Best Books of 2017: Ages 8 - 12

 At the end of every year, it is always wonderful to look back and see what new books are now on the shelves. Here are the Best Books for Ages 8 -12, in no particular order. 

A Crack in the Sea by H. M. Bouwman, illus. by Yuko Shimizu

9780399545191, $16.99

Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson

9780544785106, $16.99

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

9781101994856, $16.99

The Explorers: The Door in the Alley by Adrienne Kress

9781101940051, $16.99

All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson

9780525429999, $12.99

Almost Paradise by Corbel Shofner

9780374303785, $16.99

Goldeline by Jimmy Cajoleas

9780062498755, $16.99

Pablo and Birdy by Alison McGhee, illus. by Ana Juan

9781481470261, $17.99

Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley

9780525428442, $17.99

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

9780062484536, $16.99

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

9780316508889, $17.99

The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse by Nicholas Gannon (interview here)

9780062320971, $17.99

The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kids by Colin Meloy, illus. by Carson Ellis

9780062342454, $17.99

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

9781481419451, $16.99

The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead, illus. by Erin Stead Click for signed copies at Lemuria Bookstore! 

9780553523225, $24.99

Greetings from Witness Protection by Jake Burt

9781250107114, $16.99

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

9780062443410, $16.99

The Wonderling by Mira Bartok

9780763691219, $21.99

The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

9780525429203, $16.99

The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange

9781338157475, $16.99

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

9780544876392, $16.99

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

9781524701246, $16.99

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 

9781250043221, $16.99

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia 

9780062215918, $16.99

You Can Buy These Books at your Local Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.