WINNER

Mildred D. Taylor

WINNER

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

HONOR BOOKS

Pet by Akwaeka Emezi

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy

 

YOUNG CHILDREN’S WINNER

Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael Lopez

HONOR BOOK

A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey

 

MIDDLE GRADE WINNER

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

HONOR BOOK

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

 

YA WINNER

Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein

HONOR BOOK

The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder

HONOR BOOKS

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Millard

Birdsong by Julie Flett

At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorrell, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorrell, illustrated by Frane Lessac

Raven Makes the Aleutians illustrated by Janine Gibbons

 

MIDDLE GRADE WINNER

Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis

HONOR BOOKS

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

The Grizzly Mother by Brett D. Huson, illustrated by Natasha Donovan

 

YA WINNER

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

HONOR BOOKS

Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett

Reawakening Our Ancestors Lines by Angela Hovak Johnston, photographs by Cora Devos and Meta Antolin

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by Debbie Reese

Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

The Book Rescuer by Sue Macy

HONORS

Gittel’s Journey by Leslea Newman

The Key from Spain by Debbie Levy

 

MIDDLE GRADE WINNER

White Bird by R. J, Palacio

HONORS

Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Games of Deception by Andrew Maraniss

 

TEEN WINNER

Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

HONORS

Dissenter on the Bench by Victoria Ortiz

Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson

HONOR BOOK

Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

CHILDREN’S LIT AWARD

Stargazing by Jen Wang

HONOR BOOK

I’m OK by Patti Kim

YA AWARD

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

HONOR BOOK

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia has announced the winners of the 2019 Freeman Book Awards. The awards honor East and Southeast Asian titles for children and young adults. The award is sponsored by the NCTA, the Committee on Teaching about Asia of the Association for Asian Studies, and Asia for Educators at Columbia University. Here are the winners:

WINNER CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith, illustrated by Rachel Wada

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Kana Urbanowicz

The Moose of Ewenki by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, illustrated by Jiu Er

When Spring Comes to the DMZ by Uk-Bae Lee

 

WINNERS YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERATURE

All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman

A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman

 

WINNERS YOUNG ADULT/HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE

The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Indigo Girl by Suzanne Kermit