The book was recognized in 2018 by the American Library Association with the William C. Morris Award for best debut book for teens , the Coretta Scott King Award for the best novel by an African-American author for children , and the Michael L. Printz Award for best novel for teens . The novel also won the overall Waterstones Children 's Book Prize and American Bookseller 's Association Indie Award for Best Young Adult Novel . '' The Hate U Give '' was named to the National Book Awards longlist for young adult literature , was nominated for the 2018 Carnegie Medal , and won the 2018 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in the " young adult jury " section
William C. Morris Award
William C. Morris Award
The Hate U Give