources4 Awards


I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Finalist, 2023)
38 Resources9 Awards

Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2022)
37 Resources9 Awards



No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2022)
36 Resources11 Awards

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Winner, 2022)
36 Resources13 Awards


Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2022)
35 Resources13 Awards

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith
(Honor, 2022)
35 Resources12 Awards

Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Honor, 2022)
34 Resources11 Awards

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar
(Selection, 2022)
34 Resources8 Awards



From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Selection, 2022)
34 Resources9 Awards