We Need Diverse Books announced the 2024 Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor books for outstanding children's literature in two categories: young readers (ages 9-12) and teen (ages 13-18). The award, also known as "The Walter," is named for prolific children's and young adult author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). Titles chosen for the ninth annual award "recognize diverse authors whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way." The 2024 Walter Awards will be tentatively held on Wednesday, March 13, in Washington, D.C.
Younger Readers Winner: Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/PRH)
Younger Readers Honor: Grounded by Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S.K. Ali (Amulet/Abrams)
Teen Winner: Saints of the Household by Ari Tison (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Teen Honor: All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr (Amulet/Abrams)