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Award Winning and Notable Children’s and Young Adult Books

The Penn Libraries collects award-winning and notable children’s and young adult literatures.

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Collection Overview

The book awards included in this growing collection cover varied themes, cultures, geographies, and experiences. Examples include the Pura Belpre Awards for Children & Illustration and for Young Adult Narrative, the Stonewall Book Award, and the African Studies Association Children’s Africana Book Award

In addition to book awards, this new collection draws inspiration from the Penn Graduate School of Education (GSE)’s annual Best Books for Young Readers lists. Started in 2015 by Professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, the Best Books for Young Readers lists speak to a growing scholarly and pedagogical interest in books for young readers in recent years.  

Accordion List

This burgeoning collection is part of a broader acquisition initiative centering literature for young people within the Penn Libraries' circulating, digital, and special collections. Related collections and resources include: 

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