Awards & Winners

National Book Award for Young People's Literature

National Book Award

The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of four annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers". The panelists are five "writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field". The category Young People's Literature was established in 1996. From 1969 to 1983, prior to the Foundation, there were some "Children's" categories. The award recognizes one book written by a US citizen and published in the US from December 1 to November 30. The National Book Foundation accepts nominations from publishers until June 15, requires mailing nominated books to the panelists by August 1, and announces five finalists in October. The winner is announced on the day of the final ceremony in November. The award is $10,000 and a bronze sculpture; other finalists get $1000, a medal, and a citation written by the panel. There were 230 books nominated for the 2010 award.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature is an award category of National Book Award given by National Book Foundation. Award category was established in 1996.
Date Established : 1996

Check all the winners of National Book Award for Young People's Literature presented under National Book Award since 1996 .


Cynthia Kadohata

Honored for : The Thing About Luck

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathi Appelt The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Cynthia Kadohata The Thing About Luck
Tom McNeal Far Far Away
Meg Rosoff Picture Me Gone
Gene Yang Boxers & Saints

William Alexander

Honored for : Goblin Secrets

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Alexander Goblin Secrets
Carrie Arcos Out of Reach
Patricia McCormick Never Fall Down
Eliot Schrefer Endangered
Steve Sheinkin Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Thanhha Lai

Honored for : Inside Out and Back Again

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Franny Billingsley Chime
Debby Dahl Edwardson My Name Is Not Easy
Albert Marrin Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
Gary D. Schmidt Okay for Now
Thanhha Lai Inside Out and Back Again

Kathryn Erskine

Honored for : Mockingbird

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathryn Erskine Mockingbird
Paolo Bacigalupi Ship Breaker
Laura Mcneal Dark Water
Walter Dean Myers Lockdown
Rita Williams-Garcia One Crazy Summer

Phillip Hoose

Honored for : Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phillip Hoose Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Deborah Heiligman Charles and Emma: The Darwins\u2019 Leap of Faith
David Small Stitches
Laini Taylor Lips Touch: Three Times
Rita Williams-Garcia Jumped

Judy Blundell

Honored for : What I Saw and How I Lied

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Blundell What I Saw and How I Lied
Laurie Halse Anderson Chains
Kathi Appelt The Underneath
E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Tim Tharp The Spectacular Now

Sherman Alexie

Honored for : The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sherman Alexie The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Kathleen Duey Skin Hunger
M. Sindy Felin Touching Snow
Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sara Zarr Story of a Girl

Matthew Tobin Anderson

Honored for : The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Tobin Anderson The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party
Martine Leavitt Keturah And Lord Death
Patricia McCormick Sold
Nancy Werlin The Rules of Survival
Gene Yang American Born Chinese

Jeanne Birdsall

Honored for : The Penderwicks

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeanne Birdsall The Penderwicks
Adele Griffin Where I want to be
Chris Lynch Inexcusable
Walter Dean Myers Autobiography of my dead brother
Deborah Wiles Each Little Bird That Sings

Pete Hautman

Honored for : Godless

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pete Hautman Godless
Deb Caletti Honey, baby, sweetheart
Laban Carrick Hill Harlem Stomp! A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
Shelia P. Moses The Legend of Buddy Bush
Julie Anne Peters Luna

Polly Horvath

Honored for : The Canning Season

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Polly Horvath The Canning Season
Paul Fleischman Breakout
Jim Murphy An American Plague
Richard Peck The River Between Us
Jacqueline Woodson Locomotion

Nancy Farmer

Honored for : The House of the Scorpion

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Farmer The House of the Scorpion
Matthew Tobin Anderson Feed
Naomi Shihab Nye 19 Varieties of Gazelle
Elizabeth Partridge This Land Was Made for You and Me
Jacqueline Woodson Hush

Virginia Euwer Wolff

Honored for : True Believer

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer
Kate DiCamillo The Tiger Rising
Phillip Hoose We Were There, Too!
An Na A Step From Heaven
Marilyn Nelson Carver: A Life in Poems

Gloria Whelan

Honored for : Homeless Bird

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gloria Whelan Homeless Bird
Adam Bagdasarian Forgotten Fire
Michael Cadnum The book of the lion
Carolyn Coman Many Stones
Jerry Stanley Hurry freedom

Kimberly Willis Holt

Honored for : When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kimberly Willis Holt When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Laurie Halse Anderson Speak
Louise Erdrich The Birchbark House
Polly Horvath Trolls
Walter Dean Myers Monster

Louis Sachar

Honored for : Holes

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louis Sachar Holes
Ann Cameron Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods
Jack Gantos Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Anita Lobel No Pretty Pictures
Richard Peck A Long Way from Chicago

Han Nolan

Honored for : Dancing on the Edge

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Han Nolan Dancing on the Edge
Brock Cole The facts speak for themselves
Adele Griffin Sons of Liberty
Mary Ann McGuigan Where You Belong
Tor Seidler Mean Margaret

Victor Martinez

Honored for : Parrott in the Oven: Mi Vida

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Martinez Parrott in the Oven: Mi Vida
Carolyn Coman What Jamie Saw
Nancy Farmer A Girl Named Disaster
Helen Kim The Long Season of Rain
Han Nolan Send me down a miracle