Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Connie (7 Lists)



This Is Just a Test by Madelyn Rosenberg
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fiction
63 books — 27 voters
Flygirl by Sherri L. SmithOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaThe Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul CurtisBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisCeleste's Harlem Renaissance by Eleanora E. Tate
Historical Children's and YA with POC Leads
333 books — 50 voters

Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa YeeThe Year of the Dog by Grace LinThe Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma KrishnaswamiMission Mumbai by Mahtab NarsimhanSave Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
579 books — 166 voters
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact by A.J. HartleyThe Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniAsh Mistry and the Savage Fortress by Sarwat ChaddaCleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire by Sundee T. FrazierThe Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,918 books — 1,217 voters

Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact by A.J. HartleySalvage by Alexandra DuncanBayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,140 books — 840 voters
A Pickpocket's Tale by Karen Schwabach
Middle grade historical fiction set in Colonial North America
50 books — 24 voters

The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli
Jewish Americans in Children's Literature
456 books — 104 voters