American Indian Youth Literature Awards
The American Indian Library Association (AILA) awards are presented every two years to recognize the most outstanding contributions to children's literature by and about American Indians. Both fiction and non-fictions titles are eli
Recipients
| Year | Work | Recipient | Title | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Picture Book | by Richard Van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett | Little You | Winner |
| 2016 | Best Middle School Book | Joseph Marshall III | In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse | Winner |
| 2016 | Best Young Adult Book | Tim Tingle | House of Purple Cedar | Winner |
| 2014 | Best Picture Book | by Tomson Highway, illustrated by John Rombough | Caribou Song | Winner |
| 2014 | Best Middle School Book | Tim Tingle | How I Became a Ghost:A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story | Winner |
| 2014 | Best Young Adult Book | Joseph Bruchac | Killer of Enemies | Winner |
| 2012 | Best Picture Book | by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier | My Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood | Winner |
| 2012 | Best Middle School Book | Jacqueline Guest | Free Throw & Triple Threat | Winner |
| 2012 | Best Young Adult Book | Adam Fortunate Eagle | Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Picture Book | by Thomas King, illustrated by Gary Clement | A Coyote Solstice Tale | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Middle School Book | Genevieve Simermeyer | Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Young Adult Book | Lurline Wailana McGregor | Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me | Winner |
| 2008 | Best Picture Book | by Tim Tingle, illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges | Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom | Winner |
| 2008 | Best Middle School Book | Joseph Medicine Crow | Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond | Winner |
| 2008 | Best Young Adult Book | Sherman Alexie | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Winner |
| 2006 | Best Picture Book | by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes; told by Johnny Arlee, illustrated by Sam Sandoval | My Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood | Winner |
| 2006 | Best Middle School Book | Louise Erdrich | The Birchbark House | Winner |
| 2006 | Best Young Adult Book | Joseph Bruchac | Hidden Roots | Winner |
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