The Your Kid’s Next Read community now comprises 36,000+ members – and it’s growing every day! Each year, we ask the group to share their young readers’ favourite reads of the previous 12 months.
As is the case each year, some of these books were published in 2024, some were not. There are always new books that bubble to the top straight away, and there are always older books that rediscovered by a new group of readers every year.
Once again, I’ve broken the lists into categories: picture books, early chapter books (5-7), junior fiction (6-9), middle grade (9-13) and young adult (14+). (NB: There is always crossover, particularly across ages 7-10, as readers develop at their own pace and to their own level of interest, but I’ve done my best to place the books according to expected independent reading age.)
Stand by also for Team YKNR’s favourite reads in 2024, coming soon.
These lists are great starting points when you’re looking for the next great read for your kid/s. Click the title to find out more about each book*.
Your Kid’s Favourite Read 2024: Young Adult (YA)
As nominated by the members of the Your Kid’s Next Read community.
MOST NOMINATED
‘Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer’ by Amy Doak
‘One Of Us Is Lying’ (series) by Karen M. McManus
‘One By One They Disappear’ by Mike Lucas
‘Heartstopper’ (series) by Alice Oseman
‘Hamlet Is Not OK’ by R. A. Spratt (Great storytelling, and if your kid is doing anything on Hamlet then this will be a fun way to dive into the story. Loved loved loved this story. – Darren)
The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
‘Contest’ by Mathew Reilly (note, published as adult fiction)
‘The Lord of The Rings’ (trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien
‘Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep A Secret’ by Amy Doak (Was a definite winner in our house. Fabulous follow up to ‘Eleanor Jones is not a murderer’ which was equally adored!! Loved them both. – Joan)
‘Spice Road’ (series) by Maiya Ibrahim
Maven & Reeve Mysteries (series) by A. L. Tait (Great read. Mystery fiction. Knights, squires, ladies who know more than what they reveal, secrets, and plots, even a murder. Love the friendship that develops between Maven and Reeve. – Katja)
‘Messi: The Definitive Biography’ by Guillem Balague (note, published as adult non-fiction)
‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ by Malinda Lo
‘Himawari House’ by Harmony Becker
‘A Walk In The Dark’ by Jane Godwin
‘A Single Stone’ by Meg McKinlay
‘Smoke & Mirrors’ by Barry Jonsberg (He writes characters so well. Definitely a page-turner! – Alison)
‘I Hope This Doesn’t Find You’ by Ann Liang
‘Arc of a Scythe’ (series) by Neil Shusterman
‘The Prison Healer’ (series) by Lynette Noni
‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins (Still a constant favourite. Bonus is that a new prequel is coming out early next year, so they can get caught up ready for that. – Rebecca)
‘Lightlark’ (series) by Alex Aster
‘The Will of The Many’ by James Islington (Marketed as adult fiction, but also great for older teens. – Liz)
‘Medici Heist’ by Caitlin Schneiderhan (PHE-NO-MEN-AL – Darren)
‘Happy Head’ (series) by Josh Silver
‘The Stand In’ by A. J. Rushby
‘Radio Silence’ by Alice Oseman
Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I’m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I’m the author of middle-grade series, The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries. My latest novel THE FIRST SUMMER OF CALLIE McGEE is out now. You can find out more about me here, and more about my books here.
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