ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1995 -- recognizing books that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways
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We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Commended, 2021)
69 Resources19 Awards

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Commended, 2022)
69 Resources23 Awards



Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2016)
65 Resources16 Awards


Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Commended, 2023)
61 Resources18 Awards


Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Commended, 2021)
59 Resources12 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Commended, 2021)
58 Resources20 Awards

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
by Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko, and Sean Qualls
(Commended, 2019)
57 Resources3 Awards


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Commended, 2020)
57 Resources16 Awards






Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
53 Resources14 Awards

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
(Commended, 2014)
52 Resources10 Awards




All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Commended, 2021)
51 Resources19 Awards





Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Commended, 2022)
50 Resources15 Awards



March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Commended, 2017)
49 Resources14 Awards

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Commended, 2019)
49 Resources14 Awards

Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Commended, 2021)
49 Resources5 Awards


Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Commended, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Commended, 2016)
47 Resources16 Awards

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Commended, 2018)
47 Resources13 Awards

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Commended, 2020)
47 Resources12 Awards



