2025 Youth Media Awards
NEW RELEASES
BEINONI
by Mari Lowe
THE AI INCIDENT
by J.E. Thomas
COMING SOON
THE TEACHER OF NOMAD LAND
by Daniel Nayeri
XOLO
by Donna Barba Higuera, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
by Ellen Heck
SHIBU’S TAIL
by Tess Thomas, illustrated by Kamwei Fong
D.J. ROSENBLUM BECOMES THE G.O.A.T.
by Abby White
POPCORN BOB CAN’T STOP POPPING
by Maranke Rinck, illustrated by Martijn van der Linden, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier
A-ZTEC
by Emmanuel Valtierra
WORTHY
by Andrea Wang
A FRIEND FOR LUCY
by Jen-Ai Elena Molineaux
I WANT TO EAT MY BROTHER
by Hélène Gaudy, illustrated by Simone Rea, translated by Julia Grawemeyer
BUTTERFLY HEART
by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Agnes Broomé
SELF PORTRAIT
by Ludwig Volbeda, translated by Lucy Scott
I AM THE RIVER
by Patricia Lee Gauch and Leah Henderson, illustrated by Kristle Marshall
RE-LIT
I CLIMB THE MESAS
by Paula Gunn Allen
DREAM BOY
by Jim Grimsley
LIBERATION LITERATURE
by Virginia Hamilton
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
NIGHT
by Katherine Jumbe, illustrated by Shana Dixon
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
GOLEMCRAFTERS
by Emi Watanabe Cohen
THE DUBIOUS PRANKS OF SHAINDY GOODMAN
by Mari Lowe
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 LEGEND OF TIGER AND TAIL-FLOWER
by Lee Gee Eun, translated by Aerin Park
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
THE STOLEN PRINCE OF CLOUDBURST
CONTROL FREAKS
by J.E. Thomas
LUPE WONG WON’T DANCE
COMING HOME
A HOPI RESISTANCE STORY
by Mavasta Honyouti
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
WHEN THE ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY
by Sacha Lamb
FIRE FROM THE SKY
by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist
THE ART THIEVES
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