Best Of
The SLJ Reviews editors share the books we read in 2020 that have stuck with us—whether as a welcome respite from the year’s upheaval or as a work that resonated long after the last page was turned.
Check out the 2020 Best Books covers that most left an imprint on our eyes (and hearts).
Recommended as a well written, cathartic narration of a young teen struggling with her father’s death and finding her true self.
A touching coming-of-age story, this is highly recommended for younger audiences who are looking for alternatives to more mature titles like Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and Nic Stone’s Dear Martin without losing the poignancy of the topics at hand. A must-have for middle school collections.
An absorbing read with well-realized characters and beautiful writing, this novel will appeal to readers of science fantasy such as N.K. Jemisin’s “Broken Earth” trilogy.
Well-versed Poe fans will gobble this up, but the heartache, revenge, and anger that ooze from these pages should entice any reader.
A story that beautifully touches a multitude of tough topics, this one is for readers of S.K. Ali’s Saints and Misfits, Kekla Magoon’s Light It Up, and Maika and Maritza Moulite’s Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.
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