The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is an award given annually to a book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy. The name of the award was chosen because a lodestar is "a star that guides or leads, especially in navigation, where it is the sole reliable source of light—the star that leads those in uncharted waters to safety." The nomination and selection process is administered by the World Science Fiction Society, and the award is presented at the Hugo Award ceremony at the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, although it is not itself a Hugo Award. In the five years the award has been given, 22 authors have had works nominated. Each year has seen a different winner: the 2018 award was given to Nnedi Okorafor, the 2019 award to Tomi Adeyemi, the 2020 award to Naomi Kritzer, the 2021 award to Ursula Vernon under the alias T. Kingfisher, and the 2022 award to Naomi Novik (pictured). Vernon has had works nominated three times (as Kingfisher), and six other authors have been nominated twice. (Full list...)