Young readers · 2015

Best Young Readers Books of 2015

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin was the most-recognized young readers book of 2015, named by 9 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 39 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. 2015 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#	Book	Author	Sources	Named by
1	The Thing About Jellyfish	Ali Benjamin	9	National Book Awards 2015 Finalist Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 Nominee Booklist Editors' Choice 2015 Selection Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2015 Selection Kirkus Best Books of the Year 2015 Selection NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection New York Public Library Best Books 2015 Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books 2015 Selection School Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2015 Selection
2	Carry On	Rainbow Rowell	5	Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 Nominee Booklist Editors' Choice 2015 Selection Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2015 Selection NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection School Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2015 Selection
3	SuperMutant Magic Academy	Jillian Tamaki	4	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2015 Selection NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection The Observer Best Books of the Year 2015 Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books 2015 Selection
4	The Court Of Fives	Kate Elliott	2	Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) 2016 Nominee NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection
5	The Penderwicks In Spring	Jeanne Birdsall	2	Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 Nominee NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection
6	The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power	Ryan North, illustrated by Erica Henderson	2	Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 Nominee NPR Books We Love 2015 Selection
7	Last Stop On Market Street	Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson	1	Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2016 Honor
8	Nimona	Noelle Stevenson	1	Library Journal Best Books 2015 Selection
9	Shadowshaper	Daniel José Older	1	Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards 2016 Finalist
10	All The Bright Places	Jennifer Niven	0
11	Challenger Deep	Neal Shusterman	0
12	Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love To Make (And Eat!)	Deanna F. Cook	0
13	Echo	Pam Muñoz Ryan	0
14	Ellie	Mike Wu	0
15	Fig	Sarah Elizabeth Schantz	0
16	Future Perfect	Jen Larsen	0
17	George	Alex Gino	0
18	Goodbye Stranger	Rebecca Stead	0
19	Home	Carson Ellis	0
20	Interstellar Cinderella	Deborah Underwood, illustrated and co-authored by Meg Hunt	0
21	Listen, Slowly	Thanhhà Lại	0
22	Lungdon: Book Three (The Iremonger Trilogy)	Edward Carey	0
23	Marilyn's Monster	Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Matt Phelan	0
24	Mosquitoland	David Arnold	0
25	Playlist For The Dead	Michelle Falkoff	0
26	Pool	Jihyeon Lee	0
27	The Bear Ate Your Sandwich	Julia Sarcone-Roach	0
28	The Crossover	Kwame Alexander	0
29	The Little Gardener	Emily Hughes	0
30	The Shepherd's Crown	Terry Pratchett	0
31	The Truth About Twinkie Pie	Kat Yeh	0
32	The Turnip Princess And Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales	Franz-Xaver von Schönwerth, translated by Maria Tatar, illustrated by Engelbert Suss	0
33	The Unmapped Sea	Maryrose Wood, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler	0
34	The Walls Around Us	Nova Ren Suma	0
35	The Whisper	Pamela Zagarenski	0
36	Toys Meet Snow: Being The Wintertime Adventures Of A Curious Stuffed Buffalo, A Sensitive Plush Stingray, And A Book-Loving Rubber Ball	Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky	0
37	Waiting	Kevin Henkes	0
38	Yard Sale	Eve Bunting, illustrated by Lauren Castillo	0
39	Your Alien	Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Goro Fujita	0