TheGold Shelf

History and real people

True stories, biographies and novels set in the past. 524 award-winning books.

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Cover of The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II StoryHonor2026The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II StoryDaniel Nayeri2026 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Across So Many SeasHonor2025Across So Many SeasRuth Behar2025 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of One Big Open SkyHonor2025One Big Open SkyLesa Cline-Ransome2025 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the MountainsHonor2025Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the MountainsYuko Shimizu2025 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom FighterHonor2024Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom FighterMolly Mendoza2024 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of There Was a Party for LangstonHonor2024There Was a Party for LangstonJerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey2024 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmitt Till Sparked the Civil Rights MovementHonor2023Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmitt Till Sparked the Civil Rights MovementJanelle Washington2023 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil WarHonor2023Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil WarMónica Montañés2023 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of FreewaterWinner2023FreewaterAmina Luqman-Dawson2023 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Just a Girl: A True Story of World War IIWinner2023Just a Girl: A True Story of World War IILia Levi2023 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreHonor2022Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreFloyd Cooper2022 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer TeamHonor2021All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer TeamChristina Soontornvat2021 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomHonor2021Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford2021 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Catherine's WarHonor2021Catherine's WarJulia Billet2021 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of The Cat Man of AleppoHonor2021The Cat Man of AleppoIrene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha2021 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The UndefeatedWinner2020The UndefeatedKwame Alexander2020 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of When Spring Comes to the DMZHonor2020When Spring Comes to the DMZLee Uk-bae2020 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Young Dark Emu: A truer historyWinner2020Young Dark Emu: A truer historyBruce Pascoe2020 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Hello LighthouseWinner2019Hello LighthouseSophie Blackall2019 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of His Name Was WalterWinner2019His Name Was WalterEmily Rodda2019 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerCover of The Book of BoyHonor2019The Book of BoyCatherine Gilbert Murdock2019 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The Night DiaryHonor2019The Night DiaryVeera Hiranandani2019 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Malala: Activist for Girls' EducationHonor2018Malala: Activist for Girls' EducationRaphaёle Frier2018 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her MonsterWinner2018Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her MonsterJonathan Auxier2018 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Where the World EndsWinner2018Where the World EndsGeraldine McCaughrean2018 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of As Time Went ByHonor2017As Time Went ByJosé Sanabria2017 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanHonor2017Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanAshley Bryan2017 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Freedom in Congo SquareHonor2017Freedom in Congo SquareR. Gregory Christie2017 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel BasquiatWinner2017Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel BasquiatJavaka Steptoe2017 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Salt to the SeaWinner2017Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys2017 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy DogHonor2017The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy DogAdam Gidwitz2017 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of When We Were AloneWinner2017When We Were AloneDavid Robertson2017 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of Wolf HollowHonor2017Wolf HollowLauren Wolk2017 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Adam and ThomasHonor2016Adam and ThomasAharon Appelfeld2016 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of EchoHonor2016EchoPam Muñoz Ryan2016 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous BearWinner2016Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous BearLindsay Mattick2016 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of SoonWinner2016SoonMorris Gleitzman2016 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerCover of The War That Saved My LifeHonor2016The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley2016 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Trombone ShortyHonor2016Trombone ShortyTroy Andrews2016 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights MovementHonor2016Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights MovementEkua Holmes2016 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's LandWinner2015A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's LandSimon Barnard2015 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Brown Girl DreamingHonor2015Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson2015 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Buffalo SoldierWinner2015Buffalo SoldierTanya Landman2015 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Hidden: A Child's Story of the HolocaustHonor2015Hidden: A Child's Story of the HolocaustLoïc Dauvillier2015 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Shackleton's JourneyWinner2015Shackleton's JourneyWilliam Grill2015 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Gospel TruthWinner2015The Gospel TruthCaroline Pignat2015 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract ArtHonor2015The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract ArtMary GrandPré2015 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Viva FridaHonor2015Viva FridaYuyi Morales2015 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of LocomotiveWinner2014LocomotiveBrian Floca2014 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Mister OrangeWinner2014Mister OrangeTruus Matti2014 Batchelder Award winnerCover of One Came HomeHonor2014One Came HomeAmy Timberlake2014 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The War Within These WallsHonor2014The War Within These WallsAline Sax2014 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To ReturnHonor2013A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To ReturnZeina Abirached2013 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponHonor2013Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponSteve Sheinkin2013 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of My Family for the WarWinner2013My Family for the WarAnne C. Voorhoeve2013 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Northwest PassageWinner2013Northwest PassageStan Rogers2013 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of The Children of the KingWinner2013The Children of the KingSonya Hartnett2013 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerCover of Tom the Outback MailmanWinner2013Tom the Outback MailmanKristin Weidenbach2013 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Breaking Stalin's NoseHonor2012Breaking Stalin's NoseEugene Yelchin2012 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Dead End in