Nerdy Book Award2017

Given by Nerdy Book Club

Other Names: Nerdies
150 Works / 151 Items 99,715 Books 4,368 Reviews 4.1
Way back on December 1, 2011, this site began with a post explaining about how we would choose the Best Books of 2011.


That was not only the beginning of this site, but also the beginning of what show more would be called the Nerdy Book Awards.

Nominations and voting takes place in December with winners announced during the last days of December. show less
Categories:
All, Early Readers and Chapter Books (133), Fiction Picture Books (215), Graphic Novels (186), Long Form Nonfiction (178), Middle Grade Fiction (250), Nonfiction Picture Books (186), Poetry and Novels in Verse (175), Young Adult Literature (222)
Years:
All, 2023 (141), 2022 (154), 2021 (142), 2020 (115), 2019 (153), 2018 (138), 2017 (151), 2016 (154), 2015 (138), 2014 (154), 2013 (35), 2012 (44), 2011 (26)
Announced:
January 3: Young Adult Literature2023 Recent
January 1: Middle Grade Fiction2023 Recent
December 2023: Long Form Nonfiction2023 Recent
December 2023: Poetry and Novels in Verse2023 Recent
December 2023: Early Readers and Chapter Books2023 Recent
December 2023: Graphic Novels2023 Recent
December 2023: Nonfiction Picture Books2023 Recent
December 2023: Fiction Picture Books2023 Recent
WorkCategoryYear
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats by Dori Hillestad Butler
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
It's Shoe Time! by Bryan Collier
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate by Shannon Hale
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
The Good for Nothing Button by Charise Mericle Harper
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe by Megumi Iwasa
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker by Shelley Johannes
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder
Early Readers and Chapter Books2017
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
Fiction Picture Books2017
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
Fiction Picture Books2017
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
Fiction Picture Books2017
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! by Carmen Agra Deedy
Fiction Picture Books2017
Windows by Julia Denos
Fiction Picture Books2017
All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle
Fiction Picture Books2017
When's My Birthday? by Julie Fogliano
Fiction Picture Books2017
This House, Once by Deborah Freedman
Fiction Picture Books2017
Where's Halmoni? by Julie Kim
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell
Fiction Picture Books2017
Come With Me by Holly M. McGhee
Fiction Picture Books2017
Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Fiction Picture Books2017
A Different Pond by Bao Phi
Fiction Picture Books2017
Life by Cynthia Rylant
Fiction Picture Books2017
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat
Fiction Picture Books2017
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz
Fiction Picture Books2017
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater
Fiction Picture Books2017
Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares
Fiction Picture Books2017
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui
Graphic Novels2017
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Graphic Novels2017
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
Graphic Novels2017
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt by Ben Clanton
Graphic Novels2017
Real Friends by Shannon Hale
Graphic Novels2017
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
Graphic Novels2017
The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
Graphic Novels2017
Swing It, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm
Graphic Novels2017
All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
Graphic Novels2017
Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson
Graphic Novels2017
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
Graphic Novels2017
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey
Graphic Novels2017
5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel
Graphic Novels2017
Spinning by Tillie Walden
Graphic Novels2017
Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld
Graphic Novels2017
Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Sarah Albee
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice) by Laura Atkins
Long Form Nonfiction2017
The March Against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls by Tonya Bolden
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary by Martha Brockenbrough
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island by Loree Griffin Burns
Long Form Nonfiction2017
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy by Michael Cottman
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories by Jack Gantos
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment by Deborah Kops
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd by Mary Losure
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender by S.D. Nelson
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Long Form Nonfiction2017
The Quilts of Gee's Bend by Susan Goldman Rubin
Long Form Nonfiction2017
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time by Tanya Lee Stone
Long Form Nonfiction2017
How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story by Sandra Neil Wallace
Long Form Nonfiction2017
Posted by John David Anderson
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Middle Grade Fiction2017
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Restart by Gordon Korman
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Flying Lessons and Other Stories by Ellen Oh
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Patina by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Middle Grade Fiction2017
The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh
Middle Grade Fiction2017
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White by Barbara Herkert
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures by Jess Keating
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Michael Mahin
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
How to Be an Elephant by Katherine Roy
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Can an Aardvark Bark? by Melissa Stewart
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet by Duncan Tonatiuh
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter
Nonfiction Picture Books2017
Family Poems for Every Day of the Week: Poemas Familiares Para Cada Dia de la Semana (English and Spanish Edition) by Francisco X. Alarcón
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Solo by Kwame Alexander
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis by Jeannine Atkins
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Bull by David Elliott
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
When My Sister Started Kissing by Helen Frost
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
READ! READ! READ! by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger
Poetry and Novels in Verse2017
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Young Adult Literature2017
What Girls Are Made of by Elana K. Arnold
Young Adult Literature2017
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
Young Adult Literature2017
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Young Adult Literature2017
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Young Adult Literature2017
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Young Adult Literature2017
The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
Young Adult Literature2017
Warcross by Marie Lu
Young Adult Literature2017
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Young Adult Literature2017
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Young Adult Literature2017
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Young Adult Literature2017
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Young Adult Literature2017
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) by Jason Reynolds
Young Adult Literature2017
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Young Adult Literature2017
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Young Adult Literature2017
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Young Adult Literature2017
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Young Adult Literature2017
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Young Adult Literature2017
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Young Adult Literature2017
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Young Adult Literature2017
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Young Adult Literature2017

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