2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winners & Honor Books

2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner · Younger

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2022

Choosing Brave

By Angela Joy, Janelle Washington (Illustrator)

A mother's grief ignites a civil rights movement.

Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor (2023)Caldecott Honor (2023)Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award (2023)Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (2023)Cybils Award (2022)Jane Addams Children's Book Award (2023)Orbis Pictus Honor (2023)

64 pages· 1,767 words· Est. 15 min read

4.7/5 Goodreads · 1,116 ratings

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Summary: Mamie Till-Mobley, devastated by her son Emmett's brutal murder, transforms her sorrow into a powerful force for justice. Her courage and determination bring Emmett's story to the forefront, challenging a nation to confront its conscience. How does one woman's love and resilience spark a movement that changes history?

2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner · Older

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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2022

Undercover Latina

By Aya de León · Book #1 in the The Factory series

A teenage girl is recruited by her spy parents to infiltrate a high school and befriend the son of a white supremacist in order to stop a planned terrorist attack.

Jane Addams Children's Book Award (2023)

320 pages· 62,603 words· Est. 7 hour read

4.1/5 Goodreads · 726 ratings

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Summary: Fourteen-year-old Andréa, a Latina spy, faces her first solo mission: infiltrate a white supremacist's world by posing as a white girl. As she navigates comic books and gaming to befriend her target, she must conceal her identity and feelings for his Latino friend. Can she maintain her cover and stop a terrorist plot without losing herself?

2023 Honor Books

Graphic Nov.

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

Swim Team

By Johnnie Christmas

Can Bree conquer her fear of water to save her school's swim team?

Coretta Scott King Honor (2023)Jane Addams Children's Book Honor (2023)

248 pages· 9,986 words· Est. 2 hour read

4.3/5 Goodreads · 11,472 ratings

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Summary: Bree dreads her new school's Swim 101 class, but with the help of Etta, a former swim team captain, she faces her fear of water. As Bree trains, she becomes the unexpected hope for the Mighty Manatees, a struggling swim team. With a fierce rival in Holyoke Prep, Bree must defy the odds to lead her team to victory. Will she rise to the challenge, or will the Manatees sink? Dive into this heartwarming tale of courage and teamwork.

The 2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Choosing Brave

Undercover Latina

Swim Team

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