Young readers · 2018

Best Young Readers Books of 2018

The Season Of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon was the most-recognized young readers book of 2018, named by 6 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 62 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. 2018 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1The Season Of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon6
2Dactyl Hill SquadDaniel José Older4
3We Don't Eat Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins4
4A Room Away From The WolvesNova Ren Suma3
5The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo3
6The Science Of Breakable ThingsTae Keller3
7Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live In A CastleHilda Eunice Burgos2
8The Summer Of Jordi Perez (And The Best Burger In Los Angeles)Amy Spalding2
9All The Animals Where I LivePhilip C. Stead1
10Give Me Some TruthEric Gansworth1
11The Party: And Other StoriesSergio Ruzzier1
12A Stitch In TimeDaphne Kalmar0
    13Amal UnboundAisha Saeed0
      14Be PreparedVera Brosgol0
        15BlueLaura Vaccaro Seeger0
          16Children Of Blood And BoneTomi Adeyemi0
            17Do Not Lick This BookIdan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Julian Frost0
              18Dragons In A BagZetta Elliott, illustrated by Geneva B0
                19Drawn TogetherMinh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat0
                  20DreamersYuyi Morales0
                    21Emergency ContactMary H.K. Choi0
                      22Everything You Need For A TreehouseCarter Higgins, illustrated by Emily Hughes0
                        23Forever Or A DaySarah Jacoby0
                          24From Twinkle, With LoveSandhya Menon0
                            25Front DeskKelly Yang0
                              26Half-WitchJohn Schoffstall0
                                27Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly0
                                  28Here To StaySara Farizan0
                                    29Hey, KiddoJarrett J. Krosoczka0
                                      30How To Be A LionEd Vere0
                                        31Ivy Aberdeen's Letter To The WorldAshley Herring Blake0
                                          32Julián Is A MermaidJessica Love0
                                            33Louisiana's Way HomeKate DiCamillo0
                                              34LoveMatt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long0
                                                35Mariam Sharma Hits The RoadSheba Karim0
                                                  36Mommy's KhimarJamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn0
                                                    37My So-Called Bollywood LifeNisha Sharma0
                                                      38New ShoesChris Raschka0
                                                        39Not My Idea: A Book About WhitenessAnastasia Higginbotham0
                                                          40Odd One OutNic Stone0
                                                            41Photographic: The Life Of Graciela IturbideIsabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña0
                                                              42PrideIbi Zoboi0
                                                                43Sea PrayerKhaled Hosseini0
                                                                  44SeafireNatalie C. Parker0
                                                                    45Tess Of The RoadRachel Hartman0
                                                                      46The Assassination Of Brangwain SpurgeM.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin0
                                                                        47The Benefits Of Being An OctopusAnn Braden0
                                                                          48The Dark Descent Of Elizabeth FrankensteinKiersten White0
                                                                            49The Dragon Slayer: Folktales From Latin AmericaJaime Hernandez0
                                                                              50The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer And The Plot To Kill HitlerJohn Hendrix0
                                                                                51The House That Lou BuiltMae Respicio0
                                                                                  52The Miscalculations Of Lightning GirlStacy McAnulty0
                                                                                    53The Night DiaryVeera Hiranandani0
                                                                                      54The Parker InheritanceVarian Johnson0
                                                                                        55The Rough PatchBrian Lies0
                                                                                          56The Way You Make Me FeelMaurene Goo0
                                                                                            57They Say BlueJillian Tamaki0
                                                                                              58This Is Not A Love LetterKim Purcell0
                                                                                                59Tigers & Tea With ToppyBarbara Kerley and Rhoda Knight Kalt, illustrated by Matte Stephens0
                                                                                                  60To Be HonestMaggie Ann Martin0
                                                                                                    61Unclaimed BaggageJen Doll0
                                                                                                      62We Are Grateful: OtsaliheligaTraci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac0