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Chicago Public Library Best Books 2025: Kids and YA

Here is a list of the Chicago Public Library's best kids and YA books of 2025. How many have you read?
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3 Weeks in the Rainforest: A Rapid Inventory in the Amazon (Jennifer Swanson)
3 Weeks in the Rainforest: A Rapid Inventory in the Amazon
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Jennifer Swanson
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa (Sara Andrea Fajardo)
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa
2
Sara Andrea Fajardo
All the Blues in the Sky (Renee Watson)
All the Blues in the Sky
3
Renee Watson
All the Noise at Once (Deandra Davis)
All the Noise at Once
4
Deandra Davis
All the Stars in the Sky (Art Coulson)
All the Stars in the Sky
5
Art Coulson
Almost Sunset (Wahab Algarmi)
Almost Sunset
6
Wahab Algarmi
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship (Shifa Saltagi Safadi)
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
7
Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning (Shifa Saltagi Safadi)
Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning
8
Shifa Saltagi Safadi
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition) (Ed Yong)
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)
9
Ed Yong
And the River Drags Her Down (Jihyun Yun)
And the River Drags Her Down
10
Jihyun Yun
André: André Leon Talley―A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale (Carole Boston Weatherford)
André: André Leon Talley―A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale
11
Carole Boston Weatherford
Angelica and the Bear Prince (Trung Le Nguyen)
Angelica and the Bear Prince
12
Trung Le Nguyen
Another Word for Neighbor (Angela Pham Krans)
Another Word for Neighbor
13
Angela Pham Krans
Are You a Friend of Dorothy? (Kyle Lukoff)
Are You a Friend of Dorothy?
14
Kyle Lukoff
At Last She Stood (Erin Entrada Kelly)
At Last She Stood
15
Erin Entrada Kelly
At Night, They Danced (Victoria Scott-Miller)
At Night, They Danced
16
Victoria Scott-Miller
Ava Lin: One of a Kind (Vicky Fang)
Ava Lin: One of a Kind
17
Vicky Fang
Ava Lin, Super-Duper Happy (Vicky Fang)
Ava Lin, Super-Duper Happy
18
Vicky Fang
Band Nerd (Sarah Clawson Willis)
Band Nerd
19
Sarah Clawson Willis
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot (Emily Deibert)
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot
20
Emily Deibert
Big Kids (K.L. Going)
Big Kids
21
K.L. Going
The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit (Kelly Crull)
The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
22
Kelly Crull
Blood & Breath (Qurratulayn)
Blood & Breath
23
Qurratulayn
Blood in the Water (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Blood in the Water
24
Tiffany D. Jackson
A Book of Maps for You (Lourdes Heuer, Illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III)
A Book of Maps for You
25
Lourdes Heuer, Illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III
Breath of the Dragon (Shannon Lee)
Breath of the Dragon
26
Shannon Lee
Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day (Lana Button)
Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day
27
Lana Button
Broken (X. Fang)
Broken
28
X. Fang
Candace, the Universe, and Everything (Sherri L. Smith)
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
29
Sherri L. Smith
The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 1 (Haruo Iwamune)
The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 1
30
Haruo Iwamune
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) (Corey R. Tabor)
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)
31
Corey R. Tabor
Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels (Lindsey Fitzharris)
Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels
32
Lindsey Fitzharris
Death in the Jungle (Candace Fleming)
Death in the Jungle
33
Candace Fleming
Defanged (H.E. Edgmon)
Defanged
34
H.E. Edgmon
Dogsred (Satoru Noda)
Dogsred
35
Satoru Noda
Don't Trust Fish (Neil Sharpson)
Don't Trust Fish
36
Neil Sharpson
Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories (Greg Pizzoli)
Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories
37
Greg Pizzoli
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories (Greg Pizzoli)
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories
38
Greg Pizzoli
Every Monday Mabel (Jashar Awan)
Every Monday Mabel
39
Jashar Awan
Every Peach Is a Story (David Mas Masumoto)
Every Peach Is a Story
40
David Mas Masumoto
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