ALA Youth Media Awards 2021

1.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,663 ratings
2.
The Only Good Indians
The Only Good Indians 3.69 avg rating — 102,657 ratings
3.
The Black Kids
The Black Kids 4.03 avg rating — 10,983 ratings
4.
Fighting Words
Fighting Words 4.63 avg rating — 13,457 ratings
5.
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 175,776 ratings
6.
Felix Ever After
Felix Ever After 4.22 avg rating — 65,710 ratings
7.
You Should See Me in a Crown
You Should See Me in a Crown 4.07 avg rating — 42,887 ratings
8.
When You Trap a Tiger
When You Trap a Tiger 4.14 avg rating — 19,612 ratings
9.
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team: (A True Story of Survival, Teamwork, and Global Rescue Efforts - For Kids Ages 9-12 in Grades 4-7)
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team: (A True Story of Survival, Teamwork, and Global Rescue Efforts - For Kids Ages 9-12 in Grades 4-7) 4.49 avg rating — 6,367 ratings
10.
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom 4.08 avg rating — 815 ratings
11.
We Dream of Space
We Dream of Space 4.11 avg rating — 8,479 ratings
12.
A Wish in the Dark
A Wish in the Dark 4.28 avg rating — 7,414 ratings
13.
We Are Water Protectors
We Are Water Protectors 4.49 avg rating — 8,568 ratings
14.
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart 4.39 avg rating — 1,154 ratings
15.
The Cat Man of Aleppo
The Cat Man of Aleppo 4.25 avg rating — 1,843 ratings
16.
Me & Mama
Me & Mama 4.15 avg rating — 1,586 ratings
17.
Before the Ever After
Before the Ever After 4.17 avg rating — 15,675 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.
King and the Dragonflies
King and the Dragonflies 4.31 avg rating — 9,959 ratings
20.
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box 4.34 avg rating — 715 ratings
21.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul 3.96 avg rating — 1,441 ratings
22.
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration 4.20 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
23.
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks 4.38 avg rating — 1,034 ratings
24.
Everything Sad Is Untrue
Everything Sad Is Untrue 4.30 avg rating — 40,471 ratings
25.
Apple: Skin to the Core
Apple: Skin to the Core 3.76 avg rating — 2,471 ratings
26.
Dragon Hoops
Dragon Hoops 4.32 avg rating — 9,162 ratings
27.
Every Body Looking
Every Body Looking 3.78 avg rating — 3,810 ratings
28.
We Are Not Free
We Are Not Free 4.31 avg rating — 12,022 ratings
29.
I Talk Like a River
I Talk Like a River 4.48 avg rating — 3,979 ratings
30.
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything 4.40 avg rating — 1,412 ratings
31.
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin 4.27 avg rating — 503 ratings
32.
Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)
Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) 4.01 avg rating — 5,783 ratings
33.
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! 4.06 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
34.
When Stars Are Scattered
When Stars Are Scattered 4.60 avg rating — 31,200 ratings
35.
This Is My Brain in Love
This Is My Brain in Love 3.84 avg rating — 2,588 ratings
36.
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 868,777 ratings
37.
The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice—Crossing Antarctica Alone
The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice—Crossing Antarctica Alone 4.21 avg rating — 4,486 ratings
38.
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio 4.47 avg rating — 4,116 ratings
39.
The Kids Are Gonna Ask
The Kids Are Gonna Ask 3.45 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
40.
Plain Bad Heroines
Plain Bad Heroines 3.64 avg rating — 28,020 ratings
41.
Riot Baby
Riot Baby 3.71 avg rating — 11,751 ratings
42.
Solutions and Other Problems
Solutions and Other Problems 4.21 avg rating — 38,064 ratings
43.
We Ride Upon Sticks
We Ride Upon Sticks 3.78 avg rating — 16,935 ratings
44.
Telephone Tales
Telephone Tales 4.26 avg rating — 4,497 ratings
45.
Catherine's War
Catherine's War 4.23 avg rating — 3,151 ratings
46.
Kent State
Kent State 3.95 avg rating — 4,845 ratings
47.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating — 107,845 ratings
48.
Fighting Words
Fighting Words 4.63 avg rating — 13,457 ratings
49.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 4.47 avg rating — 53,567 ratings
50.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat 4.06 avg rating — 780 ratings
51.
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello 4.16 avg rating — 412 ratings
52.
Efrén Divided
Efrén Divided 4.28 avg rating — 5,903 ratings
53.
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez 4.02 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
54.
Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Lupe Wong Won't Dance 3.93 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
55.
Furia
Furia 4.15 avg rating — 14,778 ratings
56.
Never Look Back
Never Look Back 3.88 avg rating — 1,416 ratings
57.
We Are Not From Here
We Are Not From Here 4.47 avg rating — 7,553 ratings
58.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera 4.54 avg rating — 1,918 ratings
59.
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure 4.40 avg rating — 444 ratings
60.
We Are Little Feminists: Families
We Are Little Feminists: Families 4.42 avg rating — 167 ratings
61.
Beetle & the Hollowbones (The Beetle Books, #1)
Beetle & the Hollowbones (The Beetle Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 5,586 ratings
62.
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2)
Darius the Great Deserves Better (Darius the Great, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 11,169 ratings
63.
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog 4.39 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
64.
The Bear in My Family
The Bear in My Family 3.83 avg rating — 759 ratings
65.
Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom!
Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! 3.97 avg rating — 343 ratings
66.
What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #7)
What About Worms!? (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #7) 4.23 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
67.
Where's Baby?
Where's Baby? 3.82 avg rating — 608 ratings
68.
If These Wings Could Fly
If These Wings Could Fly 4.24 avg rating — 3,491 ratings
69.
Black Girl Unlimited
Black Girl Unlimited 4.31 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
70.
It Sounded Better in My Head
It Sounded Better in My Head 3.67 avg rating — 10,114 ratings
71.
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 10,284 ratings
72.
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh 4.08 avg rating — 1,405 ratings
73.
The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
The Cat I Never Named : A True Story of Love, War, and Survival 4.51 avg rating — 2,704 ratings
74.
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People 4.05 avg rating — 314 ratings
75.
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist 4.32 avg rating — 969 ratings
76.
Danbi Leads the School Parade
Danbi Leads the School Parade
by: Anna Kim
4.21 avg rating — 749 ratings
77.
Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus 4.28 avg rating — 8,908 ratings
78.
This Light Between Us
This Light Between Us 4.35 avg rating — 3,581 ratings
79.
Displacement
Displacement 4.28 avg rating — 11,043 ratings
80.
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail 4.18 avg rating — 503 ratings
81.
Turtle Boy
Turtle Boy 4.31 avg rating — 1,948 ratings
82.
Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir
Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir 4.51 avg rating — 11,142 ratings
83.
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book 3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings
84.
Miriam at the River
Miriam at the River 4.17 avg rating — 390 ratings
85.
No Vacancy
No Vacancy 4.01 avg rating — 601 ratings
86.
Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2)
Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) 4.16 avg rating — 518 ratings
87.
The Blackbird Girls
The Blackbird Girls 4.42 avg rating — 8,986 ratings
88.
They Went Left
They Went Left 4.23 avg rating — 16,726 ratings
89.
Outside In
Outside In 4.25 avg rating — 2,691 ratings