2025 Youth Media Awards
CHOOCH HELPED
by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz
JOYFUL SONG
by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal
THE FORBIDDEN BOOK
by Sacha Lamb
NEW RELEASES
NIGHT
by Katherine Jumbe, illustrated by Shana Dixon
FRANK AND THE BIG MISTAKE
by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Jon Lau
GOLEMCRAFTERS
by Emi Watanabe Cohen
MISHKA
by Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman
illustrated by Annet Schaap, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier
COMING HOME
A HOPI RESISTANCE STORY
by Mavasta Honyouti
THE ART THIEVES
THE LEGEND OF TIGER AND TAIL-FLOWER
by Lee Gee Eun, translated by Aerin Park
QUILL THE FOREST KEEPER
by Marije Tolman, translated by David Colmer
ON A CHARIOT OF FIRE
by Erica Lyons, illustrated by Siona Benjamin
THE CURSE OF MADAME PETROVA
by Marjolijn Hof, illus. by Annette Fienieg, trans. by Bill Nagelkerke
LIBERATION LITERATURE
Collected Writings of Virginia Hamilton
MAKERS
by Young Vo
FREEDOM! THE STORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
THOSE WHO SAW THE SUN: AFRICAN AMERICAN ORAL HISTORIES FROM THE JIM CROW SOUTH
by Jaha Nailah Avery
MIGHTY INSIDE
SHEINE LENDE
by Darcie Little Badger
WHERE WOLVES DON’T DIE
by Anton Treuer
MAN MADE MONSTERS
by Andrea Rogers, illustrated by Jeff Edwards
ALEBRIJES
by Donna Barba Higuera
THE PRINCE & THE COYOTE
by David Bowles, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos
MANI SEMILLA FINDS HER QUETZAL VOICE
by Anna Lapera
BIG DREAMS, SMALL FISH
by Paula Cohen
THE DUBIOUS PRANKS OF SHAINDY GOODMAN
by Mari Lowe
OSNAT AND HER DOVE
by Sigal Samuel, illustrated by Vali Mintzi
DESERT QUEEN
by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli
SHY WILLOW
by Cat Min
GIBBERISH
by Young Vo
THE MANY ASSASSINATIONS OF SAMIR, THE SELLER OF DREAMS
by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares
THE SHAPE OF HOME
WILD POPPIES
by Haya Saleh, translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey
LGBTQAI+ ›
THE QUEER GIRL IS GOING TO BE OKAY
by Dale Walls
MARKLESS
by C.G. Malburi
THE DOVE IN THE BELLY
by Jim Grimsley
FIRE FROM THE SKY
by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist
PARDALITA
by Joana Estrela, translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
THE BOY FROM CLEARWATER: BOOK 1
by Yu Pei-Yun, illustrated by Zhou Jian-Xin, translated by Lin King
LA ÚLTIMA CUENTISTA
por Donna Barba Higuera, traducido por Aurora Humarán
BUENOS ESPÍRITUS
escrito por Camille Gomera-Tavarez, ilustrado por Amanda Mijangos, traducido por Lorraine Avila
THE STOLEN PRINCE OF CLOUDBURST
CONTROL FREAKS
by J.E. Thomas
LUPE WONG WON’T DANCE
ANCIENT NIGHT
by David Álvarez, with David Bowles
THE SHADOW & THE GHOST
by Cat Min
FRANK AND THE BAD SURPRISE
by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Jon Lau
POPCORN BOB
by Maranke Rinck, illustrated by Martijn van der Linden, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier
FRANK AND THE MASKED CAT
by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Jon Lau
THE LOST RYŪ
THE SECRET OF LILLIAN VELVET
by Jaclyn Moriarty
SALSA MAGIC
by Letisha Marrero
WHEN THE ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY
by Sacha Lamb
THE MAKING OF YOLANDA LA BRUJA
by Lorraine Avila
PEDRO & DANIEL
by Federico Erebia
49 DAYS
by Agnes Lee
OKSI
by Mari Ahokoivu, trans. by Silja-Maaria Aronpuro
BROOMS
by Jasmine Walls, illus. by Teo DuVall
THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE
by Sim Kern
BLACK, QUEER, & UNTOLD
A NEW ARCHIVE OF DESIGNERS, ARTISTS, & TRAILBLAZERS
by Jon Key
CREATURE: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND REFLECTIONS
by Shaun Tan
A SONG FOR AUIGUST
by Sally Denmead, illustrated by Alleanna Harris
HOW DO I DRAW THESE MEMORIES?
by Jonell Joshua
A IS FOR BEE: An Alphabet Book in Translation
by Ellen Heck