Finalist, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2023
In the Serpents Wake
Rachel Hartman (opens in a new tab)
The ballot
- Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts)Nnedi OkoraforViking Books for Young ReadersWinner
- BloodmarkedTracy DeonnSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Dreams Bigger Than HeartbreakCharlie Jane AndersTor Teen/Titan Books
- The Golden EnclavesNaomi NovikDel Rey
- Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny WoodsCatherynne M. ValenteMargaret K. McElderry Books