Books in Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
Established in 2014, the Kirkus Prize is an American literary award conferred by the book review magazine Kirkus Reviews.
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Everybelly | Thao Lam | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Death in the Jungle | Candace Fleming | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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John the Skeleton | Triinu Laan | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Butterfly Heart | Moa Backe Åstot | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Island Storm | Brian Floca | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze | Derrick Barnes | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Gather | Kenneth M. Cadow | Winner | Log In To Like |
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There Was a Party for Langston | Jason Reynolds | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Safiyyah's War | Hiba Noor Khan | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Shark Teeth | Sherri Winston | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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We Who Produce Pearls | Joanna Ho | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Bright Red Fruit | Safia Elhillo | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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America Redux | Ariel Aberg-Riger | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Skull | Jon Klassen | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Together We Swim | Valerie Bolling | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Julia and the Shark | Kiran Millwood Hargrave | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Eternal Return of Clara Hart | Louise Finch | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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João by a Thread | Roger Mello | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Himawari House | Harmony Becker | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy | Anne Ursu | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Year We Learned to Fly | Jacqueline Woodson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost | Betina Birkjaer | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Golden Hour | Niki Smith | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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How You Grow Wings | Rimma Onoseta | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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All Thirteen | Christina Soontornvat | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Your Mama | NoNieqa Ramos | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Legacy | Nikki Grimes | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Life I'm In | Sharon G. Flake | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Unspeakable | Carole Boston Weatherford | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling | Wai Chim | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I Am Every Good Thing | Derrick D. Barnes | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Girl and the Ghost | Hanna Alkaf | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Fighting Words | Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Stamped | Ibram X. Kendi | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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We Are Water Protectors | Carole Lindstrom | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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New Kid | Jerry Craft | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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On the Come Up | Angie Thomas | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Genesis Begins Again | Alicia D. Williams | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Other Side | Juan Pablo Villalobos | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Derrick Barnes | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears | Meg Medina | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Harbor Me | Jacqueline Woodson | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Dreamers | Yuyi Morales | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Marrow Thieves | Cherie Dimaline | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Me Tall, You Small | Lilli L'Arronge | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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It All Comes Down to This | Karen English | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Bronze and Sunflower | Cao Wenxuan | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Walk with Me | Jairo Buitrago | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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As Brave as You | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
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We Will Not Be Silent | Russell Freedman | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Thunder Boy Jr. | Sherman Alexie | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Burn Baby Burn | Meg Medina | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Freedom Over Me | Ashley Bryan | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Reader | Traci Chee | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Echo | Pam Muñoz Ryan | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Lillian's Right to Vote | Jonah Winter | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Game of Love and Death | Martha Brockenbrough | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Shadowshaper | Daniel José Older | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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Funny Bones | Duncan Tonatiuh | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The New Small Person | Lauren Child | Finalist | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Aviary Wonders Inc. | Kate Samworth | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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The Freedom Summer Murders | Don Mitchell | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Right Word | Jen Bryant | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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El Deafo | Cece Bell | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza | Jack Gantos | Finalist | Log In To Like |
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The Story of Owen | E. K. Johnston | Finalist | Log In To Like |