2023 Finalist: Middle Grades Science Book

Snoozefest: The Surprising Science of Sleep, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi. (Illustrated by Valéry Goulet.) Kids Can Press, 2021.

An eye-opening look at the science of sleep — covering everything adolescents could possibly want to know about a subject that’s suddenly keeping them up at night!

For something that all humans do every night, sleep is not that well understood. One thing we do know, though, is that it’s important. Here’s the scoop on why it’s so crucial, including what our bodies do while we’re sleeping, what happens when we don’t sleep enough, and how the science of sleep research began. Also included are the reasons why teens and tweens aren’t getting enough sleep — and what school principals can do about it!

It’s a deep dive into a fascinating subject that’s so intriguing, it just might keep kids up at night!