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LARC Mocks: 2026 Non-Fiction

Working list of starred reviews to be considered for the Mock Caldecott and Newbery Award

2026 Non-Fiction

Alary, Laura. The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars. PW 11/24/25

Alko,Selina.  Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume.  K 10/15/25

Barnes, Derrick. Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory's Run for the Hungry. PW 11/3/25

Bermudez, Alyssa.  Run Home.  K 11/1/25

Clark-Rhines, Yvonne. Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice. PW 11/3/25

Day, Nicholas. How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin. PW 10/27/2025

Donnelly, Rebecca.  Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist.  K 10/1/25

Duncan, Alice Faye. The Dream Builder's Blueprint: Dr. King's Message to Young People. PW 11/3/25

Gavin, Elyssa. Junko's Climb: The First Woman to Stand on Top of the World. PW 11/24/25

Hannnigan, Kate.  Louisa Learns to Write: Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women.   BL 11/25

Kurtz, Jane. Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery. PW 11/24/25

Lehmann, Anita.  The Big Book of Pi: The Famous Number You Can Never Know.  K 11/1/25

Mang, Veronica.  Copland:K A Story About America.  K 10/15/25

Qualls, Sean.  Fros, Fades, and Braids: A Brief History of Black Hair in America.  K 11/1/25

Weatherford, Carole Boston. Troubled Waters: A River's Journey Toward Justice. PW 11/17/2025