NorveltWinner2012Dead End in NorveltJack Gantos2012 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Inside Out & Back AgainHonor2012Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai2012 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Me... JaneHonor2012Me... JanePatrick McDonnell2012 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Soldier BearWinner2012Soldier BearBibi Dumon Tak2012 Batchelder Award winnerCover of The Lily PondHonor2012The Lily PondAnnika Thor2012 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of A Time of MiraclesWinner2011A Time of MiraclesAnne-Laure Bondoux2011 Batchelder Award winnerCover of From Then to Now: A Short History of the WorldWinner2011From Then to Now: A Short History of the WorldChristopher Moore2011 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Heart of a SamuraiHonor2011Heart of a SamuraiMargi Preus2011 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Moon Over ManifestWinner2011Moon Over ManifestClare Vanderpool2011 Newbery Medal winnerCover of One Crazy SummerHonor2011One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia2011 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The Midnight ZooWinner2011The Midnight ZooSonya Hartnett2011 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Return of the Word SpyWinner2011The Return of the Word SpyUrsula Dubosarsky2011 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Turtle in ParadiseHonor2011Turtle in ParadiseJennifer L. Holm2011 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of A Faraway IslandWinner2010A Faraway IslandAnnika Thor2010 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward JusticeHonor2010Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward JusticePhillip Hoose2010 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. FiggHonor2010The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. FiggRodman Philbrick2010 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos WilliamsHonor2009A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos WilliamsJennifer Bryant2009 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Bog ChildWinner2009Bog ChildSiobhan Dowd2009 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Greener Grass: The Famine YearsWinner2009Greener Grass: The Famine YearsCaroline Pignat2009 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of How I Learned GeographyHonor2009How I Learned GeographyUri Shulevitz2009 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomHonor2009The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomMargarita Engle2009 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Elijah of BuxtonHonor2008Elijah of BuxtonChristopher Paul Curtis2008 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval VillageWinner2008Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval VillageLaura Amy Schlitz2008 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground RailroadHonor2008Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground RailroadKadir Nelson2008 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Requiem for a BeastWinner2008Requiem for a BeastMatt Ottley2008 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of The Invention of Hugo CabretWinner2008The Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick2008 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainHonor2008The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainPeter Sís2008 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Hattie Big SkyHonor2007Hattie Big SkyKirby Larson2007 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to FreedomHonor2007Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford2007 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The ArrivalWinner2007The ArrivalShaun Tan2007 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of An Innocent SoldierWinner2006An Innocent SoldierJosef Holub2006 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's ShadowHonor2006Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's ShadowSusan Campbell Bartoletti2006 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon RideHonor2006Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon RideMarjorie Priceman2006 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of RosaHonor2006RosaBryan Collier2006 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliWinner2006Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliLeon Davidson2006 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Show WayHonor2006Show WayJacqueline Woodson2006 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of When I Was a SoldierHonor2006When I Was a SoldierValérie Zenatti2006 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Al Capone Does My ShirtsHonor2005Al Capone Does My ShirtsGennifer Choldenko2005 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Coming on Home SoonHonor2005Coming on Home SoonJacqueline Woodson2005 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Daniel Half Human and the Good NaziHonor2005Daniel Half Human and the Good NaziDavid Chotjewitz2005 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoyHonor2005Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoyGary D. Schmidt2005 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of TamarWinner2005TamarMal Peet2005 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of The Shadows of GhadamesWinner2005The Shadows of GhadamesJoëlle Stolz2005 Batchelder Award winnerCover of The Silver DonkeyWinner2005The Silver DonkeySonya Hartnett2005 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerCover of The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal RightsHonor2005The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal RightsRussell Freedman2005 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793Honor2004An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793Jim Murphy2004 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The Man Who Walked Between the TowersWinner2004The Man Who Walked Between the TowersMordicai Gerstein2004 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael CollinsHonor2004The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael CollinsBea Uusma Schyffert2004 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of A Gathering LightWinner2003A Gathering LightJennifer Donnelly2003 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Crispin: The Cross of LeadWinner2003Crispin: The Cross of LeadAvi2003 Newbery Medal winnerCover of In Flanders FieldsWinner2003In Flanders FieldsNorman Jorgensen2003 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of A Single ShardWinner2002A Single ShardLinda Sue Park2002 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Carver: A Life in PoemsHonor2002Carver: A Life in PoemsMarilyn Nelson2002 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of How I Became an AmericanWinner2002How I Became an AmericanKarin Gündisch2002 Batchelder Award winnerCover of Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Honor2002Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Doreen Rappaport2002 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Papunya School Book of Country and HistoryWinner2002Papunya School Book of Country and HistoryPapunya School Publishing Committee2002 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse HawkinsHonor2002The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse HawkinsBarbara Kerley2002 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient GreeceWinner2001Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient GreeceDyan Blacklock2001 Eve Pownall Award winnerCover of Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake CarpenterWinner2001Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake CarpenterRichard Platt2001 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of So You Want to Be President?Winner2001So You Want to Be President?David Small2001 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of 26 Fairmount AvenueHonor200026 Fairmount AvenueTomie dePaola2000 Newbery Medal Honor Book

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