Young readers · 2024

Best Young Readers Books of 2024

How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger was the most-recognized young readers book of 2024, named by 6 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 47 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. 2024 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1How It All EndsEmma Hunsinger6
2My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much MoreG. Neri, illlustrated by Corban Wilkin5
3The Judgment of Yoyo GoldIsaac Blum5
4Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves BackRuth Chan5
5I'm Sorry You Got MadKyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon4
6Deer Run HomeAnn Clare LeZotte3
7Fledgling: The Keeper's Records of RevolutionS.K. Ali3
8Drawn OnwardDaniel Nayeri, illustrated by Matt Rockefeller2
9Black Girl You Are AtlasRenée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes1
10Pick the LockA.S. King1
11Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead YetMolly Morris0
    12Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano ParkMaría Dolores Águila, illustrated by Magdalena Mora0
      13Behind My Doors: The Story of the World’s Oldest LibraryHena Khan, illustrated by Nabila Adani0
        14Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for LatinosNathalie Alonso, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez0
          15Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison – and How We Stayed ConnectedJay Jay Patton and Antoine Patton, with Kiara Valdez, illustrated by Markia Jenai0
            16DragonfruitMakiia Lucier0
              17Everything We Never HadRandy Ribay0
                18FakerGordon Korman0
                  19Flying Through WaterMamle Wolo0
                    20HeatwaveLauren Redniss0
                      21HeirSabaa Tahir0
                        22Just Say YesGoldy Moldavsky0
                          23K Is in TroubleGary Clement0
                            24Kareem BetweenShifa Saltagi Safadi0
                              25Leo's First Vote!Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Isabel Roxas0
                                26Lunar BoyJes and Cin Wibowo0
                                  27Lunar New Year Love StoryGene Luen Yang, illustrated by LeUyen Pham0
                                    28Magnolia Wu Unfolds It AllChanel Miller0
                                      29Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff0
                                        30Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice RemixGabe Cole Novoa0
                                          31My Thoughts Have WingsMaggie Smith, illustrated by Leanne Hatch0
                                            32Not Quite a GhostAnne Ursu0
                                              33OlivettiAllie Millington0
                                                34Plain Jane and the MermaidVera Brosgol0
                                                  35Sheine Lende: A Prequel to ElatsoeDarcie Little Badger, illustrated by Rovina Cai0
                                                    36The Bad OnesMelissa Albert0
                                                      37The Book That Almost RhymedOmar Abed, illustrated by Hatem Aly0
                                                        38The Dictionary StoryOliver Jeffers and Sam Winston0
                                                          39The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War IICandace Fleming0
                                                            40The Eyes and the ImpossibleDave Eggers0
                                                              41The GreatestVeera Hiranandani, illustrated by Vesper Stamper0
                                                                42The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad ScienceKate McKinnon0
                                                                  43The Wonderful Wisdom of AntsPhilip Bunting0
                                                                    44The Yellow BusLoren Long0
                                                                      45Touch the SkyStephanie V.W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park0
                                                                        46Twenty-Four Seconds from Now ...Jason Reynolds0
                                                                          47What Can a Mess Make?Bee Johnson0