ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee selects titles by Amy Alznauer, Donna Barba Higuera, and Renée Watson for their 2026 Notables list in the Middle and Older categories (Grades 3 – 8)

Editors' Picks
Written by Hillary Godwin

ALSC Notables:

Middle category (Grades 3 – 5):

  • The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape by Amy Alznauer

  • Xolo by Donna Barba Higuera

Older category (Grades 6 – 8):

  • All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson

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