She Persisted: Maria Tallchief
She Persisted: Maria Tallchief Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint Publisher Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2021
Award Category: Middle School
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller Written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint Publisher Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2022
She Persisted: Deb Haaland
She Persisted: Deb Haaland Written by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian) Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint Publisher Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2023
Eagle Drums
Eagle Drums Written and illustrated by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson (Iñupiaq) Publisher Roaring Brook Press 2023
Mascot
Mascot Written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) and Charles Waters Jacket Illustration by Nicole Neidhardt (Navajo) Publisher Charlesbridge 2023
Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day
Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day By Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) Illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey) Publisher Heartdrum, An Imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2023
Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants By Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) Illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey) Publisher by Heartdrum, An Imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2022
We Still Belong
Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation) Published by Heartdrum, An Imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2023
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day By Katrina M. Phillips (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) Illustrated by Tashia Hart (Red Lake Anishinaabe) Published by published by Pebble, an imprint of Capstone 2022