A Collection of "Best Of" Lists
- especially for younger teen readers.
The 2024-2025 Georgia Children's Book Award finalists for Grades 6-8. The winner will be announced in Spring 2025. The 2024 winners can be found here.
The Door of No Return by 
Two Tribes by 
The Mona Lisa Vanishes by 
Not an Easy Win by 
Farther Than the Moon by 
A Work in Progress by 
Hands by 
Mexikid by 
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by 
Hoops: a Graphic Novel by The 2022-2023 Georgia Children's Book Award nominees for Grades 6-8. Past year nominees and winners can be found here.
Amari and the Night Brothers by 
Maybe He Just Likes You by 
96 Miles by 
Unsettled by 
Ophie's Ghosts by 
Finding Junie Kim by 
Born to Fly by 
Coop Knows the Scoop by 
Born Behind Bars by 
The Shape of Thunder by The Georgia Peach Book Award is chosen each year by teens who vote for their favorite books at their high schools and local public libraries. The books that earn the highest number of readers and ratings become the Peach Book and Honor Books. Below you will find the 20 nominated titles for 2024-2025; winner and honor books for will be announced in spring 2025.
Ander and Santi Were Here by 
Chaos Theory by 
Divine Rivals by 
The Getaway by 
Give Me a Sign by 
Hungry Ghost by 
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by 
In Nightfall by 
Invisible Son by 
The Killing Code by 
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by 
My Father, the Panda Killer by 
Project Nought by 
Rez Ball by 
Royal Blood by 
She Is a Haunting by 
Star Splitter by 
Thieves' Gambit by 
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by 
Where You See Yourself by The 2022-2023 Georgia Peach Nominees
Ace of Spades by 
Angel of Greenwood by 
The Assignment by 
The Cost of Knowing by 
Eat Your Heart Out by 
The Firekeeper's Daughter by 
The Girls I've Been by 
Happily Ever Afters by 
Hold Back the Tide by 
In the Wild Light by 
Legendborn by 
The Magic Fish by 
The Nature of Witches by 
The Passing Playbook by 
Perfectly Parvin by 
The Prison Healer by 
Project Hail Mary by 
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by 
The Sky Blues by 
This Will Be Funny Someday by The Michael L. Printz Award is given annually for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The winner and honor titles are announced in late January or February of each year.
All My Rage by The Firekeeper's Daughter by 
The Collectors: Stories by 
Concrete Rose by 
Fire from the Sky by 
Gather by 
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be by 
Icebreaker by 
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by 
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals) by 
Revolution in Our Time: the Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by 
Salt the Water by 
Scout's Honor by 
Starfish by 
When the Angels Left the Old Country by The Michael L. Printz Award for Young Adult Literature - Literary excellence in Young Adult Literature
The Morris Award 2024 - Best debut book by a new YA author
Coretta Scott King Awards and Honor Books - Honors African American authors and illustrators
YALSA Non-Fiction Award 2024 - Best non-fiction written for Young Adults
The Pura Belpré Award - Celebrating the Latinx cultural experience
The Stonewall Book Awards (Children's & YA winners)
- The best new portrayals of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience