And here they are:
Booklist of Books Read in
2017
PICTURE BOOKS:
Brosgol, Vera. Leave Me Alone! NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
Cordell,
Matthew. Wolf in the Snow. NY, Feiwel and Friends, 2017.
Deedy, Carmen
Agra. The Rooster who would not be Quiet! Illus. Eugene Yelchin. NY: Scholastic
Press, 2017.
Doyen, Denise.
Illus. Ellza Wheller. The Pomegranate
Witch. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2017.
Dacosta,
Barbara. Mighty Moby. Illus. Ed
Young. NY: Little Brown and Co.,
2017.
Ellis,
Carson. Du Iz Tak?
Sommerviille, MA: Candlewick, 2016. (Caldecott Honor)
Engle,
Margarita. All the way to Havana.
Illus. Mike Curato. NY: Henry Holt and Co., 2017.
Galing, Ed. Tony. NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
Graegin,
Stephanie Little Fox in the Forest. NY: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2017.
Ruzzier,
Sergio. This is not a picture book!
San Francisco: chronicle books, 2016.
Santat,
Dan. After the Fall, How Humpty Dumpty got back up again. NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
Slater, Dashka.
The Antlered Ship. Illus. Terry and
Eric Fan (the Fan brothers). NY: Beach Lane Books, 2017.
Smith,
Lane. A perfect Day, NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
Weatherford,
Carole Boston. Freedom in Congo Square.
Illus. R. Gregory Christie. NY: Little Bee Books, 2016l (Coretta Scott King Honoree) Strangely written – the author’s note
in the back repeats the very same information as the forward in the front of the book, written by
someone else.
Wenzel,
Brendan. They All Saw a Cat.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2016. Caldecott Award Winner.
I Can Read
Seuss, Dr. Hop
On Pop. NY: Random House,
1963.
Willems, Mo. There’s a
Bird on Your Head. NY: Disney-Hyperion, 2007.
J – FICTION :
Angleberger,
Tom. Horton Halfpott or the fiendish
mystery of smugwick manor or the loosening of M’lady Luggertuck’s corset. NY: Amulet Books, 2011. (overwritten In the style of Dickins)
Applegate,
Katherine. Wishtree. NY: Feiwel
and Friends, 2017. (possible
Newbery contender)
Arnold,
Elana. A boy Called BAT. NY:
Walden Pond Press/ HarperCollins, 2017.
Berry, Julie. The Emperor’s Ostrich. NY. Roaring Brook
Press, 2017.
Barnhill,
Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Young
Readers, 2016. (Newbery Award) (difficult to trudge through)
Bradley,
Kimberly Brubaker. The War I finally won. NY: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017. (possible Newbery Contender)
Brown,
Peter. The Wild Robot. NY: Little Brown and Co, 2016.
Coville,
Bruce. Hatched, The Enchanted files book 2. NY: Random
House, 2016.
…. Trolled, The Enchanted Files, book 3.
NY: Random House, 2017.
Gidwitz, Adam. The Inquisitor’s Tale, or, the three magical
children and their holy dog.
NY: Dutton Children’s Books, 2016. (Newbery Honor) (keeps the reader
involved all the way through)
Jamieson,
Victoria. All’s Faire in Middle School.
NY: Dial Books for young
readers, 2017. (Graphic Novel -- Ren Faire homeschooler goes to Middle School)
Jones,
Carrie. Time Stoppers. NY:
Bloomsbury, 2016.
Kelly, Erin
Entrada. Hello Universe, some friendships
are meant to be. NY:
Greenwillow Books, 2017.
Magoon,
Kekla. Rebellion of Thieves, a Robyn Hoodlum Adventure. NY: Bloomsbury, 2016.
Papademetriou,
Lisa. Apartment 1986. NY: HarperCollins, 2017. Beginning of a series about a blind black boy (whose family
has money and a girl whose family has money problems in NYC.)
Pennypacker,
Sara. PAX. Illus. Jon Klassen.
NY: Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins, 2016.
Reynolds,
Jason. Patina.(Track Book 2) NY: Atheneum Books for young readers,
2017.
Schlitz, Laura
Amy. Princess Cora and the Crocodile. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2017. (by Newbery Award winner)
Snyder,
Laurel. Orphan Island. NY:
Waldon Pond Press (HarperCollins), 2017.
Williams-Garcia,
Rita. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. NY: Armistad/ HarperCollins, 2017. (Good story about a boy in
the 1920s Blues scene, but the last chapter winds everything up too quickly.)
Wolk,
Lauren. Wolf Hollow. NY:
Dutton Children’s Books, 2016.
(Newbery Honor)
…. Beyond the
Bright Sea. NY: Dutton
Children’s Books, 2017.
Yolen, Jane and
Adam Stemple (son). B.U.G. (Big
Ugly Guy). NY: Dutton Children’s
Books, 2013.
YA Fiction:
Anderson, M. T.
(Tobin). Landscape with invisible hand.
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2017.
Cashore,
Kristin. Jane, Unlimited. NY: Penguin Young Readers, 2017.
