Youth Reading Lists

Next Reads for Kids

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Recommended Reads

The American Library Association’s Recommendations

  • ALSC Book Awards
    Lists the winners of Association for Library Services to Children’s (ALSC) various book awards for the past two years, including the Caldecott, Newbery, and Geisel awards
  • ALSC Recommended Books
    Book lists covering a range of topics, recommended by the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children).
  • Notable Children’s Books
    The best new children’s books for ages birth to fourteen that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways
  • Reading Is Fundamental & ALA Lists
    Includes recommended reads for kids in preschool – 6th grade

Series for Kids

New Kids Books

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