Handy Topics in the Curriculum Department

will help you locate the different Whippoorwill Book Award for Rural YA Literature books that are in our collections.  Just click on a name to go to the record!

Please note: if a title is not linked, it means that we currently do not have it in our collection.  Please check the Kearney Public Library or consider ordering it from Interlibrary Loan

The Whippoorwill Book Award for Rural YA Literature is given to titles written for young adults that accurately portray rural settings, communities, and populations, in addition to meeting other general guidelines for excellence in the field of Young Adult literature.

Starting in 2024, this award is presented by The Rural Assembly of English Language and Literacy Education (TRAELLE), an assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and is comprised of one winner and up to 9 honor books.

This award was developed to help teachers find works that do not portray the often found rural stereotypes and could be used to help facilitate classroom discussions.

Winner

Honor

Longlist