American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2006-2018
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2006 -- honoring books by and about American Indians
Sponsored by American Indian Library Association (AILA)
- 429 Resources including
- 27 Videos
- 42 Book Readings
- 52 Lesson Plans
- View List's Text Complexity
Showing 1-43 of 43 book results
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney(Rescinded, 2018 Winner, 2008)
30 Resources5 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy(Winner, 2018)
19 Resources6 Awards
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall, III and Jim Yellowhawk(Winner, 2016)
19 Resources3 Awards
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu(Honor, 2016)
16 Resources4 Awards
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges(Winner, 2008)
15 Resources4 Awards
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola(Winner, 2008)
14 Resources2 Awards
How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle(Winner, 2014)
13 Resources3 Awards
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson(Honor, 2012)
13 Resources3 Awards
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology
by Richard Van Camp, David Alexander Robertson, Hope Nicholson, and Darcie Little Badger(Honor, 2018)
12 Resources1 Award
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
by S.D. Nelson(Honor, 2016)
10 Resources5 Awards
Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuit to Play in the NHL
by Melanie Florence(Honor, 2012)
8 Resources1 Award
Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Ji-Gikinoo'amaageng
by Anton Treuer and Wesley Ballinger(Honor, 2012)
7 Resources1 Award
Caribou Song / Ateek Oonagamoon
by Tomson Highway and John Rombough(Winner, 2014)
6 Resources1 Award
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and Ellen Beier(Winner, 2012)
6 Resources1 Award
Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me: A Novel
by Lurline Wailana McGregor(Winner, 2010)
6 Resources1 Award
Kohala Kuamo'o: Nae'ole's Race to Save a King
by Kekauleleana'ole Kawai'aea and Aaron Kawai'ae'a(Honor, 2012)
5 Resources1 Award
Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
by Adam Fortunate Eagle(Winner, 2012)
5 Resources1 Award
Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma
by Genevieve Simermeyer and Katherine Fogden(Winner, 2010)
4 Resources1 Award
Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story
by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Sam Sandoval(Winner, 2006)
3 Resources1 Award
Mohala Mai'o Hau: How Hau Became Hau'ula
by Robert Lono Ikuwa and Matthew Kawika Ortiz(Honor, 2012)
2 Resources1 Award
I'm Dreaming of... Animals of the Native Northwest
by Melaney Gleeson-Lyall(Honor, 2018)
1 Resource1 Award