Virginia Readers' Choice Elementary 2025-2026

Nominees for Virginia Readers' Choice for the 2025-2026 school year.

Updated March 4, 2025
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Bea and the New Deal Horse
Elliott, L. M.
Paper Book
This lyrical middle grade historical novel set during the Great Depression from award-winning author L. M. Elliott is a moving tale of the spirit of American persistence, found family, and the magical partnership between girl and horse. Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! ...
Hidden hope : how a toy and a hero saved lives during the Holocaust
Boxer, Elisa
Paper Book
During World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced Jewish people to carry papers stamped with that star, so that it...
The Lost Library
Stead, Rebecca.
Paper Book
PERFECT FOR SUMMER READING! The New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller,-- readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A TODAY SHOW Kids' Read Pick! *...
The skull : a Tyrolean folktale
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller! A Kirkus Book Prize Finalist! A New York Times Best Children's Chapter Book the Year A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author...

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