Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Fred Pollock (9 Lists)



Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
2017 Mock Newbery
90 books — 365 voters
The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlanRosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea BeatyPablo Neruda by Monica BrownEnormous Smallness by Matthew BurgessOn a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne
Best Inspirational Children's Books
30 books — 28 voters

Sit-In by Andrea Davis PinkneyThe Tree Lady by H. Joseph HopkinsDown, Down, Down by Steve JenkinsMoonshot by Brian FlocaMiss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough
Best non-fiction picture books
647 books — 222 voters
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney PaduaGirls Who Rocked The World by Michelle Roehm McCannLife in Motion by Misty CopelandThe Boys in the Boat by Gregory MoneThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Children's books with a growth mindset
110 books — 34 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellDrive by Daniel H. PinkWho Moved My Cheese? by Spencer JohnsonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Growth Mindset
397 books — 323 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,282 books — 2,271 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Most Deserving Newbery
110 books — 2,997 voters
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyHoles by Louis SacharHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,589 books — 2,612 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMatilda by Roald DahlCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,545 books — 3,720 voters