Books in NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Everyone’s Thinking It | Aleema Omotoni | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Friday I’m in Love | Camryn Garrett | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans | Isi Hendrix | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Eb & Flow | Kelly J. Baptist | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Fatima Tate Takes the Cake | Khadijah VanBrakle | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Maybe an Artist | Liz Montague | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama | Ashley Woodfolk | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers' Ed.) | Layla Saad | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Cookies & Milk | Shawn Amos | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Inheritance: A Visual Poem | Elizabeth Acevedo | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wings of Ebony | J. Elle | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Happily Ever Afters | Elise Bryant | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Ace of Spades | Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Cost of Knowing | Brittney Morris | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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When You Look Like Us | Pamela N. Harris | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Before the Ever After | Jacqueline Woodson | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Dear Justyce | Nic Stone | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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This Is Your Time | Ruby Bridges | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Black Brother, Black Brother | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | Jason Reynolds | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Around Harvard Square | Christopher John Farley | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk | Meredith Davis | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Forgotten Girl | India Hill Brown | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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I’m Not Dying with You Tonight | Gilly Segal | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Hot Comb | Ebony Flowers | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Very Large Expanse of Sea | Tahereh Mafi | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide | Carol Anderson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Harbor Me | Jacqueline Woodson | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Journey of Little Charlie | Christopher Paul Curtis | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin | James L. Swanson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Solo | Kwame Alexander | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Allegedly | Tiffany D. Jackson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Long Way Down | Jason Reynolds | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Clayton Byrd Goes Underground | Rita Williams-Garcia | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Riding Chance | Christine Kendall | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express | Holly Robinson Peete | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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As Brave as You | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Two Naomis | Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend | Sharon Robinson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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You Are Wonderfully Made: 12 Life-Changing Principles for Teen Girls to Embrace | Gwen Richardson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Stella by Starlight | Sharon M. Draper | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Untwine | Edwidge Danticat | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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X: A Novel | Ilyasah Shabazz | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound | Andrea Davis Pinkney | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Freedom Summer Murders | Don Mitchell | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Red Pencil | Andrea Davis Pinkney | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America | Russell Freedman | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Revolution | Deborah Wiles | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers | Tanya Lee Stone | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Serafina’s Promise | Ann E. Burg | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Raising the Bar | Gabrielle Douglas | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories For Teens | Romal J. Tune | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Invasion | Walter Dean Myers | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Diary Of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess | Alice Randall | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Fire in the Streets | Kekla Magoon | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders | Barack Obama | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Pinned | Sharon G. Flake | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Mighty Miss Malone | Christopher Paul Curtis | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary | Jerdine Nolen | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Kick | Walter Dean Myers | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Planet Middle School | Nikki Grimes | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running | Jeff Burlingame | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Camo Girl | Kekla Magoon | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me | Condoleezza Rice | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Just Another Hero | Sharon M. Draper | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady | David Bergen Brophy | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Mare’s War | Tanita S. Davis | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice | Phillip Hoose | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Rock and the River | Kekla Magoon | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny | Hill Harper | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Shadow Speaker | Nnedi Okorafor | Finalist | Log In To Like |
| More Than Entertainers: An Inspirational Black Career Guide | C.B. Schooler | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow (The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents) | James Sturm | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Body Drama | Nancy Redd | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Divine Confidential | Jacquelin Thomas | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Russell Freedman | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Maya Angelou | Donna Brown Agins | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Copper Sun | Sharon M. Draper | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Superwoman's Child: Son of a Single Mother | J. L. Woodson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Letters to a Young Brother | Hill Harper | Winner | Log In To Like |