2025 Mock Newbery List

1.
Ferris: (A Heartfelt and Humorous Middle-Grade Coming-of-Age Novel About Family, Ghosts, and Growing Up - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)
Ferris: (A Heartfelt and Humorous Middle-Grade Coming-of-Age Novel About Family, Ghosts, and Growing Up - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7) 4.22 avg rating — 5,362 ratings
2.
The Night War
The Night War 4.03 avg rating — 2,958 ratings
3.
Olivetti
Olivetti 4.05 avg rating — 7,261 ratings
4.
The First State of Being
The First State of Being 4.07 avg rating — 4,416 ratings
5.
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman 4.50 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
6.
Louder Than Hunger: (A Middle Grade Novel About Mental Health, Eating Disorders, and Self-Acceptance for Kids Ages 10-14 in Grades 5-9)
Louder Than Hunger: (A Middle Grade Novel About Mental Health, Eating Disorders, and Self-Acceptance for Kids Ages 10-14 in Grades 5-9)
by: John Schu
4.44 avg rating — 6,289 ratings
7.
Tree. Table. Book.
Tree. Table. Book. 4.31 avg rating — 3,385 ratings
8.
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Black Girl You Are Atlas 4.57 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
9.
Not Quite a Ghost
Not Quite a Ghost
by: Anne Ursu
4.03 avg rating — 1,834 ratings
10.
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion #1)
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion #1) 4.14 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
11.
Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II 4.08 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
12.
Light and Air
Light and Air 4.26 avg rating — 602 ratings
13.
And Then, Boom!
And Then, Boom! 4.62 avg rating — 3,138 ratings
14.
The Wrong Way Home
The Wrong Way Home 4.31 avg rating — 1,793 ratings
15.
The Secret Language of Birds
The Secret Language of Birds 4.15 avg rating — 951 ratings
16.
Mid-Air
Mid-Air 4.25 avg rating — 985 ratings
17.
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better 4.28 avg rating — 337 ratings
18.
The Bletchley Riddle
The Bletchley Riddle 4.12 avg rating — 9,887 ratings
19.
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry 3.81 avg rating — 864 ratings
20.
Not Nothing
Not Nothing 4.42 avg rating — 2,143 ratings
21.
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 4.20 avg rating — 2,976 ratings
22.
Uprising
Uprising 4.41 avg rating — 2,305 ratings
23.
Just Keep Walking
Just Keep Walking 4.12 avg rating — 649 ratings
23.
Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) 4.50 avg rating — 4,208 ratings
23.
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival 4.46 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
26.
The Color of Sound
The Color of Sound 4.18 avg rating — 438 ratings
27.
Across So Many Seas
Across So Many Seas 4.12 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
28.
Gut Reaction
Gut Reaction 4.27 avg rating — 420 ratings
29.
Heroes
Heroes 4.22 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
30.
Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Plain Jane and the Mermaid 4.31 avg rating — 4,030 ratings
31.
Shark Teeth
Shark Teeth 4.37 avg rating — 638 ratings
32.
Not the Worst Friend in the World
Not the Worst Friend in the World 4.08 avg rating — 240 ratings
32.
Code Name Kingfisher
Code Name Kingfisher 4.52 avg rating — 744 ratings
34.
One Big Open Sky
One Big Open Sky 4.11 avg rating — 855 ratings
35.
The Secret Library: (A Magical Time-Travel Adventure About Family, Courage, and Identity for Middle-Grade Readers Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)
The Secret Library: (A Magical Time-Travel Adventure About Family, Courage, and Identity for Middle-Grade Readers Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7) 3.77 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
36.
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1)
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,297 ratings
37.
Kareem Between
Kareem Between 4.32 avg rating — 1,556 ratings
38.
Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)
Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) 4.04 avg rating — 967 ratings
39.
Amil and the After
Amil and the After 3.94 avg rating — 531 ratings
40.
Jupiter Rising
Jupiter Rising 4.49 avg rating — 1,951 ratings
41.
Orris and Timble: The Beginning: (A Heartwarming Early Chapter Book About Friendship, Courage, and Helping Others - For Kids Ages 5-8 in Grades K-3)
Orris and Timble: The Beginning: (A Heartwarming Early Chapter Book About Friendship, Courage, and Helping Others - For Kids Ages 5-8 in Grades K-3) 4.33 avg rating — 1,559 ratings
42.
Sona and the Golden Beasts
Sona and the Golden Beasts 4.19 avg rating — 329 ratings
43.
The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)
The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) 4.40 avg rating — 5,065 ratings
44.
Kyra, Just for Today
Kyra, Just for Today
by: Sara Zarr
4.34 avg rating — 263 ratings
45.
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall 3.85 avg rating — 1,871 ratings
46.
Drawing Deena
Drawing Deena
by: Hena Khan
4.03 avg rating — 380 ratings
47.
Operation: Happy
Operation: Happy 4.25 avg rating — 499 ratings
48.
Unstuck
Unstuck 4.01 avg rating — 523 ratings
49.
Summer at Squee
Summer at Squee 3.85 avg rating — 296 ratings
50.
A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
by: Lisa Yee
3.75 avg rating — 2,197 ratings
51.
Animal Albums from A to Z: (A Musical Alphabet Book for Kids Ages 4-8)
Animal Albums from A to Z: (A Musical Alphabet Book for Kids Ages 4-8)
by: Cece Bell
4.19 avg rating — 205 ratings
52.
Telephone of the Tree
Telephone of the Tree 4.14 avg rating — 548 ratings
52.
A Darker Mischief
A Darker Mischief 3.43 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
54.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet 4.01 avg rating — 552 ratings
55.
Invisible Isabel
Invisible Isabel 4.32 avg rating — 408 ratings
56.
Between Two Brothers
Between Two Brothers 4.45 avg rating — 206 ratings
57.
Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson
Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson 4.32 avg rating — 344 ratings
58.
Just Shy of Ordinary
Just Shy of Ordinary
by: A.J. Sass
4.07 avg rating — 380 ratings
59.
The Partition Project
The Partition Project 4.21 avg rating — 536 ratings
59.
Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice 4.09 avg rating — 187 ratings
61.
Basil & Dahlia: A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness
Basil & Dahlia: A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness 3.86 avg rating — 116 ratings
62.
Aloha Everything
Aloha Everything 4.25 avg rating — 559 ratings
62.
The Arfabet!: A book of dog poems from A to Z
The Arfabet!: A book of dog poems from A to Z 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
64.
Camp Prodigy
Camp Prodigy 4.06 avg rating — 555 ratings
64.
The Hotel Balzaar
The Hotel Balzaar 4.28 avg rating — 2,209 ratings
64.
Break to You
Break to You 3.69 avg rating — 1,277 ratings
67.
Weirdo
Weirdo 4.35 avg rating — 984 ratings
67.
Another First Chance
Another First Chance 4.19 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
69.
Boy 2.0 (Boy 2.0 #1)
Boy 2.0 (Boy 2.0 #1) 4.07 avg rating — 437 ratings
69.
Lost in the Empire City
Lost in the Empire City
by: Avi
3.87 avg rating — 123 ratings
71.
We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America
We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America
by: Joanna Ho
4.35 avg rating — 326 ratings
71.
The Cats of Silver Crescent
The Cats of Silver Crescent 3.81 avg rating — 315 ratings
73.
The House Before Falling into the Sea
The House Before Falling into the Sea 4.30 avg rating — 440 ratings
73.
The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)
The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 5,995 ratings
75.
When Wishes Were Horses
When Wishes Were Horses 3.73 avg rating — 81 ratings
76.
Isabel in Bloom
Isabel in Bloom 4.23 avg rating — 295 ratings
76.
Finding Things
Finding Things 3.43 avg rating — 303 ratings
78.
The Last Apple Tree
The Last Apple Tree 4.13 avg rating — 207 ratings
78.
Trick or Treat on Scary Street
Trick or Treat on Scary Street 3.45 avg rating — 267 ratings
80.
How It All Ends
How It All Ends 4.20 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
81.
Henry and the Something New (Henry, #2)
Henry and the Something New (Henry, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 163 ratings
82.
Deer Run Home
Deer Run Home 4.26 avg rating — 899 ratings
83.
Mallory in Full Color
Mallory in Full Color 4.01 avg rating — 176 ratings
84.
Slugfest
Slugfest 4.23 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
85.
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War 4.07 avg rating — 282 ratings
86.
The Monarchs of Winghaven
The Monarchs of Winghaven 4.30 avg rating — 87 ratings
87.
South of Somewhere
South of Somewhere 4.09 avg rating — 141 ratings
88.
Hummingbird Season
Hummingbird Season 4.08 avg rating — 235 ratings
89.
Painting the Game
Painting the Game 4.08 avg rating — 132 ratings
90.
Trouble at the Tangerine
Trouble at the Tangerine 3.97 avg rating — 290 ratings
91.
In and Out the Window
In and Out the Window 3.53 avg rating — 152 ratings