2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (31 books)

Winners and Honorees

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	Big by Vashti Harrison 4.62 avg rating — 4,900 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
1	Who Colored the Leaves?: A Bedtime Story for Children by Robert D Dean 4.81 avg rating — 104 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
3	How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford 4.45 avg rating — 946 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
4	The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 1,402 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
5	Finding Papa: A Poignant Picture Book About Vietnamese Immigration, Love, and Courage for Children (Ages 4-8) by Angela Pham Krans (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 476 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
6	In Every Life by Marla Frazee 4.27 avg rating — 1,418 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
7	Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 948 ratings score: 95, 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	There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds 4.47 avg rating — 1,836 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
9	Two New Years by Richard Ho 4.33 avg rating — 446 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
10	Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book by Elissa Brent Weissman (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 338 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
11	Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 511 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
12	Afikomen by Tziporah Cohen (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 102 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
13	Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal 4.45 avg rating — 301 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
14	Not He or She, I'm Me by A.M. Wild 3.82 avg rating — 334 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
15	Mi papá es un agrícola / My Father, the Farm Worker (Bilingual: English/Spanish) by J. Roman Perez Varela 4.30 avg rating — 66 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
16	Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) by Jesus Trejo 4.19 avg rating — 453 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
17	Remembering by Xelena González (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 374 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
18	An American Story by Kwame Alexander 4.62 avg rating — 1,638 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
19	Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd 4.18 avg rating — 392 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
20	Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín 4.19 avg rating — 7,094 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
21	Benita y las criaturas nocturnas by Mariana Llanos (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 294 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
22	Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey 4.17 avg rating — 687 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
23	Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language by Joanna Que 4.08 avg rating — 389 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
24	What Happened to You? by James Catchpole 4.41 avg rating — 1,136 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
25	Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck 4.06 avg rating — 403 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
26	A Letter for Bob: An Award-Winning Indigenous Picture Book About Family and Memories for Children (Ages 4-8) by Kim Rogers (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 379 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
27	Celebration by Lily Hope (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 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
28	Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 255 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
29	Remember by Joy Harjo (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,447 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
30	Berry Song by Michaela Goade 4.42 avg rating — 2,188 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
31	Rock Your Mocs: A Picture Book About the Beauty and Power of Moccasins and Native Identity for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Laurel Goodluck 4.16 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 71, 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