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      Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Middle-Grade Family Stories Winners

      Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories Cross-year archive

      2025

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories results for the 2025 award year.

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      Chickenpox

      Lai, Remy

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Jan-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *
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      Partypooper

      Kinney, Jeff

      Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series · Book 20 · General Fiction

      Oct-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *

      2024

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories results for the 2024 award year.

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      Ferris

      DiCamillo, Kate

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Mar-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *
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      Puppet

      Almond, David

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Sep-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *

      2023

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories results for the 2023 award year.

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      2022

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories results for the 2022 award year.

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      Caprice

      Booth, Coe

      Standalone · General Fiction

      May-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *
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      Tumble

      Perez, Celia C.

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Aug-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *

      2021

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories results for the 2021 award year.

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      Unsettled

      Faruqi, Reem

      Standalone · General Fiction

      May-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Middle-Grade Family Stories *

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