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The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Most Deserving Newbery
115 books — 3,000 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPaper Towns by John GreenGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
2009 Printz Contenders
59 books — 1,450 voters

Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLiar & Spy by Rebecca SteadThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Newbery 2013
131 books — 1,296 voters
The Wicked King by Holly BlackWayward Son by Rainbow RowellThe Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick RiordanChain of Gold by Cassandra ClareOn the Come Up by Angie Thomas
YA Novels 2019 - Teen Content, Teen characters (Check the comments)
939 books — 1,166 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonI Am the Messenger by Markus ZusakAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
124 books — 967 voters
Okay for Now by Gary D. SchmidtA Monster Calls by Patrick NessWonderstruck by Brian SelznickDivergent by Veronica RothInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSavvy by Ingrid LawThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Underneath by Kathi AppeltThe Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
2009 Newbery Contenders
75 books — 607 voters
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonA Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydEl Deafo by Cece BellThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmThe Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Newbery 2015
140 books — 586 voters

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaCountdown by Deborah WilesMockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Newbery 2011
148 books — 548 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinThe Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery 2010
109 books — 499 voters

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanDoll Bones by Holly BlackNavigating Early by Clare VanderpoolEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinFlora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery 2014
121 books — 472 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 455 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloHatchet by Gary PaulsenRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Newbery Medal Honor Books
340 books — 443 voters
Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntCircus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyGoodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
2016 Mock Newbery
108 books — 419 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangAnya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolBlankets by Craig ThompsonMaus I by Art Spiegelman
Great Graphic Novels for Teens...of all time!
428 books — 376 voters
Wolf Hollow by Lauren WolkPax by Sara PennypackerThe Wild Robot by Peter BrownRaymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamilloGhost by Jason Reynolds
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 365 voters

Wishtree by Katherine ApplegateBeyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkRefugee by Alan GratzThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyOrphan Island by Laurel Snyder
2018 Mock Newbery
100 books — 335 voters
Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Caldecott Honor Books
289 books — 233 voters

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartNew Kid by Jerry CraftOther Words for Home by Jasmine WargaThe Line Tender by Kate AllenSong for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Mock Newbery 2020
97 books — 217 voters
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
97 books — 200 voters

Echo Mountain by Lauren WolkFighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyWhen Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadKing and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 181 voters
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRoccaStarfish by Lisa FippsWhile I Was Away by Waka T. BrownAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonAmber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters

In a Blue Room by Jim AverbeckWabi Sabi by Mark ReibsteinWe are the Ship by Kadir NelsonOld Bear by Kevin HenkesWonder Bear by Tao Nyeu
2009 Caldecott Contenders
37 books — 99 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick BurdOdd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman
Stonewall Book Award Winners
110 books — 34 voters

Frances Perkins by Ruth Cashin MonsellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtMadame Curie by Ève Curie
Biography - Outstanding Books for the College Bound
33 books — 29 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Banned Book Week
68 books — 18 voters

The Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceA Leopard Never Changes its Spots by Hilary LawrenceLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceMy Beijing by Nie JunSearching for Lucky #3002 by Ellen Melissa Cohen
Batchelder Award honor books - children's literature translated into English
56 books — 15 voters
Two Boys Kissing by David LevithanProxy by Alex LondonIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanMore Than This by Patrick NessLe bleu est une couleur chaude by Jul Maroh
2014 Rainbow List
30 books — 12 voters

Help for the Haunted by John SearlesMother, Mother by Koren ZailckasLexicon by Max BarryThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayThe Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Alex Award Winners 2014
10 books — 11 voters
Hidden by Loïc DauvillierCry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn RingtvedEidi by Bodil BredsdorffMy Family for the War by Anne C. VoorhoeveThe Crow-Girl by Bodil Bredsdorff
Batchelder Award Books
95 books — 11 voters

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