Kirkus Best Books of the Year Winners YA College & High School Stories

Awards List

2023

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim (*)
Patricia Park

Feb-2023
/ General Fiction

Promise Boys

Promise Boys (*)
Nick Brooks

Feb-2023
/ Mystery

Where You See Yourself

Where You See Yourself (*)
Claire Forrest

May-2023
/ General Fiction

Gay Club!

Gay Club! (*)
Simon James Green

Jun-2023
/ General Fiction

When It All Syncs Up

When It All Syncs Up (*)
Maya Ameyaw

Jun-2023
/ General Fiction

The Narrow

The Narrow (*)
Kate Alice Marshall

Aug-2023
/ Paranormal Romance

All You Have To Do

All You Have To Do (*)
Autumn Allen

Sep-2023
/ General Fiction

No One Left But You

No One Left But You (*)
Tash McAdam

Dec-2023
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Affirming Picture Books

Beginning Readers

Book Club Fiction

Books for Beginning Readers

Empowering Picture Books

Environmental Fiction

Fiction in Translation

Fictional Families

Fictional Voices

Funniest Picture Books

Historical Fiction

Informational Picture Books

Joyous Picture Books

Middle-Grade About Speaking Up

Middle-Grade Activist

Middle-Grade Adventures

Middle-Grade Family Stories

Middle-Grade Fantasy and SF

Middle-Grade Fiction

Middle-Grade Friendship Stories

Middle-Grade Graphic Fiction

Award Years