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Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2019

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2019

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2016 -- honoring books that feature a diverse main character or address diversity in a meaningful way

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 35 Videos
  • 27 Book Readings
  • 32 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 386 resources

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Long Way Down
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    March Book Three
    March Book Three
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    All American Boys
    All American Boys
  • by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Poet X, The
    The Poet X
  • by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
    Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Night Diary, The
    The Night Diary
  • by Veera Hiranandani
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Ghost Boys
    Ghost Boys
  • by Jewell Parker Rhodes
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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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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    X: A Novel
    X: A Novel
  • by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Astonishing Color of After, The
    The Astonishing Color of After
  • by Emily X.R. Pan
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    You Bring the Distant Near
    You Bring the Distant Near
  • by Mitali Perkins
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
    Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
  • by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Forest World
    Forest World
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Monday's Not Coming
    Monday's Not Coming
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson
    • Walter Dean Myers Award (Honor, 2019)
    CSK Book Awards (Winner, 2019)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Disappeared
    Disappeared
  • by Francisco X. Stork
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
    They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
  • by David Bowles
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    If I Was Your Girl
    If I Was Your Girl
  • by Meredith Russo
    • Walter Dean Myers Award (Honor, 2017)
    Quick Picks (Commended, 2017)
    Stonewall Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Watched
    Watched
  • by Marina Budhos
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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