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. The sea in winter

Book cover for "The sea in winter"
Author:
Day, Christine, 1993-
Notes:
2022 Middle School honor
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Playaway
Description:
In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It's been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can't understand how hopeless she feels....