Young readers · 2017

Best Young Readers Books of 2017

Town Is By The Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith was the most-recognized young readers book of 2017, named by 8 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 60 by how many sources named them.

Sources is the number of distinct awards and year-end lists that name the book's ISBN, in any year. 2017 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Town Is By The SeaJoanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith8
2When's My Birthday?Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Christian Robinson7
3The Book Of Dust Volume One: La Belle SauvagePhilip Pullman6
4Piecing Me TogetherRenee Watson5
5Akata WarriorNnedi Okorafor4
6Out Of Wonder: Poems Celebrating PoetsKwame Alexander, Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, illustrated by Ekua Holmes4
7The Art Of Starving: A NovelSam J. Miller4
8The Book Of MistakesCorinna Luyken4
9Blue Sky White StarsSarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson2
10The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas2
11The Pearl ThiefElizabeth Wein2
12A Face Like GlassFrances Hardinge1
13The Backstagers Volume 1James Tynion IV, illustrated by Rian Sygh1
145 Worlds Book 1: The Sand WarriorAlexis Siegel and Mark Siegel, illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller and Boya Sun0
    15A Greyhound, A GroundhogEmily Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Appelhans0
      16A Perfect DayLane Smith0
        17Accident!Andrea Tsurumi0
          18After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)Dan Santat0
            19Amina's VoiceHena Khan0
              20Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love To Bake!Deanna F. Cook0
                21Beyond The Bright SeaLauren Wolk0
                  22Bird, Balloon, BearIl Sung Na0
                    23BolivarSean Rubin0
                      24City Of Saints And ThievesNatalie C. Anderson0
                        25Crown: An Ode To The Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books)Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James0
                          26Far from the TreeRobin Benway0
                            27Felix YzLisa Bunker0
                              28Grace And The FeverZan Romanoff0
                                29Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly, illustrated by Isabel Roxas0
                                  30Her Right FootDave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris0
                                    31Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet EarthOliver Jeffers0
                                      32I Believe In A Thing Called LoveMaurene Goo0
                                        33I Survived The American Revolution, 1776Lauren Tarshis0
                                          34I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense For Mischievous Kids And Immature Grown-UpsChris Harris, illustrated by Lane Smith0
                                            35Jabari JumpsGaia Cornwall0
                                              36Love, SantaMartha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Lee White0
                                                37Lucia The LuchadoraCynthia Leonor Garza, illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez0
                                                  38Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel)Jason Reynolds0
                                                    39Minecraft: The Island: A NovelMax Brooks0
                                                      40Moxie: A NovelJennifer Mathieu0
                                                        41Muddy: The Story Of Blues Legend Muddy WatersMichael Mahin, illustrated by Evan Turk0
                                                          42NowAntoinette Portis0
                                                            43Priscilla GorillaBarbara Bottner, illustrated by Michael Emberley0
                                                              44RefugeeAlan Gratz0
                                                                45Rise Of The JumbiesTracey Baptiste0
                                                                  46Shadowhouse FallDaniel Jose Older0
                                                                    47SliderPete Hautman0
                                                                      48Strange The DreamerLaini Taylor0
                                                                        49The First Rule Of PunkCelia C. Pérez0
                                                                          50The Gentleman's Guide To Vice And VirtueMackenzi Lee0
                                                                            51The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill0
                                                                              52The Inexplicable Logic Of My LifeBenjamin Alire Sáenz0
                                                                                53The River Bank: A Sequel To Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In The WillowsKij Johnson0
                                                                                  54TriangleMac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen0
                                                                                    55Turtles All The Way DownJohn Green0
                                                                                      56Tyrannosaurus Rex Vs. Edna The Very First ChickenDouglas Rees, illustrated by Jed Henry0
                                                                                        57When Dimple Met RishiSandhya Menon0
                                                                                          58Wild Things: The Joy Of Reading Children’s Literature As An AdultBruce Handy0
                                                                                            59WishtreeKatherine Applegate0
                                                                                              60Wolf In The SnowMatthew Cordell0