Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth2020

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Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as its show more most-recommended nonfiction, fiction, and picture-book offerings of the year. Our Top of the List YA fiction, middle-grade fiction, picture-book, and nonfiction selections can be found below, as well as individual book recommendations from Booklist editors and select reviewers, highlighting their personal favorite titles. show less
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WorkYear
The Old Man and the Penguin: A True Story of True Friendship by Julie Abery
2020
The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan by Amy Alznauer
2020
Spindlefish and Stars by Christiane M. Andrews
2020
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
2020
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
2020
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
2020
If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall
2020
Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal
2020
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2020
This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges
2020
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant
2020
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
2020
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
2020
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
2020
The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story by Tina Cho
2020
Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
2020
Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome
2020
The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
2020
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation by Candy J. Cooper
2020
Flamer by Mike Curato
2020
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
2020
The Puppetmaster’s Apprentice by Lisa DeSelm
2020
The Barnabus Project by Terry Fan
2020
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
2020
Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone
2020
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
2020
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming
2020
Lobizona by Romina Garber
2020
The Last Mirror on the Left: A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure by Lamar Giles
2020
The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson
2020
They Went Left by Monica Hesse
2020
Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
2020
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love, and Truth by Wade Hudson
2020
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
2020
Twins by Varian Johnson
2020
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph
2020
Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
2020
Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai
2020
The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story by Thao Lam
2020
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
2020
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
2020
Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis
2020
On the Horizon by Lois Lowry
2020
The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay
2020
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri
2020
Burn by Patrick Ness
2020
The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel by Trung Le Nguyen
2020
Girl on a Motorcycle by Amy Novesky
2020
Hike by Pete Oswald
2020
Gimme Everything You Got by Iva-Marie Palmer
2020
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
2020
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
2020
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds
2020
Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess
2020
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure by John Rocco
2020
Camp by L. C. Rosen
2020
Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass
2020
Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood by Uri Shulevitz
2020
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (CitizenKid) by Rina Singh
2020
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
2020
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
2020
Freedom Summer For Young People: The Violent Season that Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy by Rebecca Stefoff
2020
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
2020
Up On Bob by Mary Sullivan
2020
Given by Nandi Taylor
2020
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake
2020
Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker
2020
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace
2020
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter
2020
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
2020

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