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. 

Best Books of 2017: Ages 4 - 7

Best Books Ages 4 - 7

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 4 - 7, in no particular order. 

This House Once by Deborah Freedman 

9781481442848, $17.99

Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima

9781481469098, $17.99

After the Fall by Dan Santat
9781626726826, $17.99

A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson, illus. by Nancy Carpenter

9780375868450, $17.99

Hattie and Hudson by Chris Van Dusen 

9780763665456, $16.99

How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip Cookie by Gilbert Ford

9781481450676, $17.99

Nothing Rhymes with Orange by Adam Rex

9781452154435, $16.99

Sam & Eva by Debbie Ohi

9781481416283, $17.99

This is Not a Normal Animal Book by Julie Segal-Walters, pictures by Brian Biggs

9781481439220, $17.99

Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illus. by Sydney Smith 

9781554988716, $19.95

The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater, illustrated by the Fan Brothers

9781481451604, $17.99

The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt, illus. by Adam Rex 

9780062438898, $17.99

The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken

9780735227927, $18.99

The Gold Leaf by Kirsten Hall, illus. by Matthew Forsythe

9781592702145, $18.95

Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz, illus. by Brian Floca

9780763648220, $16.99

How to Climb a Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon, illus. by Hadley Hooper

9780763648220, $16.99

Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Peter Brown

9781442402980, $17.99

The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham 

9780763688264, $14.99

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna, translated by Jill Davis

9780062657602, $17.99

Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Aliko 

9781338053142, $17.99

Baabwaa & Wooliam: A Tale of Literacy, Dental Hygiene, and Friendship by David Elliott, illus. by Melissa Sweet

9780763660741, $16.99

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen

9780763677541, $17.99

The Book of Bones by Gabrielle Balkin, illus. by Sam Brewster

9780714875125, $19.95

Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared) by Thyra Heder

9781419725296, $17.95

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

9780399167898, $19.99

The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi 

9781771386630, $16.95

Wee Sister Strange by Holly Grant 

9780553508796, $17.99

The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket, illus. by Matthew Forsythe

9780316392785, $17.99

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown, illus. by John Parra

9780735842694, $17.95

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