American Indian Youth Literature Award winners and honors

Excellent writing and illustration by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America, showing Native people in their full humanity.
 

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1. Fancy pants

Book cover for "Fancy pants"
Author:
Quigley, Dawn
Series:
Jo Jo volume 2.
Notes:
2024 Middle Grade honor
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Playaway
Description:
First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But there's one thing Jo Jo doesn't know how to do: be fancy. She has a lot to learn before her Aunt Annie's wedding! Favorite purple unicorn notebook in hand, Jo Jo starts exploring her Ojibwe community to find ways to be fancy."--

2. I can make this promise

Book cover for "I can make this promise"
Author:
Day, Christine, 1993-
Notes:
2020 Middle School honor
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Playaway
Description:
All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn’t have any answers. Until the day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic—a box full of letters signed “Love, Edith,” and photos of a woman who looks just like her. Suddenly, Edie has a flurry of new questions about this woman who shares her name....