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Youth Media Awards 2021!

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The list below features medal winners and honors from the 2021 Youth Media Awards, focused on readers ages 0-12. For the Teen list, click here.

To learn more about the ALA Youth Media Awards, visit the full list on their website, here. 

When You Trap a Tiger: Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal Cover Image

When You Trap a Tiger: Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal (Hardcover)

By Tae Keller
$16.99
ISBN: 9781524715700
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - January 28th, 2020
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A Wish in the Dark Cover Image

A Wish in the Dark (Hardcover)

By Christina Soontornvat
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536204940
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Published: Candlewick - March 24th, 2020
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom Cover Image

BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Michele Wood (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780763691561
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Published: Candlewick - April 14th, 2020
Fighting Words Cover Image

Fighting Words (Hardcover)

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984815682
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Published: Dial Books - August 11th, 2020
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team Cover Image

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team (Hardcover)

By Christina Soontornvat
$24.99
ISBN: 9781536209457
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Published: Candlewick - October 13th, 2020
We Dream of Space Cover Image

We Dream of Space (Hardcover)

By Erin Entrada Kelly
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062747303
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Published: Greenwillow Books - May 5th, 2020
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We Are Water Protectors Cover Image

We Are Water Protectors (Hardcover)

By Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250203557
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - March 17th, 2020
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart Cover Image

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart (Hardcover)

By Zetta Elliott, Noa Denmon (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780374307417
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - July 21st, 2020
The Cat Man of Aleppo Cover Image

The Cat Man of Aleppo (Hardcover)

By Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984813787
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - April 14th, 2020
Me & Mama Cover Image

Me & Mama (Hardcover)

By Cozbi A. Cabrera, Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534454217
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Published: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f - August 25th, 2020
Outside In Cover Image

Outside In (Hardcover)

By Deborah Underwood, Cindy Derby (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781328866820
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Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - April 14th, 2020
Before the Ever After Cover Image

Before the Ever After (Hardcover)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399545436
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 1st, 2020
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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come Cover Image

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Hardcover)

By Mildred D. Taylor
$19.99
ISBN: 9780399257308
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - January 7th, 2020
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King and the Dragonflies Cover Image

King and the Dragonflies (Hardcover)

By Kacen Callender
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338129335
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press - February 4th, 2020
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box Cover Image

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box (Hardcover)

By Evette Dionne
$19.99
ISBN: 9780451481542
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - April 21st, 2020
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul Cover Image

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534452282
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 25th, 2020
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration Cover Image

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration (Hardcover)

By Samara Cole Doyon, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780884487975
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tilbury House Publishers - January 7th, 2020
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Cover Image

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks (Hardcover)

By Suzanne Slade, Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781419734113
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - April 7th, 2020
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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) Cover Image

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) (Hardcover)

By Daniel Nayeri
$17.99
ISBN: 9781646140008
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Levine Querido - August 25th, 2020
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat (World of ¡Vamos!) Cover Image

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat (World of ¡Vamos!) (Hardcover)

By III Raúl the Third
$14.99
ISBN: 9781328557049
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Versify - March 24th, 2020
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello Cover Image

Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (Hardcover)

By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780892394234
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Published: Children's Book Press (CA) - August 18th, 2020
Efrén Divided Cover Image

Efrén Divided (Hardcover)

By Ernesto Cisneros
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062881687
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Quill Tree Books - March 31st, 2020
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez Cover Image

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez (Hardcover)

By Adrianna Cuevas
$16.99
ISBN: 9780374313609
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - July 21st, 2020
Lupe Wong Won't Dance Cover Image

Lupe Wong Won't Dance (Hardcover)

By Donna Barba Higuera
$17.99
ISBN: 9781646140039
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Levine Querido - September 8th, 2020
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist Cover Image

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist (Hardcover)

By Julie Leung, Chris Sasaki (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781524771874
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 5-7 Days
Published: Schwartz & Wade - September 24th, 2019
Danbi Leads the School Parade Cover Image

Danbi Leads the School Parade (Hardcover)

By Anna Kim, Anna Kim (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780451478894
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2020
Prairie Lotus Cover Image

Prairie Lotus (Hardcover)

By Linda Sue Park
$16.99
ISBN: 9781328781505
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarion Books - March 3rd, 2020
I Talk Like a River Cover Image

I Talk Like a River (Hardcover)

By Jordan Scott, Sydney Smith (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823445592
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Neal Porter Books - September 1st, 2020
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything Cover Image

All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Hardcover)

By Annette Bay Pimentel, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins (Foreword by), Nabi Ali (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781492688976
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Published: Sourcebooks Explore - March 10th, 2020
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin Cover Image

Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin (Hardcover)

By Tracy Newman, Abigail Halpin (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419741104
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - May 12th, 2020
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Show Me a Sign Cover Image

Show Me a Sign (Hardcover)

By Ann Clare LeZotte
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338255812
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press - March 3rd, 2020
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! Cover Image

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! (Hardcover)

By Sarah Kapit
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525554189
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 5-7 Days
Published: Dial Books - February 25th, 2020
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When Stars Are Scattered Cover Image

When Stars Are Scattered (Paperback)

By Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator), Iman Geddy (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780525553908
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dial Books - April 14th, 2020
Telephone Tales Cover Image

Telephone Tales (Hardcover)

By Gianni Rodari, Valerio Vidali (Illustrator), Anthony Shugaar (Translator)
$27.95
ISBN: 9781592702848
Availability: Not available to order
Published: Enchanted Lion Books - September 8th, 2020
Catherine's War Cover Image

Catherine's War (Paperback)

By Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel (Illustrator), Ivanka Hahnenberger (Translated by)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062915597
Availability: Not available to order
Published: HarperAlley - January 21st, 2020
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera Cover Image

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (Hardcover)

By Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823442850
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Neal Porter Books - February 4th, 2020
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How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure Cover Image

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure (Hardcover)

By John Rocco
$29.99
ISBN: 9780525647416
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 6th, 2020
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Beetle & the Hollowbones Cover Image

Beetle & the Hollowbones (Paperback)

By Aliza Layne, Aliza Layne (Illustrator), Kristen Acampora (Colorist), Natalie Riess (Colorist)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534441545
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 4th, 2020
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog Cover Image

See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog (Hardcover)

By David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781536204278
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Published: Candlewick - September 8th, 2020
The Bear in My Family Cover Image

The Bear in My Family (Hardcover)

By Maya Tatsukawa
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525555827
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Published: Dial Books - March 10th, 2020
Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) Cover Image

Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) (Paperback)

By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nina Mata (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780062951090
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Published: HarperCollins - September 1st, 2020
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What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) Cover Image

What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) (Hardcover)

By Ryan T. Higgins, Mo Willems
$9.99
ISBN: 9781368045735
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Published: Hyperion Books for Children - May 19th, 2020
Where's Baby? Cover Image

Where's Baby? (Hardcover)

By Anne Hunter
$17.99
ISBN: 9780735264984
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Published: Tundra Books - January 7th, 2020
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail Cover Image

Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail (Hardcover)

By Leslea Newman, Susan Gal (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781580898829
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Published: Charlesbridge - January 28th, 2020
Turtle Boy Cover Image

Turtle Boy (Hardcover)

By M. Evan Wolkenstein
$16.99
ISBN: 9780593121573
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Published: Delacorte Books for Young Readers - May 5th, 2020
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book Cover Image

I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book (Hardcover)

By Mychal Copeland, Andre Ceolin
$17.95
ISBN: 9781681155524
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Published: Apples & Honey Press - April 1st, 2020
Miriam at the River Cover Image

Miriam at the River (Paperback)

By Jane Yolen, Khoa Le (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781541544017
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Published: Kar-Ben Publishing (R) - February 4th, 2020
No Vacancy Cover Image

No Vacancy (Hardcover)

By Tziporah Cohen
$16.95
ISBN: 9781773064109
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Published: Groundwood Books - September 1st, 2020
The Blackbird Girls Cover Image

The Blackbird Girls (Hardcover)

By Anne Blankman
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984837356
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
Anya and the Nightingale Cover Image

Anya and the Nightingale (Hardcover)

By Sofiya Pasternack
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358006022
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Versify - November 10th, 2020