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Top Ten Middle Grade & YA Books That I've Recently Added To My TBR
- I'm fairly new to MG, but since me and my son read them together, I've been getting INTO them. A lot of my recent adds have been cool MGs I've been hearing about, but you know I've been shelving those YA books too!! So, I'm sharing a little of both:
1. Jelly Bean Summer by Joyce Magnin- Love the title-- messed up families + Jelly Bean.... is this a Riverdale spin off??
2. Posted by John David Anderson- Cell phones are banned, so the kids use sticky notes to communicate. So retro!! I love it!
3. A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting by Joe Ballarini- The Last Kids on Earth meet Goosebumps?? YES!
4. Under Locker and Key by Allison K. Hymas- Love the title.5. The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie- A haunted mystery. I like it!
6. Good and Gone by Megan Frazer Blakemore- Road trip + bad relationship realizations?? Yep, I'm in.
7. Odd & True by Cat Winters- Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi/Fantasy?? I don't know what it is exactly, but it sounds cool.
8. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James- A. I'm a cover lover for this one. B. It also sounds like a space setting that I could actually like.
9. Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade- WHAT?!?!?!? This is about a girl inspired by Felicity (TV show Felicity)'s life. And yes it says an "old" show she discovers online-- as if it's some relic no one knows about. I'll forgive the synopsis that little dig.
10. The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand- I saw this book on someone's list last week and HOLY HELL HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT IT SOONER. I must read this book, it sounds SO cool.
What books are new to your TBRs??
Jelly Bean Summer looks and sounds great. I like Cat Winters so I'm interested in that one. Ohh and Good and Gone too, I love a good road trip book. Happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteI love a road trip book too!! And that one sounds a bit more on the serious side?? I like the fun ones too, but serious books are my jam.
DeleteSuch a great list! I'll definitely want to read Cat Winters and Cynthia Hand's new books. I hadn't heard about The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, but you're right about this cover! It's one more I'll have to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteThat cover!! I need that book!
DeleteI've heard quite about Posted- I'll have to go check it out soon. I love how graphic the cover is!
ReplyDeleteIt is a cool cover. I'm hoping to get it at ALA!
DeleteMonster Hunting looks fun. Is it me or do MG books sometimes have the best covers? I've been in Barnes and Noble looking around and sometimes those MG covers just pop.
ReplyDeleteGood and Gone looks great, I'd like to read a good road trip book...
I love MG book covers-- I'm so happy I have a 9 year old that loves to read with me so that I have reason to get all those books!
DeleteAll the YA books are new to me. I need Finding Felicty!! I LOVED that show. Great list!
ReplyDeleteYES!! I loved Felicity too and I love Stacey Kade-- so it's definitely a MUST for me.
DeleteOdd & True looks amazing! Finding Felicity?! I was obsessed with that show when it first came out (and own all the seasons on DVD because that's how I roll). Love your list!
ReplyDeleteI got all the seasons on DVD for Christmas!! I liked the show a lot when I was younger too-- TEAM BEN!!
DeleteThe Afterlife of Holly Chase sounds really cool, it's on my TBR as well!
ReplyDeleteIt was totally your list last week that helped me find that book!! Thank you!!
DeleteYay, you're welcome!!
DeleteI've seen Odd & True on a couple lists today. That one sounds so good! I hadn't heard of the others so I will have to check them out. Great list!
ReplyDeleteI love Cynthia Hand so I'm super excited for The Afterlife of Holly Chase! Of course it sounds amazing as well. Odd & True is another that looks like something I might enjoy as well. :)
ReplyDeleteThe YA books look good! I don't have a middle grade reader in my house any longer, but it's always good to see recs for younger readers as well.
ReplyDeleteHere is my Top Ten Tuesday! Thanks!
OMG. Adding Finding Felicity to my list right now. I need to read this book. I loved that show!
ReplyDeleteJelly Bean Summer looks adorable. I'm going to have to look it up! :-) Great list!
ReplyDeleteOdd & True and The Afterlife of Holly Chase sound so good! And what, a book about a girl inspired by Felicity? Must read! :)
ReplyDeleteLots of interesting MG + YA titles - I read a lot of MG myself, but I bet it's fun discovering them with your child; I have a few years to go before we're in that stage of life.
ReplyDeleteI almost added The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street to my list. I've been getting into more MG novels during the last couple of years.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of any of those YA titles, and they all sound AMAZING! Those covers for Lonliest Girl and Holly Chase are STUNNING.
ReplyDeleteOoh looks like some great titles. I'm trying to read more MG. I love Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulghberg (I don't know how to spell her last name haha)
ReplyDelete-Lