Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- honoring a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people
From Bank Street College of Education Center for Children's Literature
- 882 Resources including
- 83 Videos
- 49 Book Readings
- 90 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Winner, 2016)
46 Resources16 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Older Readers Winner, 2021)
46 Resources18 Awards
March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Older Readers Winner, 2017)
42 Resources14 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Younger Readers Winner, 2012)
33 Resources12 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Winner, 2023)
30 Resources16 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
28 Resources8 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Younger Readers Winner, 2017)
28 Resources8 Awards
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
(Winner, 2011)
27 Resources4 Awards
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
(Winner, 2020)
26 Resources12 Awards
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
by Beth Anderson and E.B. Lewis
(Younger Readers Winner, 2021)
25 Resources7 Awards
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Honor, 2003)
24 Resources7 Awards
Hear My Voice / Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
(Winner, 2022)
21 Resources8 Awards
Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
(Winner, 2015)
20 Resources8 Awards
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin
(Older Readers Winner, 2025)
19 Resources11 Awards
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
(Winner, 2013)
15 Resources7 Awards
Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare
by Andrea Balis, Elizabeth Levy, and Tim Foley
(Older Readers Winner, 2025)
15 Resources4 Awards
Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
(Older Readers Winner, 2012)
13 Resources6 Awards
Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II
(Winner, 2020)
12 Resources4 Awards
The One & Only Googoosh: Iran's Beloved Superstar
(Younger Readers Winner, 2025)
12 Resources6 Awards
No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance
by Doreen Rappaport and Shane W. Evans
(Winner, 2003)
10 Resources1 Awards
Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin
(Winner, 2001)
9 Resources3 Awards
Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis
by Susan Hood
(Older Readers Winner, 2024)
8 Resources2 Awards
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic
(Younger Readers Winner, 2024)
8 Resources3 Awards
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story
by Lauren Thompson and James Estrin
(Winner, 2008)
7 Resources4 Awards
Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk about the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen
by Casey King, Linda Barrett Osborne, and Joe Brooks
(Winner, 1998)
7 Resources2 Awards
Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery
by Susan Kuklin
(Winner, 1999)
6 Resources2 Awards
