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Five of the best young adult books of 2025

LGBTQ+ activism, online alter egos, feminist trailblazers and more

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

‘One kid at a time’: How children’s books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity

From Margaret McDonald’s Glasgow Boys to Nathanael Lessore’s King of Nothing, boys take centre stage in this year’s Carnegie-winning titles. Let’s hope that the male protagonists persuade more boys to pick up a book

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025

Carnegie medal for writing: Margaret McDonald named youngest ever winner

The 27-year-old’s prizewinning debut, Glasgow Boys, is a coming-of-age novel about the friendship between two boys who have grown up in the care system

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

An ungrammatical egg; a demystifying approach to death; 10 new poets to read aloud; and a stunning gothic mystery

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Carnegie medal for children’s books shortlist announced

A reinterpretation of the Minotaur myth, poetry exploring refugee experiences and a picture book looking at the human impact on nature all feature on the shortlist judged solely by librarians

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A war between fruit and veg; a colourful study of germs; the world’s most badly behaved fairy; a masterful ghost story from the late Marcus Sedgwick; and more

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023