Youth Media Awards

Speak

Speak
ByLaurie Halse Anderson

1999 • 477 Readers • 212 pages 4

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
ByIbram X. Kendi,Jason Reynolds

2020 • 173 Readers • 320 pages 4.4

Strange the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer
ByLaini Taylor

2016 • 643 Readers • 544 pages 4.3

Surviving the City

Surviving the City
ByTasha Spillett

2019 • 15 Readers • 56 pages 3.9

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

2017 • 66 Readers • 320 pages 3.8

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

2014 • 8 Readers • 40 pages 4.8

The Astonishing Color of After

2018 • 154 Readers • 480 pages 4.1

The Beast Player

The Beast Player
ByNahoko Uehashi

2006 • 55 Readers • 352 pages 4.3

The Black Flamingo

2019 • 132 Readers • 176 pages 4.1

The Black Kids

The Black Kids
ByChristina Hammonds Reed

29 Readers 3.8

The Book Itch

The Book Itch
ByVaunda Micheaux Nelson

2015 • 1 Reader • 32 pages 3

The Book Thief

The Book Thief
ByMarkus Zusak

2005 • 2,173 Readers • 552 pages 4.3

The Cat I Never Named

The Cat I Never Named
ByAmra Sabic-El-Rayess,Laura Sullivan

2020 • 8 Readers • 384 pages 4.5

The Crossover

The Crossover
ByKwame Alexander

2014 • 25 Readers • 253 pages 4.1

The Family Romanov

The Family Romanov
ByCandace Fleming

2014 • 20 Readers • 304 pages 4.5

The First Part Last

The First Part Last
ByAngela Johnson

2003 • 3 Readers • 144 pages 3.5

The Fourteenth Goldfish

The Fourteenth Goldfish
ByJennifer L. Holm

2014 • 22 Readers 3.8

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

2017 • 443 Readers • 10h 47m 3.9

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

2016 • 326 Readers • 400 pages 4.1

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give
ByAngie Thomas

2017 • 941 Readers • 444 pages 4.5

The House of the Scorpion

2002 • 139 Readers 3.9

The Inquisitor's Tale

The Inquisitor's Tale
ByAdam Gidwitz

2016 • 20 Readers • 363 pages 4

Cover 2

2008 • 8 Readers • 561 pages 3.7

The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys
ByColson Whitehead

2019 • 477 Readers • 210 pages 4.2

The Poet X

The Poet X
ByElizabeth Acevedo

3 • 326 Readers • 368 pages 4.4

The Port Chicago 50

The Port Chicago 50
BySteve Sheinkin

2014 • 9 Readers 4.3

The Pox Party

The Pox Party
ByM. T. Anderson

2011 • 46 Readers 3.8

The Right Word

The Right Word
ByJen Bryant

2014 • 5 Readers • 40 pages 3.3

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh

2020 • 4 Readers • 384 pages 4.5

The Serpent King

The Serpent King
ByJeff Zentner

2016 • 47 Readers • 384 pages 4

The Skin I'm In

The Skin I'm In
BySharon G. Flake

1998 • 15 Readers • 176 pages 4

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

2019 • 55 Readers • 312 pages 3.9

The Sun is Also a Star

2016 • 350 Readers • 439 pages 4

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

2015 • 12 Readers • 246 pages 3.3

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

2018 • 12 Readers • 112 pages 4.4

The War That Saved My Life

The War That Saved My Life
ByKimberly Brubaker Bradley

2015 • 94 Readers • 336 pages 4.5

They All Saw A Cat

They All Saw A Cat
ByBrendan Wenzel

2016 • 12 Readers • 44 pages 4.1

They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy
ByGeorge Takei,Justin Eisinger,+1 more

2019 • 199 Readers • 208 pages 4.6

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

2019 • 34 Readers • 384 pages 3.7

This Day in June

This Day in June
ByGayle E. Pitman

2013 • 3 Readers • 40 pages 3

This One Summer

This One Summer
ByMariko Tamaki

2014 • 221 Readers 3.5

Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty
ByTroy Andrews

2015 • 4 Readers • 40 pages 4.5

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
ByLynda Blackmon Lowery,Elspeth Leacock,+1 more

2015 • 3 Readers • 127 pages 5

Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

2017 • 1 Reader • 112 pages 5

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
ByCarole Boston Weatherford

2015 • 4 Readers • 56 pages 4.7

Waiting

Waiting
ByKevin Henkes

2015 • 4 Readers • 32 pages 4

We Are Not Free

We Are Not Free
ByTraci Chee

2020 • 64 Readers • 401 pages 4.4

We Are Not from Here

We Are Not from Here
ByJenny Torres Sanchez

2021 • 15 Readers • 370 pages 4.7

We Are Okay

We Are Okay
ByNina LaCour

2017 • 262 Readers • 234 pages 3.9

With the Fire on High

With the Fire on High
ByElizabeth Acevedo

2019 • 262 Readers • 416 pages 4.4

Woven in Moonlight

Woven in Moonlight
ByIsabel Ibañez

2020 • 104 Readers • 400 pages 3.3

X

X
ByKekla Magoon

2015 • 13 Readers • 348 pages 3.3

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

2013 • 15 Readers • 272 pages 4

You Should See Me in a Crown

2020 • 154 Readers • 188 pages 4