Seven Winter Holiday Books That Are Not About Christmas
        

                  Steve Sheinkin Returns! A Deep Dive Into the Fallout| A Fuse #8 Production

Odyssey Award

Children

Boogie Boogie, Y’all produced by HarperAudio/Katherine Tegen Books. The book is written and narrated by C. G. Esperanza.    

Young Adults

When You Look Like Us produced by HarperAudio/Quill Tree Books. The book is written by Pamela N. Harris and narrated by Preston Butler III.

Honor Audiobooks

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Laurie Ann Thompson and narrated by Adjoa Andoh

I Talk Like a River produced by Dreamscape Media, written and narrated by Jordan Scott

Perfectly Parvin produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Olivia Abtahi and narrated by Mitra Jouhari

Stonewall Book Award

Children

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist: Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite Books Read in 2021
Best Middle Grade Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
Longlist Announced for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Review of the Day: Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff | A Fuse #8 Production

Young Adult

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

A Year of Amazing Contenders | Pondering Printz
2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced
A Graphic Novel, Fantasy Debut, and More | Pondering Printz
SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite 2021 Best Books Covers
Best Young Adult Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
2021 National Book Award Winner Malinda Lo: “Don’t Let Them Erase Us”
Longlist Announced for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Book Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo | Teen Librarian Toolbox

Honor Books

Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Grandad’s Camper written and illustrated by Harry Woodgate 

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Fox at Night, written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor

Honor Books 

Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends, written and illustrated by Norm Feuti

I Hop, written and illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Nothing Fits a Dinosaur, written and illustrated by Jonathan Fenske 

William C. Morris Award

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced
A Graphic Novel, Fantasy Debut, and More | Pondering Printz
2022 Morris Award Finalists Announced
Best Young Adult Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
In Their Own Words: What Angeline Boulley, Eric Gansworth, and Darcie Little Badger Want You to Know

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow

The Sydney Taylor Book Award

Picture Book

Gold Medalist

The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illus. by Sean Rubin

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Silver Medalists

            Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis

            Dear Mr. Dickens by Nancy Churnin, illus. by Bethany Stancliffe

            The Christmas Mitzvah by Jeff Gottesfeld, illus. by Michelle Laurentia Agatha 

Seven Winter Holiday Books That Are Not About Christmas

Middle Grades

Gold Medalist

How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

           Silver Medalists

The Genius Under the Table: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
The Genius Under the Table: A Cover Reveal and Q&A with Eugene Yelchin | A Fuse #8 Production

Linked by Gordon Korman 

Young Adult

Gold Medalist

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
           Bringing The City Beautiful to Life, a guest post by Aden Polydoros | Teen Librarian Toolbox

Silver Medalist 

The Last Words We Said by Leah Scheier

Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart, illus. by Manuel Preitano

The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds 

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

Picture Book

Watercress illus. by Jason Chin, written by Andrea Wang,

           THE FINAL FIVE: Heavy Medal Mock Newbery 2022 Contenders
           First Books About Grief and Loss | Milestones
           Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Finalist- Watercress by Andrea Wang
           SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite Quotes from 2021 Best Books
           Best Picture Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
           Watercress Part 1: Colby talks to Author Andrea Wang | The Yarn
           Watercress Part 2: Travis Talks with Illustrator Jason Chin | The Yarn

Honor Book

           A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang

Children’s Literature

Amina’s Song by Hena Khan
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Honor Book     

Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
Book Review: Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh | Teen Librarian Toolbox

Youth Literature

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

A Year of Amazing Contenders | Pondering Printz
2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced
A Graphic Novel, Fantasy Debut, and More | Pondering Printz
SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite 2021 Best Books Covers
Best Young Adult Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
2021 National Book Award Winner Malinda Lo: “Don’t Let Them Erase Us”
Longlist Announced for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Book Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo | Teen Librarian Toolbox

Honor Book

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

Asian American #OwnVoices: Artfully Narrated Middle Grade, YA, and Crossover Audiobooks
Five Finalists Named for 2020 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature
2021 Walter Awards Go To  and 
SLJ’s Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Finalists
18 Novels for Teens That Blow the Dust Off History

American Indian Youth Literature Awards

Picture Book

Herizon by Daniel W. Vandever [Diné], illustrated by Corey Begay [Diné]

Honor Books

Diné Bich’eekę Yishłeeh [Diné Bizaad]/Becoming Miss Navajo [English] by Jolyana Begay-Kroupa [Diné], designed by Corey Begay [Diné]

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Gold Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell [Cherokee], illus. by Natasha Donovan [Métis]

Learning My Rights with Mousewoman by Morgan Asoyuf [Ts’msyen]

I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillet-Sumner [Cree and Trinidadian], illus. by Michaela Goade [Tlingit & Haida]

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell [Cherokee], illus. by Frané Lessac

Middle Grade Book

Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young [Diné], cover art by Shonto Begay [Diné]
             In Their Own Words: What Cynthia Leitich Smith and Brian Young Want You to Know

Honor Books

Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector by Diane Wilson [Dakota], illus. by Tashia Hart [Red Lake Anishinaabe]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day by Katrina M. Phillips [Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe], illus. by Tashia Hart

Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley [Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe], illus. by Tara Audibert [Wolastoqey]

2022 Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards Announced
Best Chapter Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
In Their Own Words: What Native Author Dawn Quigley Wants You to Know

Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor by Jessica Engelking [White Earth Band of Ojibwe], illust. by Tashia Hart

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day [Upper Skagit], cover art by Michaela Goade [Tlingit and Haida] 

22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
In Their Own Words: What Christine Day and Andrea L. Rogers Want You to Know

Young Adult Book

Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth [Onondaga], cover art by Filip Peraić 

22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
13 Biographies and Memoirs for Older Readers That Amplify Unheard Voices
In Their Own Words: What Angeline Boulley, Eric Gansworth, and Darcie Little Badger Want You to Know
Underdog Titles That Could Take the Prize | Pondering Printz
Strategies for Teaching Seven Native-Centered Books to K-12 Students 
How Native Writers Talk Story: Honoring Authentic Voices in Books for Young People
Longlist Revealed: 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literatur
SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Longlisters

Honor Books

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger [Lipan Apache Tribe], cover art and illustrations by Rovina Cai

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley [Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians], cover art by Moses Lunham [Ojibway and Chippewa]

2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced
A Graphic Novel, Fantasy Debut, and More | Pondering Printz
2022 Morris Award Finalists Announced
Best Young Adult Books 2021 | SLJ Best Books
22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
In Their Own Words: What Angeline Boulley, Eric Gansworth, and Darcie Little Badger Want You to Know

Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline [Métis Nation of Ontario], cover art by Stephen Gladue [Fishing Lake Métis Settlement]

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene [Cherokee Nation], illus. by Ciara Sana [Chamoru]

22 Titles for Native American Heritage Month
13 Biographies and Memoirs for Older Readers That Amplify Unheard Voices

Soldiers Unknown by Chag Lowry [Yurok, Maidu and Achumawi], illus. by Rahsan Ekedal

Alex Awards 

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

The Library of the Dead by T.L Huchu

How Lucky by Will Leitch

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser

Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe

Malice by Heather Walter