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Best young readers

Award-winning and editorially recommended young readers across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.

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2019Young readers

The Good Egg

Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald

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2019Young readers

The Seventh Voyage

Stanislaw Lem, illustrated by Jon Muth, translated by Michael Kandel

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2019Young readers

The Shortest Day

Susan Cooper, illustrated by Carson Ellis

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2019Young readers

The Undefeated

Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

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2019Young readers

Truman

Jean Reidy, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

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2019Young readers

Under My Hijab

Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

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2019Young readers

Who Wet My Pants?

Bob Shea, illustrated by Zachariah O'Hora

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