2025 Kansas Notable Books

Coco, Snow!  by Julie Mosiman, illustrated by Ellen Youngman
Publisher: Author

Dress Me Like a Prizefighter by Catherine Strayhall
Publisher: Spartan Press

From the Reservation to Washington: The Rise of Charles Curtis
by Debra Goodrich, Publisher: TwoDot

In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA, Unmasked by Jonna Mendez
Publisher: Public Affairs

Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success
by Dennis Raphael Garcia, Publisher: University Press of Kansas

The Last Rancher by Robert Rebein
Publisher: Meadowlark Press

The Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning
Publisher: Tor Teen

No Bullet Got Me Yet: The Relentless Faith of Father Kapaun
by John Stansifer, Publisher: Hanover Square Press

Not the Worst Friend in the World by Anne Rellihan
Publisher: Holiday House

Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H. Metcalf, illustrated by Xin Li
Publisher: Astra Young Readers

Remnants of a Scarlet Flame by Cindy L. Sell
Publisher: Aether and Ash Press

The Rhino Keeper by Jillian Forsberg
Publisher: History Through Fiction

The Switch Point by A. D. Childers
Publisher: Next Chapter

Treehouse Town by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Kansan, Charlie Mylie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community
by Patrick Joseph O’Connor, Publisher: University Press of Mississippi