Chicago Public Library recommends the Best of the Best, our selections of the very best books published in 2021. Every year, our librarians evaluate the year’s new books and select the very best for Chicagoans — making these the only booklists for Chicago, by Chicago. Happy reading!
Adults
Teens
For teens in high school
Kids
- Board Books: For kids from birth to preschool
- Picture Books: For kids from birth to third grade
- Fiction for Younger Readers: For kids in kindergarten through third grade
- Informational Books for Younger Readers: For kids in kindergarten through third grade
- Libros en español: Para niños desde el nacimiento hasta el tercer grado
- Fiction for Older Readers: For kids in third through eighth grade
- Informational Books for Older Readers: For kids in third through eighth grade