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 Publisher's Weekly
- 2,706 Resources including
- 595 Videos
- 202 Book Readings
- 261 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
41 Resources9 Awards





Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
38 Resources10 Awards

King and the Dragonflies
37 Resources15 Awards

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a True Story)
37 Resources7 Awards

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
37 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
32 Resources7 Awards

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
31 Resources6 Awards

Fighting Words
31 Resources11 Awards