Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sylvia (10 Lists)



This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. AcevesNura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. KhanSir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence by Sonja ThomasLia Park and the Missing Jewel by Jenna YoonDauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin
2022 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
263 books — 142 voters
The High Crown Chronicles by Jodi GallegosLakesedge by Lyndall ClipstonePighearted by Alex PerryCounting Down with You by Tashie BhuiyanA Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
AMM Mentee Books
32 books — 34 voters

The Bone Spindle by Leslie VedderThe Prince of Nowhere by Rochelle HassanThis Vicious Grace by Emily ThiedeDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanThis Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
Debuts in 2022
309 books — 467 voters
Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. LeeA Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. LinWake the Bones by Elizabeth KilcoyneThe Moth Girl by Heather Kamins
YA Novels of 2022
755 books — 1,398 voters

Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence by Sonja ThomasLia Park and the Missing Jewel by Jenna YoonNura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
Middle Grade Novels of 2022
442 books — 312 voters
The Bone Spindle by Leslie VedderThis Vicious Grace by Emily ThiedeThis Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. AcevesCold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg LongOne for All by Lillie Lainoff
2022 Debut MG/YA Authors
177 books — 300 voters

Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson
Notable19 Debut Picture Books
12 books — 4 voters
Noah Noasaurus by Elaine Kiely Kearns
To Read
973 books — 730 voters

Noah Noasaurus by Elaine Kiely Kearns
Best Dinosaur Books
191 books — 318 voters
A Morning with Grandpa by Sylvia LiuDario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton MaloneThe William Hoy Story by Nancy ChurninA Friend for Mole by Nancy ArmoWhere's the Party? by Ruth Chan
Best Debut Picture Books of 2016
41 books — 42 voters