Spring Reading Challenge
Front Desk by Kelly YangThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorLouisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThe Parker Inheritance by Varian JohnsonThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Mock Newbery 2019
5th out of 97 books — 201 voters
Wizardmatch by Lauren MagazinerMystery in the Mansion by Lauren MagazinerAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiThe Burning Maze by Rick RiordanThe Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
166th out of 577 books — 688 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiDread Nation by Justina IrelandThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoGhost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Incoming Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by Black Authors for 2018
24th out of 56 books — 21 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyLowcountry Boil by Susan M. BoyerSouth of Broad by Pat ConroyThe House on Tradd Street by Karen White
Books Set in South Carolina
107th out of 452 books — 116 voters

Chains by Laurie Halse AndersonCopper Sun by Sharon M. DraperJefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyA Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissackMeet Addy by Connie Rose Porter
Slavery in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
68th out of 189 books — 32 voters
There There by Tommy OrangeAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoWhere the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon HobsonThe Friend by Sigrid Nunez
2018 National Book Awards Longlist
26th out of 50 books — 27 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Charles M. SchulzThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesFirestarter by Stephen King
"Charlie"
187th out of 354 books — 26 voters
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittPrivate Peaceful by Michael MorpurgoRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Dream Snatcher by Abi ElphinstoneMeasle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
Best books for children aged 9-11 part 2
43rd out of 52 books — 3 voters

The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker by Matilda WoodsRace to the Sun by Rebecca RoanhorsePie in the Sky by Remy LaiUnbound by Ann E. BurgYou Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
MCBA 2020-21
13th out of 21 books — 3 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellNorth and South by John JakesThe House Girl by Tara ConklinThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddSurrender the Wind by Elizabeth St. Michel
Antebellum South
30th out of 95 books — 11 voters

Taking Liberty by Ann RinaldiAn Unlikely Friendship by Ann RinaldiNightjohn by Gary PaulsenTurning on a Dime by Maggie DanaRound Prairie Inferno by John Spencer
Best Young Adult Historical Fiction on Slavery/Underground Railroad
14th out of 19 books — 8 voters
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisFrom Where I Stand by Susan PriceThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisBecause We Are by Mildred Pitts WalterThe Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
YA Books on Racism
5th out of 30 books — 2 voters

The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer ChiaveriniThe Last Runaway by Tracy ChevalierHarriet Tubman by Catherine ClintonShe Came to Slay by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Books about the Underground Railroad
40th out of 56 books — 16 voters
On the Come Up by Angie ThomasThe Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiDread Nation by Justina IrelandStreetlight People by Charlene Thomas
Masterlist of Black YA Writers
112th out of 173 books — 147 voters

Opposite of Always by Justin A. ReynoldsBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasX by Ilyasah Shabazz
African American Read-In 2019
99th out of 100 books — 7 voters
Jus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterEL TERCER TESTIGO by Juan José Soriano LluchThe Mystery of Briar Point by A.M. HollowayDandy the Highway Lion by Stephanie SorrellNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Middle Grade Historical Fiction
112th out of 212 books — 77 voters

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisA Day with Uncle Bembe by Kimberly GordonHoles by Louis SacharDear Martin by Nic StoneLong Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Black Boys
226th out of 415 books — 64 voters
The Prince and the Pee by Greg GormleyIllegal by Eoin ColferOcean Meets Sky by Terry FanBeep Beep Robot! A Spinning Gears Book by Scholastic Inc.Clive is a Nurse by Jessica Spanyol
2018 Starred Reviews (children)
84th out of 100 books — 5 voters

Scars of Silence by Roseline Chinasa OiwohSold by Patricia McCormickShahana by Rosanne HawkeMarrying Ameera by Rosanne HawkeMeet Addy by Connie Rose Porter
Human trafficking/slavery: books written for kids and YA.
38th out of 55 books — 19 voters
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonThe Downstairs Girl by Stacey LeeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzLaurinda by Alice Pung
Young Adult Fiction by Authors of Color
56th out of 118 books — 15 voters

Declan O'Duinne by Wayne GrantThe Art of the Swap by Kristine Carlson AsselinHardscrabble by Sandra DallasThe Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniShe Loves You by Ann Hood
Middle Grade Historical Fiction of 2018
15th out of 39 books — 6 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
#ReadPOC: List of Historical Fiction by Authors of Color
123rd out of 211 books — 35 voters

Tea With Milk by Allen SayThe Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert ColesOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanThe Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
Books on Race and Privilege For Kids Aged 5-12
20th out of 62 books — 5 voters


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