Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature

The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, also known as “The Walter,” celebrates the legacy of author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). Awarded annually to recognize diverse authors (or co-authors) whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way. We Need Diverse Books defines “diverse” to be one or more of the following: a person of color, Native American, LGBTQIA, a person with a disability, and/or a member of a marginalized religious or cultural minority in the United States.

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All the Blues in the Sky
Book - 2025 Honor, Younger Readers, 2026
Nominees: Renée Watson
Children's Fiction Book
All copies in use Availability details Holds: 11 on 36 copies
Champion
Graphic Novel - 2025 Winner, Teen, 2026
Nominees: Raymond Obstfeld Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ed Laroche
Teen Graphic Novel
Available in some locations
King of the Neuro Verse
Book - 2025 Honor, Teen, 2026
Nominees: Idris Goodwin
Teen Fiction Book
Available in some locations
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
Book - 2025 Winner, Younger Readers, 2026
Nominees: Derrick Barnes
Children's Fiction Book
Available in some locations
A Crane Among Wolves
Book - 2024 Honor, Teen, 2025
Nominees: June Hur
Teen Fiction Book
Available in some locations
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Book - 2024 Winner, Teen, 2025
Nominees: Ekua Holmes and Renée Watson
Teen Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
Shark Teeth
Book - 2024 Winner, Younger Readers, 2025
Nominees: Sherri Winston
Children's Fiction Book
Available in some locations
The Creepening of Dogwood House
Book - 2024 Honor, Younger Readers, 2025
Nominees: Eden Royce
Children's Fiction Book
Available in some locations
All the Fighting Parts
Book - 2023 Honor, Teen, 2024
Nominees: Hannah V. Sawyerr
Teen Fiction Book
Available in some locations
Grounded
Book - 2023 Honor, Younger Readers, 2024
Nominees: Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S.K. Ali
Children's Fiction Book
Available in some locations
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