BooksForTopics Books of the Year 2020

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BooksForTopics Books of the Year 2020

The Booksfortopics Best of 2020

2020 has been a year full of twists and turns - but our to-be-read piles have kept us going throughout the year.

We asked our community of teachers, TAs, authors, librarians and book lovers to nominate their favourite children's books published in 2020.

Find out more about the books they selected here: https://www.booksfortopics.com/best-childrens-books-of-2020.

The Midnight Guardians

Ross Montgomery

£7.99

£7.59

The Wild Way Home

Sophie Kirtley

£6.99

£6.64

The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and...

£12.99

£12.34

The Castle of Tangled Magic

Sophie Anderson and Saara Katariina

£7.99

£7.59

Orphans of the Tide

Struan Murray and Manuel Sumberac

£7.99

£7.59

The Egyptians

Jonny Marx and Chaaya Prabhat

£16.99

£16.14

The Highland Falcon Thief

M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, et al.

£7.99

£7.59

Anisha, Accidental Detective: School's Cancelled

Serena Patel and Emma McCann

£6.99

£6.64

My Life as a Cat

Carlie Sorosiak

£7.99

£7.59

When Stars are Scattered

Omar Mohamed, Victoria Jamieson, et al.

£9.99

£9.49

A Story About Afiya

James Berry and Anna Cunha

£11.99

£11.39

The Monsters of Rookhaven

Padraig Kenny and Edward Bettison

£12.99

£12.34

The Night Bus Hero

Onjali Q. Rauf

£7.99

£7.59

The Silver Arrow

Lev Grossman

£10.99

£10.22

Sky Pirates: Echo Quickthorn and the Great Beyond

Alex English and Mark Chambers

£6.99

£6.64

Black and British: A short, essential history

David Olusoga

£7.99

£7.59

Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest

Susan Brownrigg and Jenny Czerwonka

£6.99

£6.64

Gargantis

Thomas Taylor

£7.99

£7.59

Crater Lake

Jennifer Killick

£7.99

£7.59

Frostheart 2: Escape from Aurora

Jamie Littler

£7.99

£7.59

Malice in Underland

Jenni Jennings and Hannah Peck

£6.99

£6.64

When Secrets Set Sail

Sita Brahmachari

£7.99

£7.59

Demelza and the Spectre Detectors

Holly Rivers

£6.99

£6.64

Counting Creatures

Julia Donaldson and Sharon King-Chai

£14.99

£14.24

Where The World Turns Wild

Nicola Penfold

£7.99

£7.59

The Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck

Simon James Green

£6.99

£6.64

A Kind of Spark

Elle McNicoll

£7.99

£7.59

Bloom

Anne Booth and Robyn Owen Wilson

£7.99

£7.59

After the War: From Auschwitz to Ambleside

Tom Palmer and Violet Tobacco

£6.99

£6.64

The Vanishing Trick

Jenni Spangler and Chris Mould

£6.99

£6.64

My Shadow is Pink

Scott Stuart

£7.99

£7.59

The Lost Spells: An enchanting, beautiful book for lovers of...

Jackie Morris and Robert MacFarlane

£14.99

£14.24