2020 Reading Beyond
2020-2021 list by librarians designed to recommend age-appropriate titles that will challenge advanced readers.
Ada Twist, Scientist
By: Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by:
David Roberts
David Roberts
ISBN: 9781419721373
Fiction, Science, , K-1 Grade
Anna Hibiscus
By: Atinuke
Illustrated by:
Lauren Tobia
Lauren Tobia
ISBN: 9781610677073
Fiction, Picture Book, K-1 Grade
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee
Illustrated by:
Man One
Man One
ISBN: 9780983661597
Fiction, Picture Book, K-1 Grade
Detective Gordon
By: Ulf Nilsson
Illustrated by:
Gitte Spee
Gitte Spee
ISBN: 9781927271506
Fiction, Mystery / Thriller, K-1 Grade
Do Not Lick This Book
By: Idan Ben-Barak
Illustrated by:
Julian Frost
Julian Frost
ISBN: 9781250175366
Nonfiction, Science, K-1 Grade
Echo Echo
By: Marilyn Singer
Illustrated by:
Josée Masse
Josée Masse
ISBN: 9780803739925
Fiction, Poetry, K-1 Grade
Firebird
By: Misty Copeland
Illustrated by:
Christopher Myers
Christopher Myers
ISBN: 9780399166150
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
Flora and Ulysses
By: Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by:
K. G. Campbell
K. G. Campbell
ISBN: 9780763660406
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
I Dissent
By: Debbie Levy
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Baddeley
Elizabeth Baddeley
ISBN: 9781481465595
Nonfiction, Biography, K-1 Grade
Insect Superpowers
By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
Jillian Nickell
Jillian Nickell
ISBN: 9781452139104
Nonfiction, Science, K-1 Grade
National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry
By: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by:
n/a
n/a
ISBN: 9781426320941
Nonfiction, Poetry, K-1 Grade
One Proud Penny
By: Randy Siegel
Illustrated by:
Serge Bloch
Serge Bloch
ISBN: 9781626722354
Nonfiction, History, K-1 Grade
Pugs of the Frozen North
By: Philip Reeve
Illustrated by:
Sarah McIntyre
Sarah McIntyre
ISBN: 9780385387972
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts
By: Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang
Illustrated by:
Nathan Reed
Nathan Reed
ISBN: 9781454932550
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
Snowman – Cold = Puddle
By: Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrated by:
Micha Archer
Micha Archer
ISBN: 9781580897983
Nonfiction, Science, K-1 Grade
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head
By: Allan Wolf
Illustrated by:
Anna Raff
Anna Raff
ISBN: 9780763680251
Fiction, Science, K-1 Grade
The Princess in Black
By: Shannon and Dean Hale
Illustrated by:
LeUyen Pham
LeUyen Pham
ISBN: 9780763665104
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
The Roots of Rap
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison
Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9781499804119
Nonfiction, Picture Book, K-1 Grade
The Stuff of Stars
By: Marion Bauer
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763678838
Nonfiction, Science, K-1 Grade
Trombone Shorty
By: Troy Andrews
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781419714658
Nonfiction, Biography, K-1 Grade
Weekends with Max and His Dad
By: Linda Urban
Illustrated by:
Katie Kath
Katie Kath
ISBN: 9781328900197
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-1 Grade
A Place to Belong
By: Cynthia Kadohata
Illustrated by:
Julia Kuo
Julia Kuo
ISBN: 9781481446655
Fiction, Historical Fiction, 2-3 Grade
Her Own Two Feet
By: Meredith Davis & Rebeka Uwitonze
ISBN: 9781338356373
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1
By: Sayantani DasGupta
ISBN: 9781338185706
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Migrations
By: ICPBS (various authors)
Illustrated by:
various illustrators
various illustrators
ISBN: 9781536209617
Nonfiction, Novel, 2-3 Grade
Mountain Dog
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Aleksey and Olga Ivanov
Aleksey and Olga Ivanov
ISBN: 9781250044242
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Random Body Parts
By: Leslie Bulion
Illustrated by:
Mike Lowery
Mike Lowery
ISBN: 9781561457373
Nonfiction, Science, 2-3 Grade
Secret Coders
By: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrated by:
Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
ISBN: 9781626720756
Fiction, Action / Adventure, 2-3 Grade
The One and Only Ivan
By: Katherine Applegate
Illustrated by:
Patricia Castelao
Patricia Castelao
ISBN: 9780062641946
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
The Parker Inheritance
By: Varian Johnson
ISBN: 9780545946179
Fiction, Mystery / Thriller, 2-3 Grade
The Right Word
By: Jen Bryant
Illustrated by:
Melissa Sweet
Melissa Sweet
ISBN: 9780802853851
Nonfiction, History, 2-3 Grade
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?
By: Chris Barton
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9781481465618
Nonfiction, Biography, 2-3 Grade
When the Sea Turned to Silver
By: Grace Lin
Illustrated by:
Grace Lin
Grace Lin
ISBN: 9780316125925
Fiction, Action / Adventure, 2-3 Grade
Wings of Fire (novel or graphic novel)
By: Tui Sutherland
Illustrated by:
Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
ISBN: 9780545349185
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Illegal
By: Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
Illustrated by:
Giovanni Rigano
Giovanni Rigano
ISBN: 9781492662143
Fiction, Historical Fiction, 4-5 Grade
Legends, Icons & Rebels
By: Robbie Robertson et al.
ISBN: 9781101918685
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers
By: Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9780545405720
Nonfiction, Mystery / Thriller, 4-5 Grade
Samurai Rising
By: Pamela S. Turner
Illustrated by:
Gareth Hinds
Gareth Hinds
ISBN: 9781580895842
Nonfiction, Biography, 4-5 Grade
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
By: William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Illustrated by:
Anna Hymas
Anna Hymas
ISBN: 9781984816122
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Inquisitor’s Tale
By: Adam Gidwitz
Illustrated by:
Hatem Aly
Hatem Aly
ISBN: 9780142427378
Fiction, Action / Adventure, 4-5 Grade
The Journey of Little Charlie
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
ISBN: 9780545156660
Fiction, Historical Fiction, 4-5 Grade
This Promise of Change
By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce
Illustrated by:
Debbie Levy
Debbie Levy
ISBN: 9781681198521
Nonfiction, History, 4-5 Grade
