2026 Youth Media Awards for Teens

The American Library Association (ALA) 2026 award winners and honor books for teens!

This list includes the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, the Schneider Young Adult Award -- Ages 14-18, the Odyssey Award for Young Adults, the Belpré Young Adult Author Award, the Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Young Adult Literature Award, the Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and the Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medalist.


"American Library Association announces 2026 Youth Media Award winners", American Library Association, January 26, 2026

https://www.ala.org/news/2026/01/american-library-association-announces-2026-youth-media-award-winners (Accessed February 20, 2026)

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2026 Youth Media Awards for Teens

The American Library Association (ALA) 2026 award winners and honor books for teens!

This list includes the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, the Schneider Young Adult Award -- Ages 14-18, the Odyssey Award for Young Adults, the Belpré Young Adult Author Award, the Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Young Adult Literature Award, the Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and the Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medalist.


"American Library Association announces 2026 Youth Media Award winners", American Library Association, January 26, 2026

https://www.ala.org/news/2026/01/american-library-association-announces-2026-youth-media-award-winners (Accessed February 20, 2026)

Document ID: e8e66408-a08f-4afc-9ec4-f7bb01a819ce

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Legendary frybread drive-in /
Paper Book
Michael L. Printz Award Winner American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter...
Rebel Girls of Rome
Taylor, Jordyn
Paper Book
Part historical mystery, part sweeping romance, The Rebel Girls of Rome brings the stories of two young women to brilliant life: Lilah, a college student looking to understand her grandfather's mysterious past, and Bruna, a queer Jewish woman who joins the resistance during World...
Sisters in the wind /
Boulley, Angeline,
Paper Book
A Printz Honor Book! An AIYLA Honor Book! A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own...
The unfinished
Isaacs, Cheryl
Paper Book
An American Indian Youth Literature Award Honoree In her stunning debut, Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk) pulls the reader into an unsettling tale of monsters, mystery, and secrets that refuse to stay submerged. When small-town athlete Avery's morning run leads her to a strange...
Where wolves don't die /
Treuer, Anton.
Paper Book
Tightly woven Indigenous YA thriller that explores masculinity and love between generations of family Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty,...
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