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Kirkus Best Books of 2022: Kids and YA

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best kids and young adult books of 2022. How many of these have you read?
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The 9:09 Project (Mark H. Parsons)
The 9:09 Project
1
Mark H. Parsons
Abuelita and Me (Leonarda Carranza)
Abuelita and Me
2
Leonarda Carranza
Action!: How Movies Began (Meghan McCarthy)
Action!: How Movies Began
3
Meghan McCarthy
Ain't Burned All the Bright (Jason Reynolds)
Ain't Burned All the Bright
4
Jason Reynolds
All My Rage (Sabaa Tahir)
All My Rage
5
Sabaa Tahir
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa (Richard Conyngham)
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
6
Richard Conyngham
Always, Clementine (Carlie Sorosiak)
Always, Clementine
7
Carlie Sorosiak
Amazona (Canizales)
Amazona
8
Canizales
Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power (Samira Ahmed)
Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power
9
Samira Ahmed
The Antiracist Kid (Tiffany Jewell)
The Antiracist Kid
10
Tiffany Jewell
Apple and Magnolia (Laura Gehl)
Apple and Magnolia
11
Laura Gehl
Arab Arab All Year Long! (Cathy Camper)
Arab Arab All Year Long!
12
Cathy Camper
The Arc (Ben Oliver)
The Arc
13
Ben Oliver
Attack of the Black Rectangles (AS King)
Attack of the Black Rectangles
14
AS King
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life (Marilyn Nelson)
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
15
Marilyn Nelson
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk (Mari Lowe)
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
16
Mari Lowe
Baby Teeth (Meg Grehan)
Baby Teeth
17
Meg Grehan
Beasts of Ruin (Ayana Gray)
Beasts of Ruin
18
Ayana Gray
Beating Heart Baby (Lio Min)
Beating Heart Baby
19
Lio Min
Beauty Woke (Nonieqa Ramos)
Beauty Woke
20
Nonieqa Ramos
Because Claudette (Tracey Baptiste)
Because Claudette
21
Tracey Baptiste
Because of You, John Lewis (Andrea Davis Pinkney)
Because of You, John Lewis
22
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Berry Song (Michaela Goade)
Berry Song
23
Michaela Goade
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media (Mark Kurlansky)
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media
24
Mark Kurlansky
Big Truck Little Island (Chris Van Dusen)
Big Truck Little Island
25
Chris Van Dusen
Bitter (Akwaeke Emezi)
Bitter
26
Akwaeke Emezi
Black Bird, Blue Road (Sofiya Pasternack)
Black Bird, Blue Road
27
Sofiya Pasternack
Black Gold (Laura Obuobi)
Black Gold
28
Laura Obuobi
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond)
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
29
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
A Blue Kind of Day (Rachel Tomlinson)
A Blue Kind of Day
30
Rachel Tomlinson
Book of Questions (Pablo Neruda)
Book of Questions
31
Pablo Neruda
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
32
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Brand New Boy (David Almond)
Brand New Boy
33
David Almond
Breathe and Count Back From Ten (Natalia Sylvester)
Breathe and Count Back From Ten
34
Natalia Sylvester
Bumblebee Grumblebee (David Elliot)
Bumblebee Grumblebee
35
David Elliot
Call Him Jack (Yohuru Williams)
Call Him Jack
36
Yohuru Williams
Caprice (Coe Booth)
Caprice
37
Coe Booth
Caves (Nell Cross Beckerman)
Caves
38
Nell Cross Beckerman
Celia Cruz (Claudia Romo Edelman)
Celia Cruz
39
Claudia Romo Edelman
Celia Planted a Garden (Phyllis Root)
Celia Planted a Garden
40
Phyllis Root
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