Category v. of vi.
Letters to a Young Reader.
What the panel reads
Any book written for readers under eighteen — picture book, middle grade, or novel. The panel of five seats two readers under eighteen, who hold the same single vote as everyone else, and have used it.
The 2025 Laureate
Ten Doors to the Sea
Marisol Vega · Levine Querido — Middle grade.
Recent Laureates
The last five seasons.
2024
The Lantern Boy
2023
Every Bus Home
2022
A Winter of Owls
2021
The Map of Small Things
2020
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