Youth Media Awards 2026Like this list

100 items

• All the Blues in the Sky

  Watson, Renée,

  Add All the Blues in the Sky to your for later shelf

  Kids' fiction. Newberry Medal winner for children's writing.

• Fireworks

  Burgess, Matthew,

  Add Fireworks to your for later shelf

  Picture book. Caldecott Medal winner for children's illustration.

• Legendary Frybread Drive-in

  Intertribal Stories

  Add Legendary Frybread Drive-in to your for later shelf

  Young adult short stories. Printz Award winner for young adult writing. American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Award winner.

• Will's Race for Home

  a Western

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

  Add Will's Race for Home to your for later shelf

  Kids' fiction. Coretta Scott King Author Award winner for African-American writers.

• The Library in the Woods

  Ramsey, Calvin A.,

  Add The Library in the Woods to your for later shelf

  Picture book. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner. Coretta Scott King Author honor book.

• Under the Neon Lights

  Vinson, Arriel,

  Add Under the Neon Lights to your for later shelf

  Young adult fiction. King/Steptoe New Talent Award winner.

• Wanda Hears the Stars

  a Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe

  Hansen, Amy,

  Add Wanda Hears the Stars to your for later shelf

  Non-fiction picture book. Schneider Children's Award winner for literature about the disability experience.

• Where Only Storms Grow

  Colman, Alyssa,

  Add Where Only Storms Grow to your for later shelf

  Kids' fiction. Schneider Middle Grade Award winner.

• Whale Eyes

  a Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen

  Robinson, James (Filmmaker),

  Add Whale Eyes to your for later shelf

  Young adult non-fiction. Schneider Young Adult Award winner.

• Croco

  López, Azul, 1991-

  Add Croco to your for later shelf

  Picture book. Batchelder award winner for literature translated to English.

• The Pecan Sheller

  Ruiz-Flores, Lupe,

  Add The Pecan Sheller to your for later shelf

  Kids' fiction. Pura Belpré Children's Author Award winner for Latine writers.

• Popo the Xolo

  Lopez, Paloma Angelina,

  Add Popo the Xolo to your for later shelf

  Picture book. Pura Belpré Illustration Award winner.

• On the Wings of La Noche

  Torres, Vanessa L.,

  Add On the Wings of La Noche to your for later shelf

  Young adult fiction. Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award winner.

• Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa

  Join the Quest With Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

  Fajardo, Sara Andrea,

  Add Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa to your for later shelf

  Non-fiction picture book. Siebert Award winner for non-fiction.

• Halfway to Somewhere

  Pimienta, Jose,

  Add Halfway to Somewhere to your for later shelf

  Kids' graphic novel. Stonewall/Morgan&Romans Children's Award winner for GLBTQ+ literature.

• One of the Boys

  Zeller, Victoria,

  Add One of the Boys to your for later shelf

  Young adult fiction. Stonewall/Morgan&Romans Young Adult Award winner.

• Stop That Mop!

  Fenske, Jonathan,

  Add Stop That Mop! to your for later shelf

  Early Reader. Theodor Seuss Giesel Award winner for books for beginning readers.

• All the Noise at Once

  Davis, DeAndra,

  Add All the Noise at Once to your for later shelf

  Young adult fiction. Morris Award winner for a debut author for young adults.

• Death in the Jungle

  Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

  Fleming, Candace,

  Add Death in the Jungle to your for later shelf

  Young adult non-fiction. Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults winner.

• Chooch Helped

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

  Add Chooch Helped to your for later shelf

  Picture book. American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Award winner. (Also won the Caldecott medal last year; the American Indian Youth Literature awards are only given every other year.)