Children's and Young Adult Literature

Books for #1000BlackGirlsBooks campaign, started by Marley Dias, this site has a database of all of the titles from this hashtag.

This website is designed to promote awareness of Black voices writing for young readers.

This annual award encourages artistic expression of the African American experience.

"This rubric is intended to function as a guide, not a checklist, while reviewing and evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islander American (APIA) youth literature for readers who are 0-18 years old."

These awards recognize work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage.

"The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences."

"CLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx cultures in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles."

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

"Texas State University College of Education developed The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience. The award was established in 1995 and was named in honor of Dr. Tomás Rivera, a distinguished alumnus of Texas State University."

Includes the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award.

The American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Each year they present book awards to Native American authors for the best books in youth fiction.

Presents awards each year to the best writing and illustrations about American Indians.