Lambda Literary Awards – Children’s and Young Adults

Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.

The Lammys are awarded by the Lambda Literary Foundation and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world.

Each year's awards celebrate books published in the previous year. Find other Lambda award winners.

See more kids' literary prize winners.

2024

Children’s books: The apartment house on Poppy Hill Nina LaCour

Middle Grade: Dear Mothman Robin Gow

Young Adult: Only This Beautiful Moment Abdi Nazemian

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2023

Children’s books: Mighty Red Riding Hood Wallace West

Middle Grade: Nikhil Out Loud Maulik Pancholy

Young Adult: The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School Sonora Reyes

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2022

Children’s/Middle Grade: Calvin JR and Vanessa Ford

Young Adult: The Heartbreak Bakery A. R. Capetta

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2021

Children’s/Middle Grade: King and the Dragonflies Kacen Callender

Young Adult: Flamer Mike Curato

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2020

Children’s/Middle Grade: Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Young Adult: The Grief Keeper Alexandra Villasante

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