Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- honoring a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people
From Bank Street College of Education Center for Children's Literature
- 880 Resources including
- 83 Videos
- 48 Book Readings
- 89 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Winner, 2016)
50+ Resources16 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Older Readers Winner, 2021)
50+ Resources18 Awards
March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Older Readers Winner, 2017)
45+ Resources14 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Younger Readers Winner, 2012)
35+ Resources12 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Winner, 2023)
35+ Resources16 Awards
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2014)
30+ Resources8 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Younger Readers Winner, 2017)
30+ Resources8 Awards
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
(Winner, 2011)
30+ Resources4 Awards
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
(Winner, 2020)
30+ Resources12 Awards
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Honor, 2003)
30+ Resources7 Awards
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
by Beth Anderson and E.B. Lewis
(Younger Readers Winner, 2021)
30+ Resources7 Awards
Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
(Winner, 2015)
25+ Resources8 Awards
Hear My Voice / Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
(Winner, 2022)
25+ Resources8 Awards
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin
(Older Readers Winner, 2025)
25+ Resources11 Awards
Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare
by Andrea Balis, Elizabeth Levy, and Tim Foley
(Older Readers Winner, 2025)
20+ Resources4 Awards
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
(Winner, 2013)
20+ Resources7 Awards
Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
(Older Readers Winner, 2012)
15+ Resources6 Awards
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice
(Older Readers Winner, 2019)
15+ Resources4 Awards
The One & Only Googoosh: Iran's Beloved Superstar
(Younger Readers Winner, 2025)
15+ Resources6 Awards
Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II
(Winner, 2020)
15+ Resources4 Awards
No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance
by Doreen Rappaport and Shane W. Evans
(Winner, 2003)
15+ Resources1 Awards
Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin
(Winner, 2001)
10+ Resources3 Awards
Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis
by Susan Hood
(Older Readers Winner, 2024)
10+ Resources2 Awards
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic
(Younger Readers Winner, 2024)
10+ Resources3 Awards
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story
by Lauren Thompson and James Estrin
(Winner, 2008)
10+ Resources4 Awards
Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk about the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen
by Casey King, Linda Barrett Osborne, and Joe Brooks
(Winner, 1998)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery
by Susan Kuklin
(Winner, 1999)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Hawk Mother: The Story of a Red-Tailed Hawk Who Hatched Chickens
(Winner, 2018)
10+ Resources3 Awards
