PADIBA Awards 2026
The 2026 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA)
Judging Committee has announced the longlists and commended books.
To view and purchase all of these books at a discounted price: Bookshop.org/shop/PADIBA
BRAVE
Weshoyot Alvitre
Kokila
EVERYBELLY
Thao Lam
Groundwood Books
HOW TO SAY GOODBY IN CUBAN
Daniel Miyares
Anne Schwartz Books
KIRBYS LESSONS FOR FALLING (IN LOVE)
Laura Gao
HarperCollins
KWESI AND NANA RUBY LEARN TO SWIM
Kobina Conmeh, Barbara Quintino
Barefoot Books
ONE CAN
Lana Button, Eric Walters, Isabelle Malenfant
Groundwood Books
OUR LAKE
Angie Kang
Kokila
POPO THE XOLO
Paloma Angelina Lopez, Abraham Matias
Charlesbridge
PRECIOUS
Carlos Aponte
Nancy Paulsen Books
THE CITY OF JASMINE
Nadine Presley, Heather Brockman Lee
HarperCollins
THE INTERPRETER
Olivia Abtahi, Monica Arnaldo
Kokila
TOTO
Hyewon Yum
Neal Porter Books / Holiday House
A RAKHI FOR RAKESH
Nadia Salomon, Nabi H. Ali
HarperCollins
A SKY THAT SINGS
Anita Sanchez & George Steele, Emily Mendoza
Lee & Low Books
BIRD BROTHERS, A DELHI STORY
Rina Singh, Barkha Lohia
Orca Book Publishers
BROWN GIRL IN THE SNOW
Yolanda T. Marshall, Marianne Ferrer
Greystone Kids
DEAR NEW FRIEND
Taraneh Matloob, Alida Massari
Red Comet Press
EDIE FOR EQUALITY: EDIE WINDSOR STANDS UP FOR LOVE
Michael Genhart, Cheryl Thuesday
Lee & Low Books
LIVING BRIDGES
Sandhya Acharya, Avani Dwivedi
Beach Lane Books / Simon & Shuster
LOST AND FOUND HANUKKAH
Joy Preble, Lisa Anchin
Chronicle Books
MAMIACHI & ME: MY MAMIS MARIACHI BAND
Dakota Gutiérrez and Jolene Gutiérrez, Mirelle Ortega
Abrams
MANY THINGS AT ONCE
Veera Hiranandani, Nadia Alam
Random House Studio
MARIAM’S DREAM: THE STORY OF MARIAM AL-SHAAR AND HER FOOD TRUCK OF HOPE
Leila Boukarim, Sona Avedikian
Chronicle Books
MISTACO: A TALE OF TRAGEDY Y TORTILLAS
Eliza Kinkz
Kokila
REWRITING THE RULES: HOW DR. KATHLEEN FRIEL CREATED NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR BRAIN RESEARCH AND DISABILITY
Danna Zeiger, Josée Bisaillon
Lerner Publishing Group
TOGETHER WE REMEMBER
Jackie Morera, Violeta Encarnación
Make Me a World
WANDA HEARS THE STARS
Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced, Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Charlesbridge
WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL: HOW S. CHANDRASEKAR PREDICTED THE EXISTENCE OF BLACK HOLES
Shruthi Rao, Srinidhi Srinivasan
Margaret K. McElderry / Simon and Schuster
A HERO’S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION
Pablo Cartaya
Kokila Books
ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE
Deandra Davis
Atheneum / Simon & Schuster
COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
C.B. Lee
Feiwel & Friends
DANILO WAS HERE
Tamika Burgess
HarperCollins
FIREBLOOMS
Alexandra Villasante
Nancy Paulsen Books / PRH
IF I COULD GO BACK
Brianna Johnson
Peachtree Teen
SPARK
Chris Baron
Feiwel & Friends / MacMillan
SPLIT THE SKY
MARIE ARNOLD
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
THE REEL WISH
Yamile Saied Méndez
Tu Books / Lee & Low Books
TRUTH IS: A NOVEL IN VERSE
Hannah Sawyerr
Abrams Books
THE INCORRUPTIBLES
Lauren Magaziner
Simon & Schuster
THE QUEEN BEES OF TYBEE COUNTY
Kyle Casey Chu
Quill Tree / HarperCollins
BAD IN THE BLOOD
Matteo Cerulli
Tundra Books
BASHIR BOUTROS AND THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
George Jreje
HarperCollins
CAMILA NUNEZ’S YEAR OF DISASTERS
Miriam Zoila Pérez
Page Street
GAY THE PRAY AWAY
C.B. Lee
Feiwel & Friends / MacMillan
GLITCH GIRL!
Rainie Oet
Kokila Books
IF WE WERE A MOVIE
Zakiya N. Jamal
HarperCollins
MY MOTHER THE MERMAID CHASER
Jamie Jo Hoang
Crown Books for Young Readers
SAFE HARBOR
Padma Venkatraman
Nancy Paulsen Books / PRH
SUNLIGHT PLAYING OF A MOUNTAIN
Selina Li Bi
Soho Teen
THE CLOSEST THING TO A NORMAL LIFE
Michael M. Guevara
Arte Público Press
THE GIRL IN THE WALLS
Meg Eden Kuyatt
Scholastic
THE GOLDEN NECKLACE
Mitali Perkins
Charlesbridge
TOP HEAVY
Rhonda DeChambeau
Holiday House
VOTE FOR THE G.O.A.T.
Ali Terese
Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
WHAT FELL FROM THE SKY
Adrianna Cuevas
FSG/Macmillan
YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK ALINA BUTT
Ambreen Butt-Hussain
Orca Books
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A special thank you to The 2026 PADIBA Judging Committee members who read all the books that were submitted, and helped choose the longlists and commended books.
Book influencer, Julie Majerčák, will join our committee to choose the winners and finalists for each award. They will be announced in April 2026.
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Please Note:
The submission window for The 2027 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards will be July 1 – August 31, 2026.
More information is available at: ReadYourWorld.org/awards/PADIBA-awards-2027
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