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Award-winning books for teens

523 prize-winning or shortlisted books for teens. Pick a topic to narrow it down.

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Animals14Adventure102Fantasy and magic85Funny books11Family61Friendship37History and real people173Folktales and fairy tales19Poetry and rhyme26Feelings and big moments111

523 books, the first 120 shown

Cover of Glasgow BoysWinner2025Glasgow BoysMargaret McDonald2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Crash LandingWinner2024Crash LandingLi Charmaine Anne2024 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Grace NotesWinner2024Grace NotesKaren Comer2024 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of PardalitaHonor2024PardalitaJoana Estrela2024 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Ain't Burned All the BrightHonor2023Ain't Burned All the BrightJason Reynolds2023 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A Snake Falls to EarthHonor2022A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little Badger2022 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Long Way DownWinner2022Long Way DownJason Reynolds2022 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomHonor2021Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford2021 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Catherine's WarHonor2021Catherine's WarJulia Billet2021 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of The End of the World is Bigger than LoveWinner2021The End of the World is Bigger than LoveDavina Bell2021 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Tales from the Inner CityWinner2020Tales from the Inner CityShaun Tan2020 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Beast PlayerHonor2020The Beast PlayerNahoko Uehashi2020 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of The Poet XWinner2019The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo2019 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Piecing Me TogetherHonor2018Piecing Me TogetherRenée Watson2018 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Take Three GirlsWinner2018Take Three GirlsCath Crowley, Fiona Wood, and Simmone Howell2018 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Murderer's ApeWinner2018The Murderer's ApeJakob Wegelius2018 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Where the World EndsWinner2018Where the World EndsGeraldine McCaughrean2018 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Salt to the SeaWinner2017Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys2017 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Marrow ThievesWinner2017The Marrow ThievesCherie Dimaline2017 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of CalvinWinner2016CalvinMartine Leavitt2016 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of CloudwishWinner2016CloudwishFiona Wood2016 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of OneWinner2016OneSarah Crossan2016 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of SoonWinner2016SoonMorris Gleitzman2016 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerCover of The Sleeper and the SpindleWinner2016The Sleeper and the SpindleNeil Gaiman2016 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Brown Girl DreamingHonor2015Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson2015 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Buffalo SoldierWinner2015Buffalo SoldierTanya Landman2015 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Gospel TruthWinner2015The Gospel TruthCaroline Pignat2015 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of The Bunker DiaryWinner2014The Bunker DiaryKevin Brooks2014 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The War Within These WallsHonor2014The War Within These WallsAline Sax2014 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of This One SummerWinner2014This One SummerMariko Tamaki2014 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of When Everything Feels Like the MoviesWinner2014When Everything Feels Like the MoviesRaziel Reid2014 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of WildlifeWinner2014WildlifeFiona Wood2014 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To ReturnHonor2013A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To ReturnZeina Abirached2013 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponHonor2013Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponSteve Sheinkin2013 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Maggot MoonWinner2013Maggot MoonSally Gardner2013 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of My Family for the WarWinner2013My Family for the WarAnne C. Voorhoeve2013 Batchelder Award winnerCover of The Unlikely Hero of Room 13BWinner2013The Unlikely Hero of Room 13BTeresa Toten2013 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of A Monster CallsWinner2012A Monster CallsPatrick Ness2012 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Dead I KnowWinner2012The Dead I KnowScot Gardner2012 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. LarsenWinner2012The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. LarsenSusin Nielsen2012 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of A Time of MiraclesWinner2011A Time of MiraclesAnne-Laure Bondoux2011 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Monsters of MenWinner2011Monsters of MenPatrick Ness2011 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward JusticeHonor2010Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward JusticePhillip Hoose2010 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of FishtailingWinner2010FishtailingWendy Phillips2010 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Moribito II: Guardian of the DarknessHonor2010Moribito II: Guardian of the DarknessNahoko Uehashi2010 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of After Tupac and D FosterHonor2009After Tupac and D FosterJacqueline Woodson2009 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Bog ChildWinner2009Bog ChildSiobhan Dowd2009 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Greener Grass: The Famine YearsWinner2009Greener Grass: The Famine YearsCaroline Pignat2009 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Tales from Outer SuburbiaWinner2009Tales from Outer SuburbiaShaun Tan2009 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomHonor2009The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomMargarita Engle2009 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Tiger MoonHonor2009Tiger MoonAntonia Michaelis2009 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Brave StoryWinner2008Brave StoryMiyuki Miyabe2008 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Here Lies ArthurWinner2008Here Lies ArthurPhilip Reeve2008 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Requiem for a BeastWinner2008Requiem for a BeastMatt Ottley2008 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of The Ghost's ChildWinner2008The Ghost's ChildSonya Hartnett2008 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Hattie Big SkyHonor2007Hattie Big SkyKirby Larson2007 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Just in CaseWinner2007Just in CaseMeg Rosoff2007 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Red SpikesWinner2007Red SpikesMargo Lanagan2007 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The ArrivalWinner2007The ArrivalShaun Tan2007 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of The Killer's TearsHonor2007The Killer's TearsAnne-Laure Bondoux2007 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of An Innocent SoldierWinner2006An Innocent SoldierJosef Holub2006 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's ShadowHonor2006Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's ShadowSusan Campbell Bartoletti2006 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Pirate's PassageWinner2006Pirate's PassageWilliam Gilkerson2006 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliWinner2006Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliLeon Davidson2006 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of When I Was a SoldierHonor2006When I Was a SoldierValérie Zenatti2006 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Daniel Half Human and the Good NaziHonor2005Daniel Half Human and the Good NaziDavid Chotjewitz2005 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoyHonor2005Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoyGary D. Schmidt2005 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of TamarWinner2005TamarMal Peet2005 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Running ManWinner2005The Running ManMichael Gerard Bauer2005 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Shadows of GhadamesWinner2005The Shadows of GhadamesJoëlle Stolz2005 Batchelder Award winnerCover of AirbornWinner2004AirbornKenneth Oppel2004 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793Honor2004An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793Jim Murphy2004 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Saving FrancescaWinner2004Saving FrancescaMelina Marchetta2004 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of A Gathering LightWinner2003A Gathering LightJennifer Donnelly2003 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of StitchesWinner2003StitchesGlen Huser2003 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of The House of the ScorpionHonor2003The House of the ScorpionNancy Farmer2003 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Carver: A Life in PoemsHonor2002Carver: A Life in PoemsMarilyn Nelson2002 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of True Confessions of a Heartless GirlWinner2002True Confessions of a Heartless GirlMartha Brooks2002 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of DustWinner2001DustArthur Slade2001 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Hope Was HereHonor2001Hope Was HereJoan Bauer2001 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Ultimate GameHonor2001Ultimate GameChristian Lehmann2001 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Wolf on the FoldWinner2001Wolf on the FoldJudith Clarke2001 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of 48 Shades of BrownWinner200048 Shades of BrownNick Earls2000 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Asphalt AngelsHonor2000Asphalt AngelsIneke Holtwijk2000 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of The Baboon KingWinner2000The Baboon KingAnton Quintana2000 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Deadly, Unna?Winner1999Deadly, Unna?Phillip Gwynne1999 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Postcards from No Man's LandWinner1999Postcards from No Man's LandAidan Chambers1999 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Eye to EyeWinner1998Eye to EyeCatherine Jinks1998 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Hostage to War: a True StoryHonor1998Hostage to War: a True StoryTatjana Wassiljewa1998 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Out of the DustWinner1998Out of the DustKaren Hesse1998 Newbery Medal winnerCover of The Hollow TreeWinner1998The Hollow TreeJanet Lunn1998 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of A Bridge to Wiseman's CoveWinner1997A Bridge to Wiseman's CoveJames Moloney1997 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of A Girl Named DisasterHonor1997A Girl Named DisasterNancy Farmer1997 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of River BoyWinner1997River BoyTim Bowler1997 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The ThiefHonor1997The ThiefMegan Whalen Turner1997 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. And Stephan K.Honor1996Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. And Stephan K.Lutz van Dijk1996 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of JunkWinner1996JunkMelvin Burgess1996 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Pagan's VowsWinner1996Pagan's VowsCatherine Jinks1996 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Lady with the HatWinner1996The Lady with the HatUri Orlev1996 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Catherine, Called BirdyHonor1995Catherine, Called BirdyKaren Cushman1995 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of FoxspellWinner1995FoxspellGillian Rubinstein1995 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Northern LightsWinner1995Northern LightsPhilip Pullman1995 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Boys from St. PetriWinner1995The Boys from St. PetriBjarne Reuter1995 Batchelder Award winnerCover of The Ear, the Eye and the ArmHonor1995The Ear, the Eye and the ArmNancy Farmer1995 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The MaestroWinner1995The MaestroTim Wynne-Jones1995 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Adam and Eve and Pinch-MeWinner1994Adam and Eve and Pinch-MeJulie Johnston1994 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Angel's GateWinner1994Angel's GateGary Crew1994 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic RemembranceHonor1994Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic RemembranceRuud van der Rol and Rian Verhoeven1994 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Dragon's GateHonor1994Dragon's GateLaurence Yep1994 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The GatheringWinner1994The GatheringIsobelle Carmody1994 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The GiverWinner1994The GiverLois Lowry1994 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Looking for AlibrandiWinner1993Looking for AlibrandiMelina Marchetta1993 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of Somewhere in the DarknessHonor1993Somewhere in the DarknessWalter Dean Myers1993 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Stone ColdWinner1993Stone ColdRobert Swindells1993 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Flour BabiesWinner1992Flour BabiesAnne Fine1992 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Nothing But The Truth: a Documentary NovelHonor1992Nothing But The Truth: a Documentary NovelAvi1992 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The House GuestWinner1992The House GuestEleanor Nilsson1992 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Man from the Other SideWinner1992The Man from the Other SideUri Orlev1992 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Dear NobodyWinner1991Dear NobodyBerlie Doherty1991 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Strange ObjectsWinner1991Strange ObjectsGary Crew1991 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winner

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