Jane Addams Children's Book AwardFinalist

Given by Jane Addams Peace Association

Other Names: Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
74 Works 0 Books
The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented show more annually since 1953. They were previously given jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association, but are now presented solely by the Jane Addams Peace Association.

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award was originally awarded to one book per year without categories. A Picture Book category was added in 1993; the award is currently given to two books annually, one for older children and one for younger children. In 2003, the time of year the award is given changed from September, honoring Jane Addams' birthday, to April, honoring the WILPF's birthday. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (106), Honor Book (154), Finalist (74)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (23), 2022 (24), 2021 (5), 2020 (22)

Finalist 74

WorkCategoryYear
Swim Team by Johnnie ChristmasBook for Older Children2023
Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. BrownBook for Older Children2023
The Last Beekeeper by Pablo CartayaBook for Older Children2023
Fight Back by A. M. DassuBook for Older Children2023
Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita EngleBook for Older Children2023
The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie FirestoneBook for Older Children2023
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex GinoBook for Older Children2023
The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiBook for Older Children2023
A Seed in the Sun by Aida SalazarBook for Older Children2023
Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri WinstonBook for Older Children2023
Undercover Latina (The Factory) by Aya De LeonBooks for Older Children2023
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela JoyBooks for Younger Children2023
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle DusterBooks for Younger Children2023
Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women by Christine McDonnellBooks for Younger Children2023
Because Claudette by Tracey BaptisteBooks for Younger Children2023
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Tonya BoldenBooks for Younger Children2023
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story by Martha BrockenbroughBooks for Younger Children2023
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision by Yolanda GladdenBooks for Younger Children2023
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker HarveyBooks for Younger Children2023
Until Someone Listens: A Story About Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission by Estela JuarezBooks for Younger Children2023
Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis PinkneyBooks for Younger Children2023
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines by Dean RobbinsBooks for Younger Children2023
The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford--Ally, Activist, and Co-Founder of PFLAG by Rob SandersBooks for Younger Children2023
How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera HiranandaniBook for Older Children2022
Rez Dogs by Joseph BruchacBook for Older Children2022
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame by Supriya KelkarBook for Older Children2022
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. DobbsBook for Older Children2022
Unsettled by Reem FaruqiBook for Older Children2022
Starfish by Lisa FippsBook for Older Children2022
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki GrimesBook for Older Children2022
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina IrelandBook for Older Children2022
Linked by Gordon KormanBook for Older Children2022
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason ReynoldsBook for Older Children2022
Treasure of the World by Tara SullivanBook for Older Children2022
Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men by Sandra Neil WallaceBook for Older Children2022
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. WilliamsBooks for Younger Children2022
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony ShepardBooks for Younger Children2022
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston WeatherfordBooks for Younger Children2022
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila V. DawsonBooks for Younger Children2022
Ambitious Girl by Meena HarrisBooks for Younger Children2022
She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: Astronomer by Kathryn LaskyBooks for Younger Children2022
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia LevinsonBooks for Younger Children2022
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy by Kekla MagoonBooks for Younger Children2022
Be strong by Pat Zietlow MillerBooks for Younger Children2022
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci SorellBooks for Younger Children2022
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter SísBooks for Younger Children2022
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. ToddBooks for Younger Children2022
A Wish in the Dark by Christina SoontornvatBook for Older Children2021
Finish the Fight! The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica ChambersBook for Older Children2021
We Are Water Protectors by Carole LindstromBooks for Younger Children2021
Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela JoyBooks for Younger Children2021
Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret by Jess KeatingBooks for Younger Children2021
The Blackbird Girls by Anne BlankmanBook for Older Children2020
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyBook for Older Children2020
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. BrowneBook for Older Children2020
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen CallenderBook for Older Children2020
Rick by Alex GinoBook for Older Children2020
Brave. Black. First. 50 African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Willis HudsonBook for Older Children2020
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love, and Truth by Wade HudsonBook for Older Children2020
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonBook for Older Children2020
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Volume 1) (Empower the Future, 1) by Tiffany JewellBook for Older Children2020
Brother's Keeper by Julie LeeBook for Older Children2020
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotteBook for Older Children2020
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason ReynoldsBook for Older Children2020
The Land of the Cranes by Aida SalazarBook for Older Children2020
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by Beth AndersonBooks for Younger Children2020
Freedom Soup by Tami CharlesBooks for Younger Children2020
The Day Saida Arrived by Susana Gómez RedondoBooks for Younger Children2020
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena HarrisBooks for Younger Children2020
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America by Kathleen KrullBooks for Younger Children2020
Grand Scam by Richard LipezBooks for Younger Children2020
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling LyonsBooks for Younger Children2020
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil WallaceBooks for Younger Children2020
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah WinterBooks for Younger Children2020

Descriptions

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented annually since 1953. They were previously given jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association, but are now presented solely by the Jane Addams Peace Association.

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award was originally awarded to one book per year without categories. A Picture Book category was added in 1993; the award is currently given to two books annually, one for older children and one for younger children. In 2003, the time of year the award is given changed from September, honoring Jane Addams' birthday, to April, honoring the WILPF's birthday. (English, Member-written)

Finalists publicized for first time in 2020, then in 2022-23, but apparently not in '21.

(English, Technical/disambiguation notice)

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