Knudsen,
Michelle. Revenge of the Evil Librarian. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press,
2017.
Lackey,
Mercedes. Hunter. NY: Hyperion,
2015.
…. Elite. NY: Hyperion, 2016.
…. Apex. NY:
Hyperion, 2017.
Scarborough,
Sheryl. To Catch a Killer, a novel. NY: Toor Teen, 2017.
Wrede,
Patricia. The Far West. NY:
Scholastic Press, 2012. (Third
Volume of an alternative America, called Columbia.)
…. A Matter of Magic/ (another version) Magic & Malice. (both containing the same two stories – Mairelon the Magician and Magician’s Ward.)
…. And Caroline Stevermer. Sorcery & Cecelia
–or – The Enchanted Chocolate Pot.
NY: Harcourt, 2003.
….
, …. The Grand Tour –or- the purloined coronation regalia. NY: Harcourt, 2004. Being
a revelation of matters of high confidentiality and greatest importance,
including extracts from the intimate diary of a noblewoman and the sworn
testimony of a lady of quality.
…. , …. The Mislaid Magician –
or - ten years after. NY:
Harcourt, 2006. Being the private correspondence between two prominent
families regarding a scandal touching the highest levels of government and the
security of the realm.
Yoon,
Nicolay. The Sun is also a Star.
NY: Delacourt Press, 2016. (one day in the life of a Jamaican deportee
and her influence on a Korean-American doctor-to-be.)
PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHIES:
Bowman,
Donna Janell. Step Right Up, How Doc and
Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness. NY: Lee & Low Books, Inc, 2016.
Bryant,
Jen. Six Dots, a Story of Young Louis Braille. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Mahin,
Michael. Muddy, the story of blues legend Muddy Waters. Ilus. Evan
Turk. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Stelson,
Caren. Sachiko, a Nagaski Bomb Survivor’s Story. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2016.
Steptoe,
Javaka. Radiant Child, the Story of young
artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
NY: Little Brown and
Company, 2016. (Caldecott Medal)
J BIOGRAPHIES:
JB-Cody Fleming,
Candace. Presenting Buffalo Bill, the man
who invented the Wild West. NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
JB-Crabtree Harris,
Lois V. Lotta Crabtree, gold rush fairy star. Grettna, LA:
Pelican Publishing Co., 2017
J NONFICTION:
J 355.82511 Winter,
Jonah. The Secret Project. Illus.
Jeanette Winter. NY: Beach Lane
Books, S&S, 2017.
J 398.209… Sloat,
Teri. Sody Sallyratus. NY: Dutton Children’s Books, 1997.
J 557.9132 Chin,
Jason. Grand Canyon. NY: Neal Porter, Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
J599.67 Roy,
Katherine. How to be an Elephant, growing
up in the African wild. NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
YA759.9492 Heiligman,
Deborah. Vincent and Theo, the Van Gogh
brothers. NY: Henry Holt and Sons, 2017.
J 808.1 Alexander,
Kwame, Chris Colderley, and Majory Wentworth. Out of Wonder, Poems celebrating
poets. Illus. Ekua Holmes. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2017. (by Newbery Award winner) poetry
collection
J 811 Grimes,
Nikki. One Last Word. NY: Bloomsbury, 2017.
J940.4594 Barton,
Chriss. Illus. Victo Ngai. Dazzle Ships, World War I and the art of
confusion. MN: Millbrook Press, 2017.
J 973 Eggers,
Dave. Her Right Foot.
Illlus. Shawn Harris. San
Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2017.
ADULT FICTION
Atwood,
Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale.
NY: Houghton Miflin,
1986. (terribly prophetic of Trump
and Pence’s regime.)
Beverley,
Jo. I bought and reread all of her
books right after she died.
Bujold, Lois
McMaster. (rereading the Miles
Vorkosigan saga) Mostly in combination bindings under collective titles.
Cordelia’s
Honor (Shards of Honor and Barrayar)
Young
Miles (the Warrior’s Apprentice, The Vor Game)
Miles,
Mystery & Mayhem (Cetaganda, Falling Free, Ethan of Athos)
Mirror
Dance
Memory
Miles
in Love (Komarr, A Civil Campaign,
Winterfair Gifts)
Diplomatic
Immunity
Captain
Vorparil’s Alliance
Cryoburn
Cruisie,
Jennifer. Trust Me on This. NY:
Random House, 2011.
Deveraux, Jude.
The Girl from Summer Hill. NY: Ballentine Books, 2016.
…. Knight in Shining Armor. NY: Pocket Books/ S&S, 2002.
…. Legend. NY: Pocket Books/ S&S, 1996.
…. Sweet Liar. NY: Pocket Books/ S&S, 1992.
…. Days of Gold (Bk 1 of Edilean
novels). NY: Atria S&S, 2009.
…. Lavender Morning (Edilean Novel). NY: Atria S&S. 2009.
…. Heartwishes, an Edilean novel. NY: Atria S&S. 2011.
…. Heartwishes, an Edilean novel. NY: Atria S&S. 2011.
…. Scarlet Nights. NY: Atria S&S. 2010.
…. The Scent of Jasmine. NY: Pocket Books, 2011.
…. Secrets. NY: Atria Books/ S&S, 2008.
…. The Mulberry Tree. NY: Atria Books/
S&S, 2002.
Gorey, Edward. The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr Earbrass Writes a
Novel. NY: Harcourt Brace
&
Company, 1953, renewed 1981.
Lackey, Mercedes. The
Fairy godmother, Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. Book 1. UK:
Luna
Press Publishing, 2004.
…. The Sleeping Beauty, Tales of the Five
Hundred Kingdoms.
…. One Good Knight, Tales of the Five Hundred
Kingdoms.
(I
own all the series. These are the ones I re-read this year)
Lackey,
Mercedes. A Scandal in Battersea, an
Elemental Masters Novel. NY: DAW books, 2017. (Library book, but I own some of this series)
Lawhon,
Ariel. Flight of Dreams. NY:
Doubleday, 2016.
Maguire,
Gregory. Wicked, the life and times of
the wicked witch of the west.
NY: Regan Books/ HarperCollins, 1995. (met him at CLNE. This book became a broadway hit. He says he based the witch on the head
of Children’s Services at HCPL – Mrs. Sedney – my boss – which, now that I’ve
read the book, I really don’t think it is any way like her at all.)
Moon, Elizabeth. Award-winning Heris Serrano series, now
in combined paperback editions
Heris Serrano (book 1)
Hunting
Party/ Sporting Chance / Winning
Colors
The
Serrano Connection (book 2)
Once
a Hero / Rules of Engagement
The
Serrano Succession (book 3)
Change
of Command / Against the Odds
Novik, Naomi. Uprooted. NY: Del Rey, 2015. (Nebula Award winner)
…. Temeraire, In
the Service of the King.
Series: listed below:
His Majesty’s Dragon
Throne
of Jade
Black
Powder War
Empire
of Ivory
Victory
of Eagles
Tongues
of Serpents
Crucible
of Gold
Blood
of Tyrants
League
of Dragons
Putney, Mary
Jo. Once a Rebel (Rogues
Redemed) NY: Kensington Books,
2017.
Quinn,
Julia. The girl with the make-believe husband. A Bridgertons prequel. NY: Aavon Books, 2017.
Rekulak,
Jason. The Impossible Fortress, a Novel. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2017.
(Reads
like a YA with teen characters. I
guess the publisher thought teens wouldn’t be able to under the computer Basic
computations and early computer games.)
Springer,
Nancy. Fair Peril. NY: Avon Books, 1996.
Westlake,
Donale E. Trust Me on This. NY:
The Mysterious Press, 1988.
Wrede, Patricia
and Pamela Dean. Points of Departure,
Liavek Stories. NY: Diversion
Books, 2015. (paperback)
…. The Raven Ring. NY: Tor, 1994. (although listed for adults, today this would have been
published as YA)
ADULT BIOGRAPHY
B Fisher. Fisher, Carrie. The Princess Diarist.
NY: Blue Rider Press, 2016.
B-Franken Frankin,
Al. Al Franken Giant of the Senate. NY: Twelve, 2017.
B-Jahren. Jahren,
Hope. Lab Girl. NY: Thorndike Press,
2016.
B-Litt. Litt,
David. Thanks, Obama; my hopey, changey, white house years (a speechwriter’s memoir) CCCO/ HarperCollins, 2017.
B-Remini. Remini,
Leah. Troublemaker, Surviving Hollywood
and Scientology. NY:
Ballantine Books, 2015.
ADULT NONFICTION
324.7304 F Franken, Al. Lies
and the Lying Liars who tell them: A fair and balanced look at the right. NY: Dutton, 2003.
973.931 F Franken,
Al. The Truth (with jokes).
NY: Dutton, 2005.
324.9730932 Green,
Joshua. Devil’s Bargain, Steve Bannon,
Donald Trump, and the storming of the presidency. NY: Penguin
Press, 2017.
510.9252 Shettlery,
Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American dream and the untold story of
the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. NY: HarperCollins (William Morrow),
2016.
614.518 Barry,
John M. The Great Influenza, the epic story of the deadliest plague in history. NY: Viking,2004.
641.5092 Miller,
Adrian. The President’s Kitchen Cabinet, the story of the African Americans who
have fed our first families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas. Chapel Hills, NC: The University of North Carolina Press,
2017.
641.5973L Lohman,
Sarah. Eight Flavors, the untold
story of American cuisine. NY:
Simon & Schuster, 2016.
823.8 Standiford,
Les. The man who invented Christmas, How Charles
Dickens's A
CHRISTMAS CAROL rescued his career and
revived our holiday spirits.
NY: Crown, 2008.
973.928 Podhoretz,
John. Hell of a Ride, backstage at the white house follies 1989-1993. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
973.932 Mayer,
Jane. Dark Money, the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of
the radical right.
NY: Random House, 2016.
975.3 Brower,
Kate Andersen. The Residence, inside the private world of
the White House.
NY: HarperCollins, 2015. (excellent
view of this world)
