2024-2025 Lectio Book Award Nominee List

Eagle Drums. by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson.

Four Eyes. by Rex Ogle (Author), Dave Valeza (Illustrator).

Global. by Eoin Colfer (Author), Andrew Donkin (Author), Giovanni Rigano (Illustrator).

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy. by Kekla Magoon (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator).

How to Catch A Polar Bear. by Stacy DeKeyser.

The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall. by Ali Standish.

It's Boba Time for Pearl Li. by Nicole Chen.

Leeva at Last. by Sara Pennypacker (Author), Matthew Cordell (Illustrator).

Lei and the Fire Goddess. by Malia Maunakea.

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine. by Katherine Marsh.

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. by Chanel Miller.

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity. by Nicholas Day (Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator).

Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks A Scientific Investigation. by Maria Parrott-Ryan.

Not an Easy Win. by Chrystal D. Giles.

Revolutionary Prudence Wright: Leading the Minute Women in the Fight for Independence. by Beth Anderson (Author), Susan Reagan (Illustrator).

The Rhythm of Time. by Questlove (Author), S. A. Cosby (Author).

Slugfest. by Gordon Korman.

They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters who Brave Them. by Dan Paley (Author), Molly Mendoza (Illustrator).

Tumble. by Celia C. Pérez.

A Work In Progress. by Jarrett Lerner.