These ALA awards celebrate the best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians and Alaska Natives. The awards are given out in even calendar years. The awards cover three age groups and have winners of honor books:

BEST PICTURE BOOK

WINNER

Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee Nation), illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation)

HONOR BOOKS

Braided Roots by Pasha Westbrook (Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Freedman), illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation)

Fierce Aunties! by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan and Hidatsa and Tsimshian), illustrated by Steph Littlebird (Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes)

For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation), illustrated by Adriana Garcia

Raven’s Ribbons by Tasha Spillett (Cree and Trinidadian), illustrated by Daniel Ramirez (Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan) 

We Weave by Daniel W. Vandever (Navajo and Irish), illustrated by Deonoveigh Mitchell (Navajo and Black American)

BEST MIDDLE GRADE

WINNER

Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan (Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation) 

HONOR BOOKS

Jo Jo Makoons: The Super-Scary Sleepover by Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe), illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoquey/French)

Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival by Trina Rathgeber (Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation), illustrated by Alina Pete (Little Pine First Nation) and Jillian Dolan (Kapawe’no Cree First Nation) 

Outfoxed by Elise McMullen-Ciotti (Cherokee Nation)

Red Bird Danced written by Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) 

The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa (Anishinaabe)

The Summer of the Bone Horses by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), illustrated by Steph Littlebird (Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes) 

BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK

WINNER

Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation) 

HONOR BOOKS

Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache), illustrated by Rovina Cai

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) 

Super Indian, Volume Three by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma)

The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs (Kanyen’keha) 

Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer (Ojibwe)

Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries, this award honors outstanding books for children and teens that portray the Jewish experience. Medals are given for three age categories. Here are the recipients:

GOLD MEDALIST FOR PICTURE BOOK

Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset by Suzy Ultman

SILVER MEDALISTS FOR PICTURE BOOK

The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah by Lauren Snyder, illustrated by Leanne Hatch

The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illustrated by Selina Alko

My Body Can by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Alexandra Colombo

GOLD MEDALIST FOR MIDDLE GRADE BOOK

Neshama by Marcella Pixley

SILVER MEDALIST FOR MIDDLE GRADE BOOK

Beinoni by Mari Lowe

GOLD MEDALIST FOR YOUNG ADULT BOOK

D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. by Abby White 

SILVER MEDALIST FOR YOUNG ADULT BOOK

The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor

This ALA award is for the best nonfiction for teens written the year before. Here is the winner and the finalists:

WINNER

Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming

FINALISTS

American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad That Haunted a Nation by Barb Rosenstock

White House Secrets: Medical Lies and Cover-Ups by Gail Jarrow

White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History by Ann Bausum

A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura

The Morris Award is given for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.

WINNER

All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

FINALISTS

First Love Language by Stefany Valentine

Love, Misha by Askel Aden

Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam

You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne

The Stonewall Book Awards are given to works of exceptional merit relating to LGBTQIA+ experience. The awards are given in two age groups. Here are the winners and honor books for each:

STONEWALL BOOK AWARDS – MIKE MORGAN AND LARRY ROMANS CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD

WINNER

Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta

HONOR BOOKS

Call Me Gray by Andrew Larsen and Bells Larsen, illustrated by Tallulah Fontaine

The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell

Ollie in Between by Jess Callans

Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver by Sara Holly Ackerman, illustrated by Naoko Stoop

STONEWALL BOOK AWARDS – MIKE MORGAN AND LARRY ROMANS YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARD

WINNER

One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller

HONOR BOOKS

Devils Like Us by L. T. Thompson

He’s So Possessed with Me by Corey Liu

Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart by Sarah Miller

Sometimes the Girl by Jennifer Mason-Black

The Odyssey Award is given by ALA to the best audiobooks. The award is given in two age categories:

ODYSSEY AWARD FOR CHILDREN

Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story, produced by Arnie Cardillo and Debra Cardillo for Live Oak Media, written by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Joseph Erb and narrated by the author and a full cast.

ODYSSEY AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULTS

Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, produced by Iris McElroy and Juan García Ticoulat for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written and illustrated by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett and narrated by the authors and a full cast.

ODYSSEY HONOR AUDIOBOOKS

The Dead of Summer, produced by Zane Birdwell and Paul Gagne for Scholastic Audio, written by Ryan La Sala and narrated by the author and a full cast

Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, produced by Sydney Mathieu of Eljin Productions, Inc. for Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith and narrated by a full cast

Soundtrack, produced by Dan Zitt and Brian Ramcharan for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Jason Reynolds and narrated by a full cast

Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen, produced by Iris McElroy and Olivia Langen for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written and narrated by James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea.

The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given for the most distinguished beginning reader book. Here is the winner and the three honor books:

WINNER

Stop That Mop! by Jonathan Fenske

HONOR BOOKS

Earl and Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli

I Like Hoops by Juwanda G. Ford, illustrated by Jada Jeni Bennett

The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel by Michael Rex

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is given for the most distinguished informational book for children published the year before. Here is the medal winner and the five honor books:

WINNER

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

HONOR BOOKS

At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Erin Entrada Kelly

Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris, illustrated by Gordon C. James

The History of We by Nikkolas Smith

Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide by Pablo Leon

A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura

The Mildred L. Batchelder Award goes to an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States. Here is the winning book and the four honor books:

WINNER

Croco by Azul López

HONOR BOOKS

The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova

From Memen to Mori by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Picking Tea with Baba by Xu Bin, illustrated by Yu Yin

Pilgrim Codex by Vivian Mansour, illustrated by Emmanuel Valtierra