Award Category: Young Adult
The Unfinished
Written by Cheryl Isaacs (Kanyen’keha) and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Super Indian, Volume 3
Written and illustrated by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma) and published by Wacky Productions Unlimited.
Sisters in the Wind
Written by Angeline Boulley (Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) and published by Henry Holt and Company.
Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe
Written by Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache), illustrated by Rovina Cai, and published by Levine Querido.
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation), and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Running with Changing Woman
Running with Changing Woman Written by Lorinda Martinez (Diné) Cover design by Brittany Gene (Navajo) Publisher by Salina Bookshelf Inc. 2023
Man Made Monsters
Man Made Monsters Written by Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee Nation) Illustrations by Jeff Edwards (Cherokee Nation) Publisher Levine Querido, distributed by Chronicle Books 2022
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls Written by Cherie Dimaline (Métis) Publisher Tundra Books, an imprint of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited 2023
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Warrior Girl Unearthed Written by Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) Jacket illustrations by Michaela Goade (Tlingit Nation) Publisher Henry Holt and Company, a trademark of Macmillan Publishing Group 2023