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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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2018Young readers

Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol

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2018Young readers

Dragons In A Bag

Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Geneva B

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2018Young readers

Drawn Together

Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat

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2018Young readers

Dreamers

Yuyi Morales

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2018Young readers

Front Desk

Kelly Yang

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2018Young readers

Hey, Kiddo

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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2018Young readers

Love

Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long

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2018Young readers

Mommy's Khimar

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn

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2018Young readers

New Shoes

Chris Raschka

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2018Young readers

Pride

Ibi Zoboi

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2018Young readers

Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini

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