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 Publishers Weekly
- 2,584 Resources including
- 569 Videos
- 209 Book Readings
- 313 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 91 book results






Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
45+ Resources5 Awards





Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
40+ Resources9 Awards

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a True Story)
40+ Resources8 Awards


King and the Dragonflies
40+ Resources16 Awards

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
40+ Resources9 Awards

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

Before the Ever After
35+ Resources8 Awards


Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
35+ Resources11 Awards


Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
35+ Resources7 Awards

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
35+ Resources7 Awards



Your Name Is a Song
30+ Resources4 Awards

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
30+ Resources1 Awards



Fighting Words
30+ Resources12 Awards
