May 19, 2025
This year represents the tenth anniversary of the awards, which we’ll be celebrating at a special event on Thursday, 10th July. You can click here to join the ceremony online and celebrate the incredible authors and illustrators nominated!
The Quiz Writers’ Choice Awards are held every year alongside the release of our What Kids Are Reading report. The report is the largest annual study of the reading habits and trends of students across the UK and Ireland using data from a variety of sources, including Renaissance Accelerated Reader, over an entire academic year.
Over the 23-24 school year, our Quiz Writers read almost 5,000 points worth of books, wrote over 10,000 questions and ultimately approved 1,250 new AR quizzes. One person on their own would need to read nearly four books every day of the year to reach this total!
Nominees for Best Primary Fiction
Brrr!: Where Did the Dinosaurs Really Go? by Kes Gray, illustrated by Nick East
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
Lower Years (age 5-8) | AR Quiz: # 244039 | Book Level: 3.7
Finn Jones Was Here by Simon James Green, illustrated by Jennifer Jamieson
Published by Scholastic
Middle Years (age 9-13) | AR Quiz: # 244550 | Book Level: 4.7
Simon shares his reaction to the nomination in the video below.
A Swallow in Winter by Timothée de Fombelle, translated by Sarah Ardizzone, illustrated by Thomas Campi
Published by Walker Books
Lower Years (age 5-8) | AR Quiz: # 244612 | Book Level: 5.7
To the Other Side by Erika Meza
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
Lower Years (age 5-8) | AR Quiz: # 244724 | Book Level: 1.7
A Different Kind of Freedom by Richard O’Neill
Published by Scholastic
Middle Years (age 9-13) | AR Quiz: # 245019 | Book Level: 5.2
Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer by Jeffrey Boakye
Published by Faber and Faber
Middle Years (age 9-13) | AR Quiz: # 270094 | Book Level: 5.3
Nominees for Best Secondary Fiction
The Lighthouse by Alex Bell
Published by Stripes
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: # 244330 | Book Level: 5.6
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: # 244866 | Book Level: 5.6
Glow Up, Laura Bloom by Dee Benson
Published by Hot Key Books
Middle Years Plus (age 12+) | AR Quiz: # 244917 | Book Level: 5.0
If My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando
Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: # 270071 | Book Level: 5.2
Boy Like Me by Simon James Green
Published by Scholastic
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: # 270059 | Book Level: 4.9
Why is Nobody Laughing? by Yasmin Rahman
Published by Hot Key Books
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: # 244189 | Book Level: 4.8
Nominees for Best Primary Non-Fiction
India, Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilan, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti
Published by Walker Books
Middle Years (ages 9-13) | AR Quiz: #244644 | Book Level: 6.9
A Wild Child’s Book of Birds by Dara McAnulty, illustrated by Barry Falls
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Lower Years (ages 5-8) | AR Quiz: #244893 | Book Level: 6.8
Lands of Belonging: A History of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain by Donna Amey Bhatt and Vikesh Amey Bhatt, illustrated by Salini Perera
Published by Nosy Crow
Middle Years (ages 9-13) | AR Quiz: #244932 | Book Level: 7.8
Nominees for Best Secondary Non-Fiction
Welcome to St Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancox
Published by Scholastic
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: #245022 | Book Level: 3.1
You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can by Leah Williamson with Suzanne Wrack
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Middle Years Plus (age 12+) | AR Quiz: #244998 | Book Level: 6.0
The Táin: The Great Irish Battle Epic by Alan Titley, illustrated by Eoin Coveney
Published by Little Island
Middle Years Plus (age 12+) | AR Quiz: #244697 | Book Level: 5.5
Nominees for Best Debut
Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore
Published by Hot Key Books
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: #244770 | Book Level: 5.4
Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star by Laura Noakes, illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
Middle Years (ages 9-13) | AR Quiz: #244836 | Book Level: 6.3
Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
Published by Faber and Faber
Upper Years (age 14+) | AR Quiz: #270086 | Book Level: 4.4
Nominees for Best Series
Bizarre Behaviours by Shalini Vallepur
Published by BookLife
Middle Years (ages 9-13)
Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart
Published by David Fickling Books
Lower Years (ages 5-8)
The Ajay Series by Varsha Shah, illustrated by Sonia Albert
Published by Chicken House
Middle Years (ages 9-13)
Kiki Kallira by Sangu Mandanna
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
Middle Years (ages 9-13)