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Red Dot Book Awards 2025-2026

The Red Dot student choice book awards is an annual event organised by the International School Libraries Network (ISLN) in Singapore. Shortlisted books are organised into four age-based categories, with eight titles in each. We look forward to this shortlist every year so please enjoy the wonderful selection! 

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  • The Henna Start-Up

    $23.00

    Written by Andaleeb WajidpaperbackAbir Maqsood is angry. She has things to do: a career to carve, money to earn, and, in the small stuff, a dining ...

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    $23.00
  • Darker by Four

    $20.00

    Written by June CL Tanpaperback A vengeful girl. A hollow boy. A missing god. Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s deat...

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    $20.00
  • The Book of Denial

    $35.00

    Written by Ricardo Chávez Castañeda  |  Illustrated by Alejandro MagallanesTranslated from the Spanish by Lawrence SchimelhardcoverFrom award-winni...

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    $35.00
  • Everything We Never Had

    $22.00

    Written by Randy Ribaypaperback From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving n...

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    $22.00
  • Flying Through Water

    $27.00

    Written by Mamle WolohardcoverFor fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy’s gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports read...

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    $27.00
  • Two Can Play That Game

    $19.00

    Written by Leanne Yongpaperback Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie games. She's willing to do anything to make her dream come true – ...

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    $19.00
  • The Dividing Sky

    $21.00

    Written by Jill Tewpaperback In 2364, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she use...

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    $21.00
  • In the Shadow of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones

    $35.00

    Written by Andrea Chalupa  |  Illustrated by Ivan Rodrigueshardcover Can the unrelenting power of truth expose one of Stalin’s greatest crimes to a...

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    $35.00
  • Lion Dancers

    $22.00

    Written and Illustrated by Cai TsepaperbackYoung Wei dreamed of being a legendary lion dancer just like his dad. With his best friend Hung performi...

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    $22.00
  • May the Best Player Win

    $19.00

    Written by Kyla ZhaopaperbackThe clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and wi...

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    $19.00
  • The Bletchley Riddle

    $18.00

    Written by Ruta Sepetys and Steve SheinkinpaperbackA stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sh...

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    $18.00
  • I Am Rebel

    $18.00

    Written by Ross Montgomerypaperback I’m Tom’s dog, and he’s my human. We belong to each other. Rebel is a good dog. He loves his simple, perfect li...

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    $18.00
  • Not Nothing

    $29.00

    Written by Gayle FormanhardcoverAlex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a re...

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    $29.00
  • Scar Town

    $23.00

    Written by Tristan Banckspaperback A missing father. A drowned town. A buried secret. Three friends on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth. Se...

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    $23.00
  • Sona and the Golden Beasts

    $29.00

    Written by Rajani LaRoccahardcoverThough music is outlawed in the land of Devia, Sona hears it everywhere. Sona is a Malech, a member of the ruling...

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    $29.00
  • Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

    $24.00

    Written and Illustrated by Ruth Chanpaperback Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friends for life, and snacking on ...

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    $24.00
  • Wildsmith: Into the Dark Forest

    $17.50

    Written by Liz Flanagan  |  Illustrated by Joe Todd-StantonpaperbackWith war threatening her city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Fores...

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    $17.50
  • Secret Agent Mole: Goldfish-Finger

    $17.00

    Written and Illustrated by James Foleypaperback Max is a mole on a mission. With Helen Hippo and June Bug by his side, Max must stop the evil Goldf...

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    $17.00
  • Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect

    $15.00

    Written by Hilda Eunice Burgos  |  Illustrated by Siara FaisonhardcoverMiguel Rosado wants nothing more than to see and draw the world… or, at leas...

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    $15.00
  • Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth

    $14.00

    Written and Illustrated by Alex Latimerpaperback There are plenty of mean geese in the world. You’ve probably met one. They hiss and honk and chase...

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    $14.00
  • Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems

    $16.00

    Written and Illustrated by Xavier Bonet  |  Translated by Marie TrinchantpaperbackA spellbinding graphic novel about a secret school of witches, an...

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    $16.00
  • Veena and the Red Roti

    $32.00

    Written by Namita Moolani Mehra  |  Illustrated by Beena MistryhardcoverVeena loves her home in Sindh. But on a terrible night in 1947 when the Par...

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    $32.00
  • Rats to the Rescue: The Unlikely Heroes Making Cambodia Safe

    $28.00

    Written by Scott Riley  |  Illustrated by Huy Voun Leehardcover Growing up in Cambodia, Malen knew that dangers from a long-ago war lay hidden unde...

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    $28.00
  • Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came from, Where It's Found & Where It's Going

    $32.00

    Written by Chris Barton  |  Illustrated by Chaya Prabhathardcover If you love glitter, this book is for you. If you hate glitter, this book is also...

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    $32.00