Thursday, December 28, 2017

Favorite 2017 Middle Grade



The coming of the end of a calendar year always surprises me for some reason.  It comes too quickly and with the holidays everything seems so rushed.  I'm always happy to slow down and reflect on the year.  It's always fun to look back on the reading year and reminisce about your favorites!  Here are some of the books I enjoyed this past year.  As I make the lists, I keep noticing books I left off because I forgot to write them down somewhere.  So this may not be a comprehensive list!  They may or may not have been published in the United States.  They may or may not have been published in 2017.  But they were all enjoyed!  Today I'm celebrating some of my favorite middle grade reads.

Bubbles
Bubbles
by Abby Cooper

Amina's Voice
Amina's Voice
by Hena Khan

The Ethan I Was Before
The Ethan I Was Before
by Ali Standish

Braced
Braced
by Alyson Gerber

Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
Cilla Lee-Jenkins Future Author Extraordinaire
by Susan Tan

Georgia Rules
Georgia Rules
by Nanci Turner Steveson

14 Hollow Road
14 Hollow Road
by Jenn Bishop

Halfway Normal
Halfway Normal
by Barbara Dee

The Explorer
The Explorer
by Katherine Rundell

Walking with Miss Millie
Walking With Miss Millie
by Tamara Bundy

Wishtree
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate

Tumble & Blue
Tumble and Blue
by Cassie Beasley

Patina (Track, #2)
Patina
by Jason Reynolds

Spirit Hunters
Spirit Hunters
by Ellen Oh

The Countdown Conspiracy
The Countdown Conspiracy
by Katie Slivensky

The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
by Lindsay Currie

Refugee
Refugee
by Alan Gratz

Things That Surprise You
Things That Surprise You
by Jennifer Maschari

Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not
by Ellie Terry

Attack of the Not-So-Virtual Monsters (Gamer Squad #1)
Gamer Squad: Attack of the Not-S0-Virtual Monsters
by Kim Harrington

The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City
The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City 
by Jodi Kendall

The Losers Club
The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements

The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk
by Celia Perez

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling

Posted
Posted
by John David Anderson

Cyclone
Cyclone
by Doreen Cronin

The Way to Bea
The Way to BEA
by Kat Yeh

Greetings from Witness Protection!
Greetings From Witness Protection
by Jake Burt

EngiNerds
EngiNerds
by Jarrett Lerner


and don't miss in 2018:

Smart Cookie
Smart Cookie
by Elly Swartz
1.30.18

Wizardmatch
Wizardmatch
by Lauren Magaziner
3.06.18

The Problim Children
The Problim Children
by Natalie Lloyd
1.30.18

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava #1)
Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
3.27.18

A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic, #1)
Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble
by Anna Meriano
1.02.18

Checked
Checked
by Cynthia Kadohata
2.06.18

Fenway and Hattie Up to New Tricks (Fenway and Hattie #3)
Fenway and Hattie: Up to New Tricks
by Victoria Coe
1.02.18


What were your favorite middle grade reads?  There were some great books this year, and as you can see, even more in 2018!

Did you catch my other favorites posts?
Favorite 2017 early readers/early chapter books/transitional chapter books
Favorite 2017 nonfiction picture books
Favorite 2017 picture books 


See you next week when I look ahead to all of the books I am looking forward to in 2018!





3 comments:

  1. As always....LOVE THIS! Thanks for some great future reads!

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  2. Great list! Here is my Top 10 favorites: http://czechgirlreads.com/top-10-favorite-middle-grade-reads-of-2017/

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  3. What a great post, Michele! I was so excited to see THINGS THAT SURPRISE YOU on your list!

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