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Kirkus Best Books of 2025: Kids and YA - Page 2

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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Caboose (Travis Jonker)
Caboose
41
Travis Jonker
The Cartoonists Club (Raina Telgemeier)
The Cartoonists Club
42
Raina Telgemeier
Cat Nap (Brian Lies)
Cat Nap
43
Brian Lies
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella (Shana Keller)
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
44
Shana Keller
Chickenpox (Remy Lai)
Chickenpox
45
Remy Lai
Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker (Heidi Heilig)
Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
46
Heidi Heilig
City Summer, Country Summer (Kiese Laymon)
City Summer, Country Summer
47
Kiese Laymon
Clementine (Tillie Walden)
Clementine
48
Tillie Walden
Coach (Jason Reynolds)
Coach
49
Jason Reynolds
Come Home to My Heart (Riley Redgate)
Come Home to My Heart
50
Riley Redgate
Confessions From the Group Chat (Jodi Meadows)
Confessions From the Group Chat
51
Jodi Meadows
Cope Field (T.L. Simpson)
Cope Field
52
T.L. Simpson
The Corruption of Hollis Brown (K. Ancrum)
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
53
K. Ancrum
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) (Corey R. Tabor)
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)
54
Corey R. Tabor
Croco (Azul López)
Croco
55
Azul López
Dan in Green Gables (Rey Terciero)
Dan in Green Gables
56
Rey Terciero
Danilo Was Here (Tamika Burgess)
Danilo Was Here
57
Tamika Burgess
Daughter of the Underworld (Katharine & Elizabeth Corr)
Daughter of the Underworld
58
Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
Dawn (Marc Martin)
Dawn
59
Marc Martin
Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels (Lindsey Fitzharris)
Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels
60
Lindsey Fitzharris
Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends (Joyce Sidman)
Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends
61
Joyce Sidman
Dear Jackie (Jessixa Bagley)
Dear Jackie
62
Jessixa Bagley
Death in the Jungle (Candace Fleming)
Death in the Jungle
63
Candace Fleming
Defanged (H.E. Edgmon)
Defanged
64
H.E. Edgmon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper
65
Jeff Kinney
The Dirt!: Wild Life Under the Soil's Surface (Lindsey Leigh)
The Dirt!: Wild Life Under the Soil's Surface
66
Lindsey Leigh
Displaced (Patrick Ochieng)
Displaced
67
Patrick Ochieng
Don't Trust Fish (Neil Sharpson)
Don't Trust Fish
68
Neil Sharpson
The Doomsday Detectives (Cindy Jenson-Elliott)
The Doomsday Detectives
69
Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Dream on (Shannon Hale, Illustrated by Marcela Cespedes)
Dream On
70
Shannon Hale, Illustrated by Marcela Cespedes
Dropping Beats (Nathanael Lessore)
Dropping Beats
71
Nathanael Lessore
Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet (Leonard S. Marcus)
Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet
72
Leonard S. Marcus
The Edge of the Silver Sea (Alex Mullarky)
The Edge of the Silver Sea
73
Alex Mullarky
El Niño (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
El Niño
74
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Every Monday Mabel (Jashar Awan)
Every Monday Mabel
75
Jashar Awan
Everybelly (Thao Lam)
Everybelly
76
Thao Lam
Everyday Bean (Stephanie Graegin)
Everyday Bean
77
Stephanie Graegin
Fall of the Fireflies (Guadalupe García McCall)
Fall of the Fireflies
78
Guadalupe García McCall
Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers (Karen Latchana Kenney)
Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers
79
Karen Latchana Kenney
Fight AIDS: How Activism, Art, and Protest Changed the Course of a Deadly Epidemic (Michael G. Long)
Fight AIDS: How Activism, Art, and Protest Changed the Course of a Deadly Epidemic
80
Michael G. Long
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