Young readers · 2014

Best Young Readers Books of 2014

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson was the most-recognized young readers book of 2014, named by 10 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 40 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. 2014 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson10
2Viva FridaYuyi Morales and Tim O'Meara7
3GastonKelly DiPucchio and Christian Robinson6
4SistersRaina Telgemeier6
5100 Sideways MilesAndrew Smith5
6Draw!Raúl Colón4
7How I Discovered PoetryMarilyn Nelson4
8FirebirdMisty Copeland and Christopher Myers3
9Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction And Fantasy StoriesAlisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios (editors)3
10The Night GardenerJonathan Auxier2
11The WrenchiesFarel Dalrymple2
12A Snicker Of MagicNatalie Lloyd1
13Ah-Ha To Zig-Zag: 31 Objects From Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumMaira Kalman0
    14Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog And Instruction ManualKate Samworth0
      15BelzharMeg Wolitzer0
        16El DeafoCece Bell0
          17FlashlightLizi Boyd0
            18Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated AdventuresKate DiCamillo0
              19FoundSalina Yoon0
                20Girl In ReverseBarbara Stuber0
                  21Half A World AwayCynthia Kadohata0
                    22Heap House: The Iremonger Trilogy: Book OneEdward Carey0
                      23Hooray For Hat!Brian Won0
                        24I'll Give You The SunJandy Nelson0
                          25Josephine: The Dazzling Life Of Josephine BakerPatricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson0
                            26Kinda Like BrothersCoe Booth0
                              27Lion, LionMiriam Busch and Larry Day0
                                28My Pet BookBob Staake0
                                  29Ninja!Arree Chung0
                                    30QuestAaron Becker0
                                      31Rules Of SummerShaun Tan0
                                        32Shoe DogMegan McDonald and Katherine Tillotson0
                                          33Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight For Their RightsLarry Dane Brimner0
                                            34Thank You, OctopusDarren Farrell0
                                              35The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary FriendDan Santat0
                                                36The Farmer And The ClownMarla Frazee0
                                                  37The Misadventures Of The Family FletcherDana Alison Levy0
                                                    38The Odd One OutBritta Teckentrup0
                                                      39We Were LiarsE. Lockhart0
                                                        40You Are (Not) SmallAnna Kang and Christopher Weyant0