2025 Wilde Awards for YA Novels

This category holds books for teens, young adults and adults who love brilliantly conceived plots, with characters that capture your heart, and writing that captivates.

THE STRONGEST HEART, Saadia Faruqi (Quill Tree Books)
SONG OF A BLACKBIRD, Maria van Lieshout (First Second)
CANDLE ISLAND, Lauren Wolk (Dutton)
I AM THE CAGE, Allison Sweet Grant (Dutton)
LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES, ed. Cynthia Leitich Smith (Heartdrum)

The books above are all linked to Bookshop.org