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Young Adult Literary Awards

Browse young adult literary awards and winners spanning coming-of-age fiction, crossover hits, and teen readership standouts.

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Awards in Young Adult

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US

National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

National Book Award recognizing outstanding literature written for children and teenagers.

Est. 1996United States
young adult

Prize: $10,000

Latest Winner (2025)

The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri

21 winners recordedOfficial Site
US

Michael L. Printz Award

Award for literary excellence in young adult literature.

Est. 2000United States
young adult
0 winners recordedOfficial Site

Award-Winning Books in Young Adult

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Cover of The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri

The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story

by Daniel Nayeri

1 award · through 2025

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Kareem Between

by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

1 award · through 2024

NBA Young People’s

Cover of A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

A First Time for Everything

by Dan Santat

1 award · through 2023

NBA Young People’s

Cover of All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir

1 award · through 2022

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

by Malinda Lo

1 award · through 2021

NBA Young People’s

Cover of King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

King and the Dragonflies

by Kacen Callender

1 award · through 2020

NBA Young People’s

Cover of 1919 The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler

1919 The Year That Changed America

by Martin W. Sandler

1 award · through 2019

NBA Young People’s

Cover of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

by Elizabeth Acevedo

1 award · through 2018

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Far from the Tree

by Robin Benway

1 award · through 2017

NBA Young People’s

Cover of March: Book Three by Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin, John Lewis

March: Book Three

by Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin, John Lewis

1 award · through 2016

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Challenger Deep

by Neal Shusterman

1 award · through 2015

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson

1 award · through 2014

NBA Young People’s

Cover of The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

The Thing About Luck

by Cynthia Kadohata

1 award · through 2013

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

Goblin Secrets

by William Alexander

1 award · through 2012

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Inside Out & Back Again

by Thanhha Lai

1 award · through 2011

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Mockingbird

by Kathryn Erskine

1 award · through 2010

NBA Young People’s

Cover of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

by Phillip Hoose

1 award · through 2009

NBA Young People’s

Cover of What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

What I Saw and How I Lied

by Judy Blundell

1 award · through 2008

NBA Young People’s

Cover of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

1 award · through 2007

NBA Young People’s

Cover of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party

by M. T. Anderson

1 award · through 2006

NBA Young People’s

Cover of The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks

by Jeanne Birdsall

1 award · through 2005

NBA Young People’s