Best of the Best: A Roundup of 2020's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens
Resources for all the children's and young adult books from 2020 which appear on at least four of the Best of the Year lists identified by PW. Start here to find your new favorite title from a challenging year!
Created by Publishers Weekly
- 2,611 Resources including
- 572 Videos
- 209 Book Readings
- 314 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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King and the Dragonflies
38 Resources16 Awards

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
38 Resources9 Awards

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a True Story)
38 Resources8 Awards



The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
37 Resources9 Awards

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
35 Resources7 Awards


Before the Ever After
34 Resources8 Awards


Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
33 Resources7 Awards




The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
29 Resources7 Awards


The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
28 Resources1 Awards


Your Name Is a Song
28 Resources4 Awards