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2024 Intermediate Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Isla to Island

Illustrated by Alexis Castellanos
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: March 15, 2022
Ages: 10 - 99

This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to the United States and must redefine what home me...

The Summer of June

This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: May 31, 2022
Ages: 10 - 99

From the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes a “needed, hopeful” (Booklist) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to...

2023 Intermediate Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Alone

(Part of Alone)
This edition: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publication date: January 12, 2021
Ages: 10 - 99

A New York Times bestseller! Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcar...

When the World Was Ours

This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a “brutally honest and totally believable” (Booklist, s...

2021 Intermediate Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Genesis Begins Again

This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: January 15, 2019
Ages: 9 - 13

A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Correta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award A Morris Award Finalist An NPR Favorite Book of 2...

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge

George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 08, 2019
Ages: 9 - 13

“A brilliant work of US history.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Gripping.” —BCCB (starred review) “Accessible…Necessary.” —Kirkus Revie...

Reaching for the Moon

The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: July 02, 2019

A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 “This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informati...

2024 High School Sequoyah Book Award Masterlist Selection

Love Radio

This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: May 31, 2022
Ages: 12 - 99

“Readers won’t be able to get enough of these dope-ass characters.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, author of Clap When You Land Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a ...

2022 High School Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

Illustrated by Elena Garnu
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: August 18, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

“A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story.” —Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhe...

Legendborn

This edition: Hardcover, 512 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award Filled with mystery and an intrig...

2021 High School Sequoyah Book Award Masterlist Selection

The Lady Rogue

This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: September 03, 2019
Ages: 14 - 99

“A swashbuckling adventure.” —Booklist “A rollicking Indiana Jones flick with a female lead.” —BCCB The Last Magician meets A Gentleman’s Guide to ...

2020 High School Sequoyah Book Award

Dry

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: October 02, 2018
Ages: 12 - 99

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harro...

2024 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List

We Are Wolves

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: March 08, 2022
Ages: 10 - 14

This “hauntingly atmospheric” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), heart-stopping middle grade novel follows three of the Wolfskinder, German children...

Not Starring Zadie Louise

This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: June 21, 2022
Ages: 8 - 99

In this “entertaining and moving” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel that’s perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gordon Korman, Zadie is determined...

2023 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List

The Memory Thief

(Book #1 of Thirteen Witches)
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: March 02, 2021
Ages: 9 - 13

“This expertly crafted story thrums with magic, love, and tense action.” —Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon...

The Night Ride

This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: October 12, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

The Black Stallion meets Tamora Pierce in this adventure-filled middle grade novel about a young stable girl who discovers a secret that endangers ...

2022 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Tune It Out

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: September 01, 2020
Ages: 10 - 99

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice af...

The Great Pet Heist

Illustrated by David Mottram
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: June 02, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Ocean’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel following a ragtag group of pets who will do what...

The Only Woman in the Photo

Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
Illustrated by Alexandra Bye
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: February 04, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Seekers of the Wild Realm

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: July 07, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Fablehaven meets How to Train Your Dragon in this action-packed fantasy about a young boy and girl who become reluctant allies when caring for a ba...

2022 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List

The Great Pet Heist

Illustrated by David Mottram
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: June 02, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Ocean’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel following a ragtag group of pets who will do what...

The Only Woman in the Photo

Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
Illustrated by Alexandra Bye
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: February 04, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Seekers of the Wild Realm

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: July 07, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Fablehaven meets How to Train Your Dragon in this action-packed fantasy about a young boy and girl who become reluctant allies when caring for a ba...

Tune It Out

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: September 01, 2020
Ages: 10 - 99

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice af...

2021 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List

Meena Meets Her Match

Illustrated by Rayner Alencar
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: January 29, 2019
Ages: 8 - 12

“For Junie B. graduates” (Kirkus Reviews). Join Meena as she navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and personal secrets in t...

Roll with It

(Part of Roll with It)
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: October 01, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 “A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome.” —R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the trad...

2020 Oklahoma Book Award

Cape

Illustrated by Patrick Spaziante
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: August 06, 2019
Ages: 8 - 12

“Readers…will be enamored by this blend of history, mystery, and superpowered action.” —Booklist (starred review) “Has the exciting pace of a super...

2020 Donna Norvell Award

Nobody Hugs a Cactus

Illustrated by Carter Goodrich
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: April 16, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest ...