Lodestar 2025 Eligible YA Books

1.
Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, #2)
Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 11,312 ratings
2.
The Sun Runners
The Sun Runners
by: James Bow
4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
3.
The Maid and the Crocodile
The Maid and the Crocodile 4.38 avg rating — 2,730 ratings
4.
Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0)
Sheine Lende (Elatsoe, #0) 4.24 avg rating — 1,149 ratings
5.
The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2)
The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,666 ratings
5.
Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth
Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
7.
Sky's End (Above the Black, #1)
Sky's End (Above the Black, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,736 ratings
8.
Merciless Saviors (The Ouroboros, #2)
Merciless Saviors (The Ouroboros, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 566 ratings
9.
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,768 ratings
10.
Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist #1)
Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist #1) 3.49 avg rating — 2,789 ratings
11.
The Girl Who Kept the Castle
The Girl Who Kept the Castle 4.25 avg rating — 496 ratings
11.
The Hedgewitch of Foxhall: An Epic Fantasy Featuring Dragons and Witches
The Hedgewitch of Foxhall: An Epic Fantasy Featuring Dragons and Witches 3.74 avg rating — 3,284 ratings
13.
Moonstorm (Moonstorm #1)
Moonstorm (Moonstorm #1) 3.49 avg rating — 439 ratings
14.
The Poisons We Drink
The Poisons We Drink 3.70 avg rating — 2,909 ratings
15.
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) 3.41 avg rating — 15,087 ratings
16.
A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)
A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 30,595 ratings
17.
This Dark Heart
This Dark Heart 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings
17.
These Stolen Lives
These Stolen Lives 3.99 avg rating — 88 ratings
17.
Not for the Faint of Heart
Not for the Faint of Heart 3.90 avg rating — 4,764 ratings
20.
Heir (Heir Duology, #1)
Heir (Heir Duology, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 13,697 ratings
21.
Blood at the Root (Blood at the Root, #1)
Blood at the Root (Blood at the Root, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,846 ratings
21.
Where the Dark Stands Still
Where the Dark Stands Still 4.06 avg rating — 24,552 ratings
23.
Lunar Boy: A Children's Graphic Novel of Self-Discovery from the Moon and Back―a Stonewall Book Award Winner
Lunar Boy: A Children's Graphic Novel of Self-Discovery from the Moon and Back―a Stonewall Book Award Winner 4.19 avg rating — 2,239 ratings
24.
It Waits in the Forest
It Waits in the Forest 3.90 avg rating — 767 ratings
24.
First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1)
First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
26.
Dragonfruit
Dragonfruit 3.86 avg rating — 8,835 ratings
27.
The Thirteenth Child
The Thirteenth Child 4.06 avg rating — 15,751 ratings
27.
Pangu's Shadow
Pangu's Shadow
by: Karen Bao
3.99 avg rating — 129 ratings
29.
Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)
Wisteria (Belladonna, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 37,564 ratings
29.
Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp
Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp 3.75 avg rating — 256 ratings
31.
Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 21,204 ratings
32.
Otherworldly
Otherworldly 3.91 avg rating — 4,068 ratings
33.
Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)
Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)
by: Joan He
4.04 avg rating — 1,460 ratings