Youth Literary Awards Top Ten Titles

It is our pleasure to share the Top Ten Titles of the 2025 Mitten, YouPer, and Thumbs Up! Awards!

MLA Youth Literary Award workgroups spent thousands of hours reading, reviewing and discussing hundreds of books to determine the top titles for youth published in 2024.

View the top ten titles for each award, plus download award seals and graphics to promote the titles at your library at milibraries.org/youth-literary-awards.

The winners and honor books will be announced later this spring, stay tuned!