Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gwen the Librarian (12 Lists)



Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin
Books for Military Kids
48 books — 22 voters
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserThe Star Thief by Lindsey Becker
Middle Grade Debuts 2017
54 books — 112 voters

Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
277 books — 336 voters
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,455 books — 1,793 voters

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin LevineThree Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Newbery 2013
131 books — 1,296 voters
Strings Attached by Judy BlundellWrapped by Jennifer BradburyDeadly by Julie Chibbaro
New YA historical fiction in 2011
62 books — 273 voters

The Apothecary by Maile MeloyOkay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinWild Things by Clay CarmichaelWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Newbery 2010
109 books — 499 voters

The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry PinkneyAll the World by Liz Garton ScanlonThe Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston HughesThe Christmas Magic by Lauren ThompsonThe Longest Night by Marion Dane Bauer
2010 Caldecott Hopefuls
62 books — 166 voters
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin BergerWabi Sabi by Mark ReibsteinThe Moon Over Star by Dianna Hutts AstonOld Bear by Kevin HenkesCat & Mouse by Ian Schoenherr
2009 Caldecott Contenders
37 books — 99 voters

Chains by Laurie Halse AndersonDiamond Willow by Helen FrostTrouble by Gary D. SchmidtEleven by Patricia Reilly GiffAllergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
2009 Newbery Contenders
75 books — 607 voters
Holes by Louis SacharThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,121 books — 80,161 voters