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