2020 Youth Media Awards

1.
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction 4.15 avg rating — 34,782 ratings
2.
Stargazing
Stargazing
by: Jen Wang
4.16 avg rating — 17,870 ratings
3.
New Kid (New Kid #1)
New Kid (New Kid #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,074 ratings
4.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks 3.93 avg rating — 19,032 ratings
5.
The Bell Rang
The Bell Rang 4.41 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
6.
What Is Given from the Heart
What Is Given from the Heart 4.46 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
7.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me 3.84 avg rating — 68,140 ratings
8.
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Gender Queer: A Memoir 4.27 avg rating — 74,778 ratings
8.
Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue 4.06 avg rating — 1,181,470 ratings
10.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating — 291,005 ratings
11.
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
My Papi Has a Motorcycle 4.34 avg rating — 3,216 ratings
12.
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market 4.08 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
13.
Free Lunch
Free Lunch
by: Rex Ogle
4.36 avg rating — 10,390 ratings
14.
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 4.25 avg rating — 6,610 ratings
15.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 10,513 ratings
16.
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace 4.43 avg rating — 477 ratings
17.
Sulwe
Sulwe 4.66 avg rating — 11,066 ratings
18.
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Logans, #8)
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Logans, #8) 4.23 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
19.
Dig
Dig
by: A.S. King
4.15 avg rating — 9,361 ratings
20.
The Beast Player (The Beast Player, #1-2)
The Beast Player (The Beast Player, #1-2) 4.11 avg rating — 4,325 ratings
21.
Ordinary Hazards
Ordinary Hazards 4.39 avg rating — 3,956 ratings
22.
Where the World Ends
Where the World Ends 3.70 avg rating — 4,518 ratings
23.
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You 4.49 avg rating — 3,532 ratings
24.
Song for a Whale
Song for a Whale 4.23 avg rating — 13,773 ratings
25.
Cursed
Cursed 4.24 avg rating — 806 ratings
26.
The Silence Between Us
The Silence Between Us 3.85 avg rating — 6,726 ratings
27.
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 4.15 avg rating — 20,039 ratings
28.
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
by: Temi Oh
3.65 avg rating — 5,270 ratings
29.
Dominicana
Dominicana 4.11 avg rating — 37,059 ratings
30.
High School
High School 4.28 avg rating — 10,391 ratings
31.
In Waves
In Waves 4.37 avg rating — 7,013 ratings
32.
Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1)
Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 31,289 ratings
33.
The Swallows
The Swallows
by: Lisa Lutz
3.65 avg rating — 9,178 ratings
34.
Redwood and Ponytail
Redwood and Ponytail
by: K.A. Holt
4.18 avg rating — 2,851 ratings
35.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga 4.33 avg rating — 2,644 ratings
36.
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln 4.22 avg rating — 1,935 ratings
37.
Across the Bay
Across the Bay 3.58 avg rating — 698 ratings
38.
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 7,090 ratings
39.
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel 4.06 avg rating — 761 ratings
40.
The Other Half of Happy
The Other Half of Happy 4.11 avg rating — 1,008 ratings
41.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 4.42 avg rating — 2,963 ratings
42.
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War 4.18 avg rating — 512 ratings
43.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 4.40 avg rating — 6,690 ratings
44.
All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World 4.07 avg rating — 540 ratings
45.
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality 4.47 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
46.
Hey, Water!
Hey, Water! 4.10 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
47.
When Aidan Became A Brother
When Aidan Became A Brother 4.52 avg rating — 2,274 ratings
48.
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by: Dean Atta
4.33 avg rating — 33,243 ratings
49.
Pet (Pet, #1)
Pet (Pet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
50.
Like a Love Story
Like a Love Story 4.26 avg rating — 15,581 ratings
51.
The Best at It
The Best at It 4.14 avg rating — 2,621 ratings
52.
Stop! Bot!
Stop! Bot! 3.37 avg rating — 680 ratings
53.
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!
by: Cece Bell
3.63 avg rating — 994 ratings
54.
Flubby Is Not a Good Pet!
Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! 3.81 avg rating — 765 ratings
55.
The Book Hog
The Book Hog 4.15 avg rating — 2,042 ratings
56.
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager 3.76 avg rating — 8,299 ratings
57.
The Candle and the Flame
The Candle and the Flame 3.74 avg rating — 3,272 ratings
58.
Frankly in Love
Frankly in Love 3.71 avg rating — 30,274 ratings
59.
There Will Come a Darkness (The Age of Darkness, #1)
There Will Come a Darkness (The Age of Darkness, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 11,553 ratings
60.
The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance
The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance 3.88 avg rating — 209 ratings
61.
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust 4.19 avg rating — 342 ratings
62.
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II 3.90 avg rating — 803 ratings
63.
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" 4.14 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
64.
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6)
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6) 4.34 avg rating — 864 ratings
65.
Bilal Cooks Daal
Bilal Cooks Daal 4.24 avg rating — 1,263 ratings
66.
I'm Ok
I'm Ok
by: Patti Kim
3.71 avg rating — 476 ratings
67.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,173 ratings
68.
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
by: Sue Macy
4.27 avg rating — 556 ratings
69.
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story 4.26 avg rating — 709 ratings
70.
The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music 4.13 avg rating — 246 ratings
71.
White Bird
White Bird 4.50 avg rating — 25,089 ratings
72.
Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1)
Anya and the Dragon (Anya, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
73.
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany 3.90 avg rating — 583 ratings
74.
Someday We Will Fly
Someday We Will Fly 3.75 avg rating — 840 ratings
75.
Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work
Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work 3.90 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
76.
Sick Kids in Love
Sick Kids in Love 4.10 avg rating — 6,081 ratings
77.
Bowwow Powwow : Bagosenjige-niimi'idim
Bowwow Powwow : Bagosenjige-niimi'idim 3.68 avg rating — 872 ratings
78.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.25 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
79.
At the Mountain's Base
At the Mountain's Base 4.11 avg rating — 1,049 ratings
80.
Raven Makes the Aleutians
Raven Makes the Aleutians 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings
81.
Indian No More
Indian No More 4.20 avg rating — 2,563 ratings
82.
I Can Make This Promise
I Can Make This Promise 4.16 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
83.
The Grizzly Mother (Mothers of Xsan #2)
The Grizzly Mother (Mothers of Xsan #2) 3.97 avg rating — 146 ratings
84.
Hearts Unbroken
Hearts Unbroken 3.62 avg rating — 2,744 ratings
85.
Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1)
Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,547 ratings
86.
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing 4.29 avg rating — 84 ratings
87.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People 4.36 avg rating — 1,740 ratings
88.
Apple in the Middle
Apple in the Middle 3.65 avg rating — 610 ratings