Young readers · 2019

Best Young Readers Books of 2019

Small In The City by Sydney Smith was the most-recognized young readers book of 2019, named by 10 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 70 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. 2019 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Small In The CitySydney Smith10
2Queen Of The SeaDylan Meconis4
3Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With MeMariko Tamaki, illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell2
4Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten BlocksJason Reynolds, illustrated by Alexander Nabaum1
51919: The Year That Changed AmericaMartin W. Sandler0
    6A Good Kind Of TroubleLisa Moore Ramée0
      7A Is For Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies From A To ZJohn Robert Allman, illustrated by Peter Emmerich0
        8AnotherChristian Robinson0
          9Best FriendsShannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham0
            10Bruce’s Big StormRyan T. Higgins0
              11Butterfly YellowThanhha Lai0
                12Children Of Virtue And VengeanceTomi Adeyemi0
                  13Dear Haiti, Love AlaineMaika Moulite and Maritza Moulite0
                    14EnchantéeGita Trelease0
                      15Five Minutes: (That's A Lot of Time) (No, It's Not) (Yes, It Is)Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Olivier Tallec0
                        16Frankly In LoveDavid Yoon0
                          17Fry Bread: A Native American Family StoryKevin Noble Malliard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal0
                            18Genesis Begins AgainAlicia Williams0
                              19GutsRaina Telgemeier0
                                20Harley Quinn: Breaking GlassMariko Tamaki, illustrated by Steve Pugh0
                                  21Home In The WoodsEliza Wheeler0
                                    22How Do You Dance?Thyra Heder0
                                      23I Can Make This PromiseChristine Day0
                                        24I Wish You All The BestMason Deaver0
                                          25Inventing VictoriaTonya Bolden0
                                            26Juliet Takes A BreathGabby Rivera0
                                              27Just Like Beverly: A Biography Of Beverly ClearyVicki Conrad, illustrated by David Hohn0
                                                28Man-Eaters Volume 1Chelsea Cain, illustrated by Kate Niemczyk and Lia Miternique0
                                                  29Merci Suárez Changes GearsMeg Medina0
                                                    30Most MarshmallowsRowboat Watkins0
                                                      31My Papi Has A MotorcycleIsabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña0
                                                        32On The Come UpAngie Thomas0
                                                          33Other Words For HomeJasmine Warga0
                                                            34Patron Saints Of NothingRandy Ribay0
                                                              35Permanent RecordMary H.K. Choi0
                                                                36PetAkwaeke Emezi0
                                                                  37Pie In The SkyRemy Lai0
                                                                    38Pokko And The DrumMatthew Forsythe0
                                                                      39Rat Rule 79: An AdventureRivka Galchen, illustrated by Elena Megalos0
                                                                        40RiverlandFran Wilde0
                                                                          41Rumple Buttercup: A Story Of Bananas, Belonging, And Being YourselfMatthew Gray Gubler0
                                                                            42SHOUTLaurie Halse Anderson0
                                                                              43Small WorldIshta Mercurio, illustrated by Jen Corace0
                                                                                44Spin The DawnElizabeth Lim0
                                                                                  45Spy RunnerEugene Yelchin0
                                                                                    46StargazingJen Wang0
                                                                                      47Sunny Rolls The DiceJennifer L. Holm, illustrated by Matthew Holm0
                                                                                        48The Birds, The Bees, And You And MeOlivia Hinebaugh0
                                                                                          49The Curse Of The WerepenguinAllan Woodrow, ilustrated by Scott Brown0
                                                                                            50The Dead Queens ClubHannah Capin0
                                                                                              51The Downstairs GirlStacey Lee0
                                                                                                52The Field Guide To The North American TeenagerBen Philippe0
                                                                                                  53The Good EggJory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald0
                                                                                                    54The Last Last-Day-Of-SummerLamar Giles, illustrated by Dapo Adeola0
                                                                                                      55The Moon WithinAida Salazar0
                                                                                                        56The Proudest Blue: A Story Of Hijab And FamilyIbtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly0
                                                                                                          57The Seventh VoyageStanislaw Lem, illustrated by Jon Muth, translated by Michael Kandel0
                                                                                                            58The Shortest DaySusan Cooper, illustrated by Carson Ellis0
                                                                                                              59The Silence Between UsAlison Gervais0
                                                                                                                60The UndefeatedKwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson0
                                                                                                                  61There’s Something About SweetieSandhya Menon0
                                                                                                                    62Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them AllLaura Ruby0
                                                                                                                      63This Was Our PactRyan Andrews0
                                                                                                                        64TightTorrey Maldonado0
                                                                                                                          65TrumanJean Reidy, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins0
                                                                                                                            66Under My HijabHena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel0
                                                                                                                              67We’re Not From HereGeoff Rodkey0
                                                                                                                                68Who Wet My Pants?Bob Shea, illustrated by Zachariah O'Hora0
                                                                                                                                  69Wilder GirlsRory Power0
                                                                                                                                    70With The Fire On HighElizabeth Acevedo0