American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2006-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2006 -- honoring books by and about American Indians

- 1,703 Resources including
- 148 Videos
- 151 Book Readings
- 170 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 95 book results


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
50 Resources17 Awards


We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Honor, 2022)
42 Resources9 Awards



Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
40 Resources8 Awards


An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Honor, 2020)
38 Resources10 Awards








Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
by Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr
(Honor, 2024)
28 Resources7 Awards



I Sang You Down from the Stars
by Tasha Spillett and Michaela Goade
(Honor, 2022)
26 Resources7 Awards


Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
(Honor, 2016)
24 Resources7 Awards



#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Winner, 2018)
21 Resources10 Awards







Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology
by Richard Van Camp, David Alexander Robertson, Hope Nicholson, and Darcie Little Badger
(Honor, 2018)
19 Resources3 Awards



Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges
(Winner, 2008)
18 Resources7 Awards

How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
(Winner, 2014)
18 Resources6 Awards

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall, III and Jim Yellowhawk
(Winner, 2016)
18 Resources7 Awards





Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
(Winner, 2008)
15 Resources2 Awards

Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
(Honor, 2012)
15 Resources6 Awards


