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Kirkus Best Books of 2025: Kids and YA

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best kids and young adult books of 2025. How many of these have you read?
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Adi of Boutanga (Alain Serge Dzotap)
Adi of Boutanga
1
Alain Serge Dzotap
Aggie and the Ghost (Matthew Forsythe)
Aggie and the Ghost
2
Matthew Forsythe
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa (Sara Andrea Fajardo)
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa
3
Sara Andrea Fajardo
All the Blues in the Sky (Renee Watson)
All the Blues in the Sky
4
Renee Watson
All the Tomorrows After (Joanne Yi)
All the Tomorrows After
5
Joanne Yi
American Spirits (Barb Rosenstock)
American Spirits
6
Barb Rosenstock
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship (Shifa Saltagi Safadi)
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
7
Shifa Saltagi Safadi
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition) (Ed Yong)
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)
8
Ed Yong
And the River Drags Her Down (Jihyun Yun)
And the River Drags Her Down
9
Jihyun Yun
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison's Life in Stories (Andrea Davis Pinkney)
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison's Life in Stories
10
Andrea Davis Pinkney
And They Walk on (Kevin Maillard)
And They Walk On
11
Kevin Maillard
And the Trees Stare Back (Gigi Griffis)
And the Trees Stare Back
12
Gigi Griffis
Angelica and the Bear Prince (Trung Le Nguyen)
Angelica and the Bear Prince
13
Trung Le Nguyen
Anything (Rebecca Stead)
Anything
14
Rebecca Stead
The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting (Natalie C. Parker)
The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting
15
Natalie C. Parker
Astro (Manuel Marsol)
Astro
16
Manuel Marsol
Bad Badger (Maryrose Wood)
Bad Badger
17
Maryrose Wood
Bad in the Blood (Matteo L. Cerilli)
Bad in the Blood
18
Matteo L. Cerilli
Balloon (Bruce Handy)
Balloon
19
Bruce Handy
Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (Christina Ellis)
Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won
20
Christina Ellis
Banned Together : Our Fight for Readers' Rights (Ashley Hope Pérez)
Banned Together : Our Fight for Readers' Rights
21
Ashley Hope Pérez
Beast (Richard Van Camp)
Beast
22
Richard Van Camp
Beasts (Ingvild Bjerkeland)
Beasts
23
Ingvild Bjerkeland
Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Linda Cheng)
Beautiful Brutal Bodies
24
Linda Cheng
Before I Lived Here (Stacy S. Jensen)
Before I Lived Here
25
Stacy S. Jensen
The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun (Wendy Wan-Long Shang)
The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun
26
Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule (Liz Garton Scanlon)
Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule
27
Liz Garton Scanlon
The Big Ask (Simon James Green)
The Big Ask
28
Simon James Green
Big Enough (Regina Linke)
Big Enough
29
Regina Linke
Big Family Beach Day (Nina Crews)
Big Family Beach Day
30
Nina Crews
Big Ideas That Changed the World: It's About Time! (Don Brown)
Big Ideas That Changed the World: It's About Time!
31
Don Brown
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe (Mahogany L. Browne)
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
32
Mahogany L. Browne
Bird of a Thousand Stories (Kiyash Monsef)
Bird of a Thousand Stories
33
Kiyash Monsef
Blue (Suzanne Kaufman)
Blue
34
Suzanne Kaufman
A Book of Maps for You (Lourdes Heuer, Illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III)
A Book of Maps for You
35
Lourdes Heuer, Illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III
The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds (John Himmelman)
The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds
36
John Himmelman
Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day (Lana Button)
Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day
37
Lana Button
Broken (X. Fang)
Broken
38
X. Fang
Butterfly Heart (Moa Backe Åstot)
Butterfly Heart
39
Moa Backe Åstot
Cabin Head and Tree Head (Scott Campbell)
Cabin Head and Tree Head
40
Scott Campbell
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