Books in USBBY Outstanding International Books List - Grades 6-8
An initiative of the United States section of the International Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) to produce an annual list of the outstanding children's books from around the world. The aim is to promote the best of international children's literature, introduce young people to outstanding authors and illustrators from other countries, and help children and young people in the United States see the world from diverse perspectives.
2026
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Butterfly Heart | Moa Backe Åstot | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Beasts | Ingvild Bjerkeland | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon | Alain Serge Dzotap | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Okchundang Candy | Jung-Soon Go | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Dropping Beats | Nathanael Lessore | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Pilgrim Codex | Vivian Mansour | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Astro | Manuel Marsol | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Biggest Fake in the Universe | Johan Rundberg | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Tyger | SF Said | Winner | Log In To Like |
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Call Me Al | Wali & Eric Shah & Walters | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Island of Whispers | Frances Hardinge | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Johnny, the Sea, and Me | Melba Escobar | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Our Beautiful Darkness | Ondjaki | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Save Our Forest! | Nora Dåsnes | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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The Go-Between | Veronica Chambers | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Mailbox Tree | Rebecca & Kate Lim & Gordon | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Queen of Thieves: The Moonwind Mysteries | Johan Rundberg | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| We Go to the Park | Sara Stridsberg | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Wildful | Kengo Kurimoto | Winner | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Hopeless in Hope | Wanda John-Kehewin | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Wild Poppies | Haya Saleh | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Night Raven | Johan Rundberg | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Cricket War | Thọ Phạm | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Run for Your Life | Silvana Gandolfi | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Pocketful of Stars | Aisha Bushby | Winner | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Geo-graphics | Regina Giménez | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Pack | Amanda Cley | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| We Are Wolves | Katrina Nannestad | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Book of Questions: Selections/Libros de las preguntas: Selecciones | Pablo Neruda | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation | Carey & Kirstie Newman & Hudson | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Last Week | Bill Richardson | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Weird Rules to Follow | Kim Spencer | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Kaya Girl | Mamle Wolo | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| How War Changed Rondo | Romana & Andriy Romanyshyn & Lesiv | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries: Ten Interactive Adventures in Mathematical Wonderland | Eugenia Cheng | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Living with Viola | Rosena Fung | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Soul Lanterns | Shaw Kuzki | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Swallows’ Flight | Hilary McKay | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Burying the Moon | Andrée Poulin | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Barren Grounds | David A. Robertson | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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The Wanderer | Sharon Creech | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Migrants | Issa Watanabe | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Crossing the Farak River | Michelle Aung Thin | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Catherine’s War | Julia Billet | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story | Cary Fagan | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Music for Tigers | Michelle Kadarusman | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species | Ana & Isabel Minhós Pêgo & Martins | Winner | Log In To Like |
