The opening round of voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards is now open and runs through November 8th. There is then a semifinal round and a final round before the winners are announced on December 8th. I enjoy these lists because they contain books that are popular but often don’t make the traditional “librarian” review sources. There are teen titles scattered in other categories like debut novel and graphic novels that you shouldn’t miss! Here are the nominees in the specifically youth categories:

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Majesty by Katharine McGee

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

YOUNG ADULT FANTASY

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Fable by Adrienne Young

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

MIDDLE GRADE & CHILDREN’S

Ali Cross by James Patterson

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker

Hollowpox: The Hunt to Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

One True King by Soman Chainani

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

PICTURE BOOKS

Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky

Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Amanda Redd, illustrated by Nneka Myers

Bird Hugs by Ged Adamson

The Cool Bean by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald

Coronavirus: A Book for Children about Covid-19 by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson and Nia Roberts, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Grandma’s Gardens by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Lemniscates

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James

Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora

The Seed of Compassion by Dalai Lama XIV, illustrated by Bao Luu

The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel

Sweet Child o’ Mine by Guns n’ Roses and Jennifer Zivoin

Think Outside the Box by Justine Avery, illustrated by Liuba Syrotiuk

This Book Is Gray by Lindsay Ward