Best Nonfiction of 2023

 There were many excellent nonfiction books published for children and teens in 2023. 

The following titles are some of the books that rose to the top.

The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change
by Elizabeth Rusch

The Bees of Notre Dame
by Meghan P. Browne and E.B. Goodale

The Book of Turtles 

by Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson

Border Crossings

by Sneed B. Collard III and Howard Gray

Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
by Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr

Coretta's Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King
by Alice Faye Duncan and R. Gregory Christie

A First Time for Everything

by Dan Santat

Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day
by Dan Nott

Impossible Escape: The True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
by Steve Sheinkin

Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Kaylani Juanita

Making More: How Life Begins
by Katherine Roy

Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem
by Melissa Stewart and Rob Dunlavey