AAAS and Subaru are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Young Adult Science Book category. The Prize celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults and is meant to encourage the writing and publishing of high-quality science books for all ages.

The longlist titles in the 2024 Young Adult Science Book category are:

Looking Up: The True Adventures of a Storm-Chasing Weather Nerd, by Matthew Cappucci. Pegasus Books, 2022.
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy, by Moiya McTier. Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
Nature's Wild Ideas: How the Natural World is Inspiring Scientific Innovation, by Kristy Hamilton. Greystone Books, 2022.
Planktonia: The Nightly Migration of the Ocean's Smallest Creatures, by Erich Hoyt. Firefly Books, 2022.
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, by Karen Bakker. Princeton University Press, 2022.
Taxi from Another Planet: Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe, by Charles S. Cockell. Harvard University Press, 2022.
Wilder: How Rewilding is Transforming Conservation and Changing the World, by Millie Kerr. Bloomsbury Sigma, 2022.
Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature, by Nancy Lawson. Chronicle Books, 2023.

Finalists for the 2024 Prize will be announced in November. The Prize winners will be announced in February.

The longlists for the Children’s Science Picture Book, Middle Grades Science Book, and Hands-On Science Book categories were announced earlier in the week.

Longlist for 2024 Young Adult Science Book Award