We are proud to share our 2025 ALA Award winners and honorees from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor
THE GIRL WHO SANG: A HOLOCAUST MEMOIR OF HOPE AND SURVIVAL by Estelle Nadel and Sammy Savos with Bethany Strout; illustrated by Sammy Savos
A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl’s fight for survival in Nazi occupied Poland, The Girl Who Sang illustrates the power of a brother’s love, the kindness of strangers, and finding hope when facing the unimaginable.
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Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
Children’s Winner
CONTINENTAL DRIFTER by Kathy MacLeod
“A fantastic story about the awkward feelings of being from neither here nor there.” —Dan Santat, National Book Award winner and author of A First Time for Everything
Read more about Continental Drifter in our Graphic Novel Preview by clicking on the link!
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent
Author Award Winner
KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD by Craig Kofi Farmer
A stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong and Amari and the Night Brothers.
Read our Author Spotlight interview with Craig Kofi Farmer by clicking on the link!
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
Young Adult Honor
LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by Gene Luen Yang; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
A heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love that highlights a variety of Asian cultures who celebrate Lunar New Year.
Read more about Lunar New Year Love Story in our Graphic Novel Preview by clicking on the link!
Coretta Scott King Book Award
Illustrator Honor
CORETTA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING illustrated by Ekua Holmes; written by Coretta Scott King
This picture book adaptation of the critically acclaimed adult memoir celebrates the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King.
Pura Belpré Award
Illustrator Honor
ABUELO, THE SEA, AND ME illustrated by Tatiana Gardel; written by Ismée Williams
A tender, heartwarming picture book that vividly explores intergenerational connections, family history, and the immigrant experience.
Download the educator guide for Abuelo, the Sea, and Me by clicking on the link!
Stonewall Book Award Honor
THE FLICKER by H.E. Edgmon
A middle grade debut that offers a bittersweet tale of hope and survival, a modern classic for the climate change generation.
Stonewall Book Award Honor
MOST ARDENTLY: A PRIDE & PREJUDICE REMIX by Gabe Cole Novoa
This bittersweet Pride & Prejudice remix follows a trans boy yearning for the freedom to live openly, centering queerness in a well-known story of longing and subverting society’s patriarchal and cisheteronormative expectations.
Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner Tiffany D. Jackson


The Awakening of Malcom X by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist’s adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson.