2026 Abraham Lincoln Book Award Nominees

1.
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed 4.24 avg rating — 5,441 ratings
2.
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight 3.57 avg rating — 23,868 ratings
3.
Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1)
Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 33,115 ratings
4.
Promise Boys
Promise Boys 3.94 avg rating — 9,297 ratings
5.
Plan A
Plan A really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
6.
Looking for Smoke
Looking for Smoke really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,069 ratings
7.
Rez Ball: A Morris Award–Winning Debut Novel about a Young Ojibwe Athlete's Basketball Journey
Rez Ball: A Morris Award–Winning Debut Novel about a Young Ojibwe Athlete's Basketball Journey 4.11 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
8.
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome 4.30 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
9.
Shut Up, This Is Serious
Shut Up, This Is Serious 4.13 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
10.
This Is My America
This Is My America 4.44 avg rating — 9,426 ratings
11.
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow 4.47 avg rating — 97,674 ratings
12.
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 869,040 ratings
13.
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books 4.07 avg rating — 59,204 ratings
14.
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story 4.38 avg rating — 1,538 ratings
15.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by: Axie Oh
4.09 avg rating — 88,559 ratings
16.
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 673,920 ratings
17.
Starter Villain
Starter Villain 4.13 avg rating — 85,001 ratings
18.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures 4.37 avg rating — 1,049,900 ratings
19.
Hell Followed With Us
Hell Followed With Us 4.10 avg rating — 30,519 ratings
20.
Lunar New Year Love Story
Lunar New Year Love Story 4.37 avg rating — 7,039 ratings