Book Lists for Advanced Young Readers
It’s probably harder to find books for very young readers who can read two or three years ahead than it is to find books for reluctant readers. Because young readers are capable of reading and understanding, the issue becomes one of screening. Nothing too graphically violent or sexually explicit. I wrote a post for Planet Smarty Pants: Choosing Books for Advanced Young Readers. And because these kids can devour books, you’ll need an ample supply of suggestions. All my book lists are now indexed, so hopefully, that will help!
Choosing Books for Advanced Young Readers (List of Lists)
Ten Perfect Read Alouds for 3rd Grade
Books for Kids with Science Concepts
Best Old Fashioned Conflict Free Families in Children’s Books
Top 10: Small Town Newbery Winning Chapter Books
Old Fashioned Chapter Books Set on a Farm
10 Old Fashioned Books and Their Modern Day Equivalent
Classic Books for Kids Still Beloved Now
Happy Chapter Books for Little Girls
20 Gentle Chapter Books for a Young Girl
20 Gentle Chapter Books for a Young Boy
Strong and Capable Princesses That Don’t Need Rescuing Books
Top 10: Books From a Third Grader Who is Very Picky
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My books:
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Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
- ⭐ Starred review from Kirkus
- ⭐ Starred review from Publishers Weekly
- ⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal
- Kirkus: The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026
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- California Eureka Non-Fiction Gold Award
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
The Traveling Taco:
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Silver Award
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
- Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025
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We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
- ALSC Notable Children’s Book
- 2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree
- Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
- 2024 Julia Ward Howe Prize for Children’s Literature Winner
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025
- Recommended Reading for the Social Justice Literature Award 2025 (International Literacy Association)
- Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel Book Award Nominee 2026-27
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
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Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- ⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal!
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Massachusetts Book Award Long List
- dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- Nautilus Silver Winner, Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award Orange Blossom List for Nonfiction
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year
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