It's that time of year when countdown lists pop up.
Here are mine for 2015!
Tuesday: My Favorite Picture Books
Wednesday: My Favorite Nonfiction Picture Books
Thursday: My Favorite Middle Grade Books
Every year I fall farther and farther behind in my reading. It's because amazing books are constantly being published, I just can't keep up. Here's a list of middle grade books that caught my attention this year. The only rules for this book list were that I had to read the book in 2015 and the book had to be published in the years 2015 or earlier. Luckily for me, I also read some amazing 2016 ARCs. I chose not to include them on this list since they do not publish until 2016. Although some will definitely be on this list next year! Here are this year's standouts:
Listen, Slowly
by Thanhha Lai
Echo
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Circus Mirandus
by Cassie Beasley
Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Wish Girl
by Nikki Loftin
Masterminds
by Gordon Korman
Rules
by Cynthia Lord
Orbiting Jupiter
by Gary Schmidt
How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue
by Jess Keating
A Handful of Stars
by Cynthia Lord
The Nest
by Kenneth Oppel
The Seventh Most Important Thing
by Shelley Pearsall
What books would you have on your list?
Leave your answer in the comments!
I feel like I fell farther and farther behind this year too. So many middle grades I wanted to read and didn't get to. But in general, 2015 just wasn't my year for reading. I think I liked the middle grade graphic novels I read best, especially Roller Girl and Sunny Side Up.
ReplyDeleteReally fun to read these lists and add to my TBR list. So many great books this year!
ReplyDeleteWe have many reading tastes in common! I also loved Wish Girl and The Seventh Most Important Thing. And Orbiting Jupiter - well, how I adore Schmidt's novels!
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