American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2006-2022
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)
- 1,267 Resources including
- 112 Videos
- 103 Book Readings
- 104 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 75 book results
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
46 Resources14 Awards
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Honor, 2022)
39 Resources10 Awards
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
37 Resources8 Awards
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2008, Rescinded, 2018)
35 Resources7 Awards
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Honor, 2020)
34 Resources7 Awards
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall, III and Jim Yellowhawk
(Winner, 2016)
23 Resources6 Awards
I Sang You Down from the Stars
by Tasha Spillett and Michaela Goade
(Honor, 2022)
23 Resources6 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Winner, 2018)
22 Resources9 Awards
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
(Honor, 2016)
21 Resources6 Awards
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges
(Winner, 2008)
19 Resources6 Awards
How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
(Winner, 2014)
16 Resources5 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)
16 Resources2 Awards
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
by S.D. Nelson
(Honor, 2016)
15 Resources7 Awards
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
(Honor, 2012)
14 Resources4 Awards
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
(Winner, 2008)
13 Resources2 Awards
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and Ellen Beier
(Winner, 2012)
13 Resources4 Awards
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present
by Adrienne Keene and Ciara Sana
(Honor, 2022)
12 Resources2 Awards
