Kyle Lukoff

Finalist, 2025 National Book Awards
Finalist, 2021 National Book Awards

Kyle Lukoff is the author of many books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel Too Bright to See received a Newbery Honor, the Stonewall Book Award, and was a National Book Award Finalist. His picture book When Aidan Became a Brother also won the Stonewall, and his book Call Me Max has been banned in schools across the country. Learn more >

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A World Worth Saving

ISBN 9780593618981
Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House

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Too Bright to See

ISBN 9780593111154
Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. More about this book >

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Kyle Lukoff at the 2025 National Book Awards Finalist Reading


Kyle Lukoff, 2021 National Book Awards Young People’s Literature Finalist, reads from TOO BRIGHT TO SEE

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Kyle Lukoff

Kyle Lukoff is the author of many books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel Too Bright to See received a Newbery Honor, the Stonewall Book Award, and was a National Book Award Finalist. His picture book When Aidan Became a Brother also won the Stonewall, and his book Call Me Max has been banned in schools across the country. He has forthcoming books about unicycles, breakups, and lots of other topics. While becoming a writer, he worked as a bookseller for ten years, and then nine more years as a school librarian.

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