Grades 6-9

• Alexander, Kwame and James Patterson – Becoming Muhammad Ali

• Anderson, John David – Finding Orion

• Behrens, Rebecca – The Disaster Days

• Brubaker Bradley, Kimberly – Fighting Words

• Deuker, Carl – Golden Arm

• Harrell, Rob – Wink

• Korman, Gordon – War Stories

• O'Donnell, Tom – Homerooms and Hall Passes

• Reynolds, Jason – Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You

• Simon, T.R. – Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground

Graphic Novels: Grades 6-9

• Cullum, Jared – Kodi, Book 1

• Gulledge, Laura Lee – The Dark Matter of Mona Starr

• Izumi, Mitsu – Magus of the Library, Book 1

• Layne, Aliza – Beetle & the Hollowbones

• Nijkamp, Marieke; Preitano, Manuel, illus – The Oracle Code: A Graphic Novel

• Ottaviani, Jim; Wicks, Maris, illus – Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier

• Probert, Tim – Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian

• Trung, Le Nguyen – The Magic Fish

• Yang, Gene Luen – Dragon Hoops

• Ying, Victoria – City of Secrets

2020-2021 Winners

Picture Book – Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies! by Megan Lacera, illustrated by Jorge Lacera

Grades 4-6 – A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Perry

Graphic Novels Grades 4-6 – Best Friends by Shannon Hale illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Grades 6-9 – Allies by Alan Gratz & All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey

Graphic Novels Grades 6-9 – White Bird by R. J. Palacio

High School – What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera