2025 - 2026 Golden Dome Nominees

1.
All the Ways to Go
All the Ways to Go 4.17 avg rating — 120 ratings
2.
Averil Offline
Averil Offline 4.17 avg rating — 286 ratings
3.
The Bletchley Riddle
The Bletchley Riddle 4.12 avg rating — 9,892 ratings
4.
Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) 4.50 avg rating — 4,211 ratings
5.
The Creepening of Dogwood House
The Creepening of Dogwood House 3.92 avg rating — 214 ratings
6.
The Flicker
The Flicker 3.97 avg rating — 395 ratings
7.
Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson
Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson 4.32 avg rating — 344 ratings
8.
A Game of Noctis
A Game of Noctis 4.03 avg rating — 603 ratings
9.
How It All Ends
How It All Ends 4.20 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
10.
Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 21,215 ratings
11.
Kareem Between
Kareem Between 4.32 avg rating — 1,557 ratings
12.
The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)
The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,586 ratings
13.
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens 4.31 avg rating — 153 ratings
14.
Murray Out of Water: A Stonewall Honor Novel-in-Verse About Self-Discovery, Inner Magic, and the Power of Friendship
Murray Out of Water: A Stonewall Honor Novel-in-Verse About Self-Discovery, Inner Magic, and the Power of Friendship 4.33 avg rating — 312 ratings
15.
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1)
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,300 ratings
16.
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel 3.74 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
17.
Olivetti
Olivetti 4.05 avg rating — 7,263 ratings
18.
The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1)
The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1) 3.91 avg rating — 530 ratings
19.
Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Plain Jane and the Mermaid 4.31 avg rating — 4,031 ratings
20.
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 — 1,173 ratings
21.
The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)
The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
22.
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall 3.85 avg rating — 1,872 ratings
23.
Summer at Squee
Summer at Squee 3.85 avg rating — 296 ratings
24.
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman 4.50 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
25.
The Wrong Way Home
The Wrong Way Home 4.31 avg rating — 1,793 ratings