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Sequoyah Book Awards

Sequoyah pointing to Cherokee alphabet

With this award, Oklahoma honors the Native American leader Sequoyah for his unique achievement in creating the Cherokee syllabary. Sequoyah chose eighty-five symbols to represent all spoken sounds of the Cherokee language. In so doing, he created a way to preserve his people's language and culture.

2026 Sequoyah Children's Masterlist
2026 Intermediate Sequoyah Masterlist
(6th-8th grades)  

Winner of the 2026 Sequoyah Children's Book Award
Dog Trouble by Kristin Varner

Winner of the 2026 Sequoyah Intermediate Book Award
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu