American Library Association 2015 Youth Media Award Winners (62 books)

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The American Library Association (ALA) issues awards for the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards— every year. These are the award-winners and honour books for 2015.

ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026

ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners

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1	The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 4,501 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,338,949 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Waiting Is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie, #22) by Mo Willems 4.45 avg rating — 6,707 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 4.21 avg rating — 71,083 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	El Deafo by Cece Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 91,610 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 94,215 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 15,326 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Nana in the City (Nana, #1) by Lauren Castillo (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,865 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett 4.16 avg rating — 10,568 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 3,165 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant 4.08 avg rating — 6,708 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki 3.69 avg rating — 93,585 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,127 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,636 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Firebird by Misty Copeland 4.07 avg rating — 2,556 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) by Patricia Hruby Powell (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 4,554 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown 4.18 avg rating — 1,560 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds 4.01 avg rating — 7,540 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 360,690 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 5,436 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,066 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith 3.64 avg rating — 19,080 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz 4.21 avg rating — 2,433 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin 4.22 avg rating — 24,496 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Girls Like Us by Gail Giles (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,006 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,030,673 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,480 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Bingo's Run by James A. Levine 3.54 avg rating — 447 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Confessions by Kanae Minato 3.92 avg rating — 91,845 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 620,420 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Lock In (Lock In, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 72,811 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice (TED Books) by Zak Ebrahim 4.08 avg rating — 4,225 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 16,039 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 26,141 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 13,765 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak 3.84 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust by Loïc Dauvillier 4.15 avg rating — 7,743 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Nine Open Arms by Benny Lindelauf 3.69 avg rating — 489 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers 3.80 avg rating — 558 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Five, Six, Seven, Nate! (Better Nate Than Ever, #2) by Tim Federle (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,757 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 9,419 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd 4.08 avg rating — 14,164 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya 3.96 avg rating — 759 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (A Latino Book of Concepts) by Roseanne Thong 4.07 avg rating — 1,129 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh 4.41 avg rating — 6,437 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín 4.19 avg rating — 2,434 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera 3.91 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 14,039 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 1,832 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,770 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5,248 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,020 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 5,816 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page by Cynthia Rylant 4.09 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 11,607 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (The Story of Owen, #1) by E.K. Johnston (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,978 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Scar Boys (The Scar Boys, #1) by Len Vlahos (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 2,532 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 43,424 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,963 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 5,184 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business—and Won! by Emily Arnold McCully 3.51 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin 4.04 avg rating — 6,674 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars