YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2010 -- honoring the best nonfiction book published for young adults
- 1,575 Resources including
- 162 Videos
- 137 Book Readings
- 121 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 80 book results
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Finalist, 2021)
46 Resources18 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Finalist, 2015)
39 Resources15 Awards
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Winner, 2023)
35 Resources12 Awards
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
(Finalist, 2016)
34 Resources10 Awards
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Winner, 2013)
33 Resources10 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
(Finalist, 2022)
33 Resources9 Awards
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Finalist, 2015)
30 Resources13 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)
30 Resources11 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Winner, 2016)
27 Resources13 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)
27 Resources3 Awards
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
(Finalist, 2018)
26 Resources9 Awards
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
(Finalist, 2022)
26 Resources4 Awards
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
by Thien Pham
(Finalist, 2024)
25 Resources12 Awards
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
(Finalist, 2014)
24 Resources10 Awards
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
(Finalist, 2017)
23 Resources4 Awards
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
(Winner, 2024)
22 Resources5 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Finalist, 2018)
21 Resources10 Awards
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
by Neal Bascomb
(Winner, 2014)
20 Resources6 Awards
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2018)
20 Resources5 Awards
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
(Finalist, 2023)
20 Resources7 Awards
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge
(Finalist, 2024)
20 Resources8 Awards
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
(Finalist, 2011)
19 Resources9 Awards
Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2012)
19 Resources5 Awards
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship
(Finalist, 2020)
19 Resources6 Awards
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery
(Winner, 2012)
18 Resources5 Awards
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, & Five Black Lives
(Finalist, 2017)
18 Resources5 Awards
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People
(Finalist, 2021)
18 Resources3 Awards
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
(Finalist, 2010)
17 Resources5 Awards
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
by John Hendrix
(Finalist, 2019)
17 Resources5 Awards
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
by Ariel Henley
(Finalist, 2023)
17 Resources5 Awards
Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town That Looked Away
(Finalist, 2025)
17 Resources6 Awards
