cover image
LATEST ISSUE OF
Kirkus Reviews
Check out our interview with Rick Yancey, author of the wildly entertaining YA thriller The 5th Wave.
Kirkus Star
THE KIRKUS STAR
Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit

BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS



Children's Lists

BLUE SKIES SMILING AT ME
Cover art for AT NIGHT
Kirkus Star AT NIGHT
by Jonathan Bean
Cover art for MOMMY’S LITTLE STAR
MOMMY’S LITTLE STAR
by Janet Bingham
Cover art for BLUE
BLUE
by Philippe Dupasquier
Cover art for THE NIGHT RAINBOW
THE NIGHT RAINBOW
by Barbara Juster Esbensen
Cover art for WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
by Leigh Harline
See full list >
STEAMPUNK FOR TEENS
Cover art for AIRBORN
AIRBORN
by Kenneth Oppel
Cover art for AIRMAN
Kirkus Star AIRMAN
by Eoin Colfer
Cover art for THE AMBER SPYGLASS
Kirkus Star THE AMBER SPYGLASS
by Philip Pullman
Cover art for CLOCKWORK ANGEL
CLOCKWORK ANGEL
by Cassandra Clare
Cover art for CORSETS & CLOCKWORK
CORSETS & CLOCKWORK
by Trisha Telep
See full list >
OUT AND ABOUT: CELEBRATING NATURE IN PICTURE BOOKS
Cover art for WILD TRACKS!
Kirkus Star WILD TRACKS!
by Jim Arnosky
Cover art for WAKE UP, LITTLE CHILDREN
WAKE UP, LITTLE CHILDREN
by Jim Aylesworth
Cover art for SAIL AWAY, LITTLE BOAT
SAIL AWAY, LITTLE BOAT
by Janet Buell
Cover art for DISCOVERING NATURE’S ALPHABET
DISCOVERING NATURE’S ALPHABET
by Krystina Castella
Cover art for MAISY’S NATURE WALK
MAISY’S NATURE WALK
by Lucy Cousins
See full list >
YA DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE
Cover art for FEED
Kirkus Star FEED
by M.T. Anderson
Cover art for THE HUNGER GAMES
Kirkus Star THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins
Cover art for INCARNATE
INCARNATE
by Jodi Meadows
Cover art for THE SELECTION
THE SELECTION
by Kiera Cass
Cover art for THE LINE
THE LINE
by Teri Hall
See full list >
BOOKS ABOUT BASKETBALL FOR TEENS
Cover art for BOY21
Kirkus Star BOY21
by Matthew Quick
Cover art for THE FINAL FOUR
THE FINAL FOUR
by Paul Volponi
Cover art for HEAD GAMES
HEAD GAMES
by Keri Mikulski
Cover art for TILT
TILT
by Alan Cumyn
Cover art for PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL
by Nikki Grimes
See full list >
SEVEN IMPOSSIBLE THINGS: ANTICIPATED CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR SPRING
Cover art for EXPLORER
Kirkus Star EXPLORER
by Kazu Kibuishi
Cover art for GREEN
Kirkus Star GREEN
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Cover art for MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORY
Kirkus Star MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORY
by Julie Paschkis
Cover art for SILLY GOOSE'S BIG STORY
SILLY GOOSE'S BIG STORY
by Keiko Kasza
Cover art for TAKE TWO!
TAKE TWO!
by J. Patrick Lewis
See full list >
BOOKSHELVES OF DOOM: ANTICIPATED TEEN BOOKS FOR SPRING
Cover art for THE LIST
Kirkus Star THE LIST
by Siobhan Vivian
Cover art for GUY LANGMAN: CRIME SCENE PROCRASTINATOR
GUY LANGMAN: CRIME SCENE PROCRASTINATOR
by Josh Berk
Cover art for THE SPRINGSWEET
THE SPRINGSWEET
by Saundra Mitchell
Cover art for RIPPER
RIPPER
by Stefan Petrucha
Cover art for GIL MARSH
GIL MARSH
by A.C.E. Bauer
See full list >
NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR TEENS: MARCH 2012
Cover art for ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
Kirkus Star ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
by Jesse Andrews
Cover art for BOY21
Kirkus Star BOY21
by Matthew Quick
Cover art for AFTER THE SNOW
Kirkus Star AFTER THE SNOW
by S. D. Crockett
Cover art for PANDEMONIUM
Kirkus Star PANDEMONIUM
by Lauren Oliver
Cover art for ILLUMINATE
Kirkus Star ILLUMINATE
by Aimee Agresti
See full list >
ILLUMINATING JIM CROW
Cover art for NO CRYSTAL STAIR
Kirkus Star NO CRYSTAL STAIR
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for MILES TO GO FOR FREEDOM
Kirkus Star MILES TO GO FOR FREEDOM
by Linda Barrett Osborne
Cover art for GUARDIAN
Kirkus Star GUARDIAN
by Julius Lester
Cover art for THE VOICE THAT CHALLENGED A NATION
Kirkus Star THE VOICE THAT CHALLENGED A NATION
by Russell Freedman
Cover art for LEON'S STORY
LEON'S STORY
by Leon Walter Tillage
See full list >
ABOVE AND BEYOND: ASTRONOMY BOOKS
Cover art for INSIDE STARS
INSIDE STARS
by Andra Serlin Abramson
Cover art for THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
by Franklyn M. Branley
Cover art for EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Kirkus Star EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM
by Mary Kay Carson
Cover art for TEN WORLDS
TEN WORLDS
by Ken Croswell
Cover art for BIG BANG!
BIG BANG!
by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
See full list >
CHILDREN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Cover art for WALKING TO THE BUS-RIDER BLUES
Kirkus Star WALKING TO THE BUS-RIDER BLUES
by Harriette Gillem Robinet
Cover art for MARCHING FOR FREEDOM
