Award Winners

Looking for a great book? You’ll definitely want to check out these award-winning books for teens. They’re all hand-selected by librarians or teens (or both!) depending on the award.

Take a look! Your new favorite book could be waiting for you.

And if you want more lists, check out our recommendations from the staff.

2025 Nutmeg Book Award Middle School Nominees

The Nutmeg Book Award Middle School Nominees are chosen by a committee of teens, public librarians, and school media specialists who recommend newer books that they believe students in grades 7-8 will love to read.

2025 Nutmeg Book Award High School Nominees

The Nutmeg Book Award High School Nominees are chosen by a committee of teens, public librarians, and school media specialists who recommend newer books that they believe students in grades 9-12 will love to read.

YALSA 2023 Teens’ Top Ten

The YALSA Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries across the country.

Winners

Nominees

YALSA 2023 Nonfiction Award

The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults ages 12-18.

Winner

Finalists

Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

2023 Winner

2023 Honor Books

Morris Award

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.