The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal have revealed the winning titles in the 2026 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.

These web-exclusive reviews feature books from longtime favorites, award winners, and debut creators.

NoveList K-8 Plus, which draws from a subset of records in EBSCO’s NoveList database, received a refresh in the summer of 2025, updating its almost 200,000 titles with a wealth of librarian-curated review tags, notes, and book lists.

The dystopian title from Neal Shusterman can be taught in high school English classes; a Stephen King novel is the latest book banned in Utah; and bills that will impact libraries move in state houses across the country.

From astronomers to biologists, these remarkable women pushed against boundaries to make groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.