YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2026
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2010 -- honoring the best nonfiction book published for young adults
- 1,654 Resources including
- 175 Videos
- 141 Book Readings
- 126 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 85 book results
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Finalist, 2021)
50+ Resources18 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Finalist, 2015)
40+ Resources15 Awards
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Winner, 2023)
40+ Resources12 Awards
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
(Finalist, 2016)
35+ Resources10 Awards
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Winner, 2013)
35+ Resources10 Awards
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Finalist, 2022)
35+ Resources9 Awards
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Finalist, 2015)
35+ Resources13 Awards
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Finalist, 2021)
35+ Resources11 Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Winner, 2016)
30+ Resources13 Awards
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
(Finalist, 2018)
30+ Resources9 Awards
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan
(Finalist, 2021)
30+ Resources3 Awards
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
(Finalist, 2022)
30+ Resources4 Awards
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
(Finalist, 2014)
25+ Resources10 Awards
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
by Thien Pham
(Finalist, 2024)
25+ Resources11 Awards
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
(Finalist, 2017)
25+ Resources4 Awards
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
(Winner, 2024)
25+ Resources5 Awards
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
(Finalist, 2026)
25+ Resources9 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Finalist, 2018)
25+ Resources10 Awards
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
by Neal Bascomb
(Winner, 2014)
25+ Resources6 Awards
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2018)
25+ Resources5 Awards
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
(Finalist, 2023)
25+ Resources7 Awards
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge
(Finalist, 2024)
25+ Resources8 Awards
Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Finalist, 2012)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship
(Finalist, 2020)
20+ Resources6 Awards
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People
(Finalist, 2021)
20+ Resources3 Awards
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
(Finalist, 2011)
20+ Resources9 Awards
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery
(Winner, 2012)
20+ Resources5 Awards
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, & Five Black Lives
(Finalist, 2017)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
(Finalist, 2010)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
(Finalist, 2012)
20+ Resources4 Awards
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
by John Hendrix
(Finalist, 2019)
20+ Resources5 Awards
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
by Ariel Henley
(Finalist, 2023)
20+ Resources5 Awards
Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town That Looked Away
(Finalist, 2025)
20+ Resources6 Awards