Kirkus Star MARCHING FOR FREEDOM
by Elizabeth Partridge
Cover art for WE'VE GOT A JOB
Kirkus Star WE'VE GOT A JOB
by Cynthia Y. Levinson
Cover art for CHILD OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Kirkus Star CHILD OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
by Paula Young Shelton
Cover art for A SWEET SMELL OF ROSES
A SWEET SMELL OF ROSES
by Angela Johnson
See full list >
THE WORKS OF LESA CLINE-RANSOME AND JAMES E. RANSOME
Cover art for SATCHEL PAIGE
SATCHEL PAIGE
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Cover art for QUILT ALPHABET
QUILT ALPHABET
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Cover art for QUILT COUNTING
QUILT COUNTING
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Cover art for MAJOR TAYLOR, CHAMPION CYCLIST
MAJOR TAYLOR, CHAMPION CYCLIST
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Cover art for YOUNG PELÉ
YOUNG PELÉ
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
See full list >
NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN: FEBRUARY 2012
Cover art for NO CRYSTAL STAIR
Kirkus Star NO CRYSTAL STAIR
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for SECRETS OF THE GARDEN
Kirkus Star SECRETS OF THE GARDEN
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Cover art for I LAY MY STITCHES DOWN
Kirkus Star I LAY MY STITCHES DOWN
by Cynthia Grady
Cover art for KINDRED SOULS
Kirkus Star KINDRED SOULS
by Patricia MacLachlan
Cover art for WONDER
Kirkus Star WONDER
by R. J. Palacio
See full list >
NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR TEENS: FEBRUARY 2012
Cover art for THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST
Kirkus Star THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST
by emily m. danforth
Cover art for THE BOY ON CINNAMON STREET
Kirkus Star THE BOY ON CINNAMON STREET
by Phoebe Stone
Cover art for SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM
Kirkus Star SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM
by Harry Mazer
Cover art for MILES TO GO FOR FREEDOM
Kirkus Star MILES TO GO FOR FREEDOM
by Linda Barrett Osborne
Cover art for THE GIRLS OF NO RETURN
Kirkus Star THE GIRLS OF NO RETURN
by Erin Saldin
See full list >
THE WORKS OF VAUNDA MICHEAUX NELSON
Cover art for BEYOND MAYFIELD
BEYOND MAYFIELD
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for POSSIBLES
POSSIBLES
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for MAYFIELD CROSSING
MAYFIELD CROSSING
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for ALMOST TO FREEDOM
ALMOST TO FREEDOM
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cover art for WHO WILL I BE, LORD?
WHO WILL I BE, LORD?
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
See full list >
KIDS WHO WRITE
Cover art for PLEASE WRITE IN THIS BOOK
PLEASE WRITE IN THIS BOOK
by Mary Amato
Cover art for MAGENTA MCPHEE
MAGENTA MCPHEE
by Catherine Bateson
Cover art for ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL
Kirkus Star ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Cover art for STRIDER
Kirkus Star STRIDER
by Beverly Cleary
Cover art for SAHARA SPECIAL
Kirkus Star SAHARA SPECIAL
by Esmé Raji Codell
See full list >
THE ART AND WORDS OF ASHLEY BRYAN
Cover art for THE NIGHT HAS EARS
THE NIGHT HAS EARS
by Ashley Bryan
Cover art for CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER
CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER
by John Langstaff
Cover art for SING TO THE SUN
SING TO THE SUN
by Ashley Bryan
Cover art for ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY
Kirkus Star ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY
by Ashley Bryan
Cover art for CHRISTMAS GIFT
CHRISTMAS GIFT
by Charlemae Hill Rollins
See full list >
2012 CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER & HONOR BOOKS
Cover art for A BALL FOR DAISY
Kirkus Star A BALL FOR DAISY
by Chris Raschka
Cover art for BLACKOUT
Kirkus Star BLACKOUT
by John Rocco
Cover art for GRANDPA GREEN
GRANDPA GREEN
by Lane Smith
Cover art for ME...JANE
Kirkus Star ME...JANE
by Patrick McDonnell
See full list >
2012 NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER & HONOR BOOKS
Cover art for DEAD END IN NORVELT
Kirkus Star DEAD END IN NORVELT
by Jack Gantos
Cover art for INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
Kirkus Star INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
by Thanhha Lai
Cover art for BREAKING STALIN'S NOSE
BREAKING STALIN'S NOSE
by Eugene Yelchin
See full list >
2012 PRINTZ AWARD WINNER & HONOR BOOKS
Cover art for WHERE THINGS COME BACK
WHERE THINGS COME BACK
by John Corey Whaley
Cover art for WHY WE BROKE UP
Kirkus Star WHY WE BROKE UP
by Daniel Handler
Cover art for THE RETURNING
Kirkus Star THE RETURNING
by Christine Hinwood
Cover art for JASPER JONES
Kirkus Star JASPER JONES
by Craig Silvey
Cover art for THE SCORPIO RACES
Kirkus Star THE SCORPIO RACES
by Maggie Stiefvater
See full list >