This year's standout nonfiction books cover a wide range of topics, including codebreakers,, dinosaurs, pilots, and ordinary kids. We look at possible nonfiction 2025 Medal contenders, plus a quick look back at nonfiction Newbery's of the past.
Guest Blogger Olivia Tompkins describes Candace Fleming's latest biography as "a slow descent into the darkness of Lindbergh’s legacy." The skilled writing and the insightful perspectives about a fascinating historical figure could lift THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH into Newbery Medal contention.