Best New Titles!
YA, MIDDLE GRADES, YOUNG READER
#IHAVEABOOKPROBLEM
From TLA 2017
Here Lies Daniel Tate
YA Whodunit, Imposter Tale
Scammer kid lives the high life
impersonating a missing boy until he realizes
that the boy was murdered by someone in
the family. Now he’s in danger, too!
Odd & True—best cover art!
 Best premise
 Two magical sisters
 Think
Grimm/Supernaturals
mash-up
The Upside of Unrequited Love
 Twin sisters
Not “preachy”—just right!
Snarky, funny, effervescent
Contagious family!
Things I Should Have Known
 Sisters, again!
 Autism
 A little romance
 A lot family
and siblings
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
”This coming of age novel is a brilliant portrayal
of love and family.” –Amazon reviews
What does it mean to be family? El Paso’s own Saenz
delivers a YA masterpiece of love and loss—just
STUNNING
The Last Magician
Who can resist magic?
New York 1901
One heck-uva rollicking story
Flame in the Mist
 Feudal Japan
 World building
 Fantasy
 Revenge & love
 #1 in series
 Best YA for 2017
 My pick for Tayshas!
Middle Grades
fairy tale retelling in the hands of a
SMART narrator….fun tales of terror
Bean Stalker probably a Bluebonnet!
Avi Returns! The Unexpected Life of Oliver
Cromwell Pitts
1724 London
High adventure, thievery, trickery,
historic fiction as only Avi can bring it!
The Disappearances
Strange town, magic happenings,
Deep, dark secrets, buried pasts, Aila
Quinn must uncover the truth
Age 12-up; YA crossover
For US!!!!
10 year old narrator Elvis Babbitt
is a character that you will never forget;
Unputdownable! MUST READ
-best cover
-best title!
-best name for a protagonist!
-best character since Scout!
Theft By Finding
Sedaris is the funniest man alive!
These are his diaries 1977-2002
I’m so glad he kept them!
Book love!
Cannibalism
Fascinating, entertaining, well-researched
and highly readable….
Strangely weird…..
Early Readers
Most beautiful illustrations
Must be read aloud
Rhythm is amazing!
My early pick for Caldecott
Egg—Kevin Henkes
Brilliant!
Few words but so much depth
Teachable moments!
Probably a Caldecott
Tidy
The Felix Unger of the wood!
Tidy must have everything clean!
Humorous; bound to make children laugh
Tidy learns a lesson; nature is messy!
Pig the Winner
Pig does not play fair
Pig is ….well….a pig!
Pig sometimes cheats
He learns the value of friendship
He tries to play nice…..
Pamela Thompson
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