YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2021
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2010 -- honoring the best nonfiction book published for young adults
Sponsored by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

- 1,139 Resources including
- 88 Videos
- 94 Book Readings
- 75 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 60 book results



The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Finalist, 2015)
38 Resources14 Awards



The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Finalist, 2015)
32 Resources13 Awards

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
(Finalist, 2016)
32 Resources9 Awards

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Winner, 2013)
31 Resources11 Awards




Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Winner, 2016)
26 Resources12 Awards

Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
(Finalist, 2017)
25 Resources4 Awards

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
(Finalist, 2018)
25 Resources9 Awards


Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
(Finalist, 2014)
23 Resources8 Awards


The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery
(Winner, 2012)
22 Resources6 Awards

Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2018)
22 Resources4 Awards

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Finalist, 2018)
22 Resources9 Awards

Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2012)
21 Resources4 Awards


All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Finalist, 2021)
21 Resources7 Awards

Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship
(Finalist, 2020)
20 Resources7 Awards


The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
by Neal Bascomb
(Winner, 2014)
18 Resources6 Awards

In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, 4 Presidents, & 5 Black Lives
(Finalist, 2017)
18 Resources5 Awards



Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
(Finalist, 2010)
17 Resources5 Awards

They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
(Finalist, 2011)
17 Resources8 Awards


The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
by John Hendrix
(Finalist, 2019)
17 Resources6 Awards

The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum
by Candace Fleming and Ray Fenwick
(Finalist, 2010)
16 Resources3 Awards


How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Finalist, 2021)
15 Resources6 Awards

The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan
(Finalist, 2021)
15 Resources2 Awards

Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (with a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
by Sue Macy
(Finalist, 2012)
14 Resources3 Awards

Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
(Finalist, 2012)
14 Resources4 Awards

Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business - And Won!
(Finalist, 2015)
13 Resources4 Awards





A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
(Finalist, 2020)
12 Resources3 Awards

You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People
(Finalist, 2021)
12 Resources3 Awards
