2022 Award Winners
Children’s Literature
Set in China
Eighteen Vats of Water
Set in China
Alone Like Me
Set in Japan
When the Sakura Bloom
Set in Malaysia and England
Nana, Nenek & Nina
Set in Vietnam
Operation Pangolin: Saving the World’s Only Scaled Mammal
Set in China and Mongolia
Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun
Young Adult / Middle School Literature
Set in Indonesia
Berani
Set in China
Morning Sun in Wuhan
Set in Hong Kong
The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
Set in China and France
Dragonfly Eyes
Young Adult / High School Literature
Set in Japan and America
The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart
Set in Korea
K-Pop Revolution
Set in Korea
The Red Palace
Set in China
Strike the Zither
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Honoring East And Southeast Asian Titles for Children and Young Adults
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children’s literature. The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards are given in two categories: Children’s and Young Adult on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia.