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Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
2026

winner

Anger Is Only a Shadow
by
Elizabeth Acevedo

finalist

When It's Your Turn For Midnight
by
Blessing Musariri

finalist

Navigating Night
by
Julie Leung

finalist

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Electric Birds of Pothakudi
by
Joelle Jolivet and Karthika Nair

finalist

The Lovely Dark
by
Matthew Fox

finalist

This Is a Door
by
Daniel Nayeri

Years when the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature was given

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