

Not Nothing
by Gayle Forman
(Winner, 2025)

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Amy June Bates
(Finalist, 2024)

Emma’s Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty
by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Claire A. Nivola
(Winner, 2011)

Mrs. Katz and Tush
by Patricia Polacco
(Honor, 1993)

Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust
by Milton Meltzer
(Winner, 1977)

Linked
by Gordon Korman
(Finalist, 2022)

The Whispering Town
by Jennifer Elvgren, illustrated by Fabio Santomauro
(Honor, 2015)

A Pocket Full of Seeds
by Marilyn Sachs
(Honor, 1974)

The Island on Bird Street
by Uri Orlev
(Honor, 1985)

The Upstairs Room
by Johanna Reiss
(Honor, 1973)

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
by Peter Sís
(Finalist, 2022)

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)

Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen
by Michelle Roehm McCann, Luba Tryszynka-Frederick, illustrated by Ann Marshall
(Honor, 2004)

Alan and Naomi
by Myron Levoy
(Honor, 1978)

A World Worth Saving
by Kyle Lukoff
(Finalist, 2026)

The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson, illustrated by Evan Turk
(Finalist, 2022)

How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
by Veera Hiranandani
(Winner, 2022)

The Blackbird Girls
by Anne Blankman
(Finalist, 2020)

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
(Honor, 2017)
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