Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature2017

Given by We Need Diverse Books

Other Names: Walter Award, Walter Dean Myers Award, Walter Dean Myers Honor
4 Works 6,527 Books 317 Reviews 4.2
Presented by We Need Diverse Books. Mission: to honor Myers’ memory and his literary heritage, as well as celebrate diversity in teen literature.
Stages:
All, Winner (16), Honor (18)
Categories:
All, Teen (14), Younger Readers (13), No Category (7)
Years:
All, 2024 (4), 2023 (6), 2022 (2), 2021 (2), 2020 (2), 2019 (6), 2018 (5), 2017 (4), 2016 (3)
Announced:
January 10: Honor2024 Recent
January 10: Winner2024 Recent

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