Awards: Walter Dean Myers Winners

 

We Need Diverse Books announced the 2025 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 10th annual award "recognize diverse authors whose works feature diverse main characters and address diversity in a meaningful way." The 2025 Walter Awards will be held on Friday, April 11, in Washington, D.C.

Younger Readers Winner: Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Younger Readers Honor: The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)
Teen Winner: Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes (Kokila/Penguin Random House)
Teen Honor: A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur (Feiwel & Friends)

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