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Kirkus Best Books of 2021: Kids and YA

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best kids and young adult books of 2021. How many of these have you read?
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Aetherbound (E.K. Johnston)
Aetherbound
1
E.K. Johnston
Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country (Atinuke (Author), Mouni Feddag (Illustrator))
Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
2
Atinuke (Author), Mouni Feddag (Illustrator)
African Icons (Tracey Baptiste)
African Icons
3
Tracey Baptiste
Alien Nation (Sandro Bassi)
Alien Nation
4
Sandro Bassi
All of Us Villains (Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman)
All of Us Villains
5
Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman
All Our Hidden Gifts (Caroline O'Donoghue)
All Our Hidden Gifts
6
Caroline O'Donoghue
Amber and Clay (Laura Amy Schlitz)
Amber and Clay
7
Laura Amy Schlitz
Ambushed! the Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (Gail Jarrow)
Ambushed! the Assassination Plot Against President Garfield
8
Gail Jarrow
American Jaguar (Elizabeth Webb)
American Jaguar
9
Elizabeth Webb
Amira and Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds (Samira Ahmed)
Amira and Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds
10
Samira Ahmed
Amira's Picture Day (Reem Faruqi)
Amira's Picture Day
11
Reem Faruqi
An Emotion of Great Delight (Tahereh Mafi)
An Emotion of Great Delight
12
Tahereh Mafi
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids (Cynthia Leitich Smith)
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
13
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Areli Is a Dreamer (Areli Morales)
Areli Is a Dreamer
14
Areli Morales
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
15
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Art of Protest (De Nichols)
Art of Protest
16
De Nichols
As Babies Dream (Lesléa Newman)
As Babies Dream
17
Lesléa Newman
The Awakening of Malcolm X (Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson)
The Awakening of Malcolm X
18
Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson
Bad Sister (Charise Mericle Harper)
Bad Sister
19
Charise Mericle Harper
Barb the Last Berzerker (Dan & Jason)
Barb the Last Berzerker
20
Dan & Jason
Beasts of Prey (Ayana Gray)
Beasts of Prey
21
Ayana Gray
The Beatryce Prophecy (Kate DiCamillo)
The Beatryce Prophecy
22
Kate DiCamillo
Before We Disappear (Shaun David Hutchinson)
Before We Disappear
23
Shaun David Hutchinson
Before We Sleep (Giorgio Volpe)
Before We Sleep
24
Giorgio Volpe
Being Clem (Lesa Cline-Ransome)
Being Clem
25
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender (Megan Madison)
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender
26
Megan Madison
Best Day Ever! (Marilyn Singer)
Best Day Ever!
27
Marilyn Singer
Beyond the Blue Border (Dorit Linke)
Beyond the Blue Border
28
Dorit Linke
The Big Bad Wolf in My House (Valérie Fontaine)
The Big Bad Wolf in My House
29
Valérie Fontaine
The Big Bath House (Kyo MacLear)
The Big Bath House
30
Kyo MacLear
The Big House and the Little House (Yoshi Ueno)
The Big House and the Little House
31
Yoshi Ueno
Black and White (Debora Vogrig)
Black and White
32
Debora Vogrig
Black Artists Shaping the World (Sharna Jackson)
Black Artists Shaping the World
33
Sharna Jackson
Black Birds in the Sky (Brandy Colbert)
Black Birds in the Sky
34
Brandy Colbert
Black Boy Joy (Kwame Mbalia)
Black Boy Joy
35
Kwame Mbalia
The Block (Ben Oliver)
The Block
36
Ben Oliver
Blood Like Magic (Liselle Sambury)
Blood Like Magic
37
Liselle Sambury
Bodies Are Cool (Tyler Feder)
Bodies Are Cool
38
Tyler Feder
Borders (Thomas King)
Borders
39
Thomas King
Born Behind Bars (Padma Venkatraman)
Born Behind Bars
40
Padma Venkatraman
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