Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2023

Akata Woman

Nnedi Okorafor (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 400 pages

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Also on the ballot

BloodmarkedTracy DeonnSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Dreams Bigger Than HeartbreakCharlie Jane AndersTor Teen/Titan Books
The Golden EnclavesNaomi NovikDel Rey
In the Serpents WakeRachel HartmanRandom House Books for Young Readers
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny WoodsCatherynne M. ValenteMargaret K. McElderry Books