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Kirkus Best Books of 2025: Kids and YA - Page 5

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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Moon Song (Michaela Goade)
Moon Song
161
Michaela Goade
A Most Perilous World (Kristina R. Gaddy)
A Most Perilous World
162
Kristina R. Gaddy
The Moving Book (Lisa Brown)
The Moving Book
163
Lisa Brown
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma & His Gifts to the World (James Howe)
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma & His Gifts to the World
164
James Howe
My Fair Monster (Adrienne Rivera)
My Fair Monster
165
Adrienne Rivera
My Home Is in My Backpack (Eugenia Perrella)
My Home Is in My Backpack
166
Eugenia Perrella
My Perfect Family (Khadijah Vanbrakle)
My Perfect Family
167
Khadijah Vanbrakle
My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda (Bibi Dumon Tak, Illustrated by Annemarie Van Haeri)
My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda
168
Bibi Dumon Tak, Illustrated by Annemarie Van Haeri
Night Chef (Mika Song)
Night Chef
169
Mika Song
Night Light (Michael Emberley)
Night Light
170
Michael Emberley
Nightmare Jones (Shannon Bramer)
Nightmare Jones
171
Shannon Bramer
Nightsong (Sally Han)
Nightsong
172
Sally Han
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli (Karina Yan Glaser)
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
173
Karina Yan Glaser
No Purchase Necessary (Maria Marianayagam)
No Purchase Necessary
174
Maria Marianayagam
Oasis (Guojing)
Oasis
175
Guojing
Of Flame and Fury (Mikayla Bridge)
Of Flame and Fury
176
Mikayla Bridge
Okchundang Candy (Jung-Soon Go)
Okchundang Candy
177
Jung-Soon Go
Old as Stone, Hard as Rock: Of Humans and War (Alessandro Sanna)
Old as Stone, Hard as Rock: Of Humans and War
178
Alessandro Sanna
Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook (Giselle Clarkson)
Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook
179
Giselle Clarkson
On Starlit Shores (Bex Glendining)
On Starlit Shores
180
Bex Glendining
One Can (Lana Button)
One Can
181
Lana Button
One Crazy Summer (Graphic Novel) (Rita Williams-Garcia)
One Crazy Summer (Graphic Novel)
182
Rita Williams-Garcia
One Day in June (Tourmaline)
One Day in June
183
Tourmaline
One Step Forward (Marcie Flinchum Atkins)
One Step Forward
184
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Orris and Timble: Lost and Found (Kate DiCamillo)
Orris and Timble: Lost and Found
185
Kate DiCamillo
The Others (Cheryl Isaacs)
The Others
186
Cheryl Isaacs
The Otherwhere Post (Emily J. Taylor)
The Otherwhere Post
187
Emily J. Taylor
Our Lake (Angie Kang)
Our Lake
188
Angie Kang
Outside (Jennifer L. Holm)
Outside
189
Jennifer L. Holm
Outsider Kids (Betty C. Tang)
Outsider Kids
190
Betty C. Tang
Papilio (Ben Clanton)
Papilio
191
Ben Clanton
The Peach Thief (Linda Joan Smith)
The Peach Thief
192
Linda Joan Smith
The Peanut Man (Carmen Agra Deedy)
The Peanut Man
193
Carmen Agra Deedy
The Pecan Sheller (Lupe Ruiz-Flores)
The Pecan Sheller
194
Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Pencil (Hye-Eun Kim)
Pencil
195
Hye-Eun Kim
Pilgrim Codex (Vivian Mansour)
Pilgrim Codex
196
Vivian Mansour
A Place for Us (James E. Ransome)
A Place for Us
197
James E. Ransome
Pocket Bear (Katherine Applegate)
Pocket Bear
198
Katherine Applegate
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina (Eric Velasquez)
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina
199
Eric Velasquez
Popo the Xolo (Paloma Angelina Lopez)
Popo the Xolo
200
Paloma Angelina Lopez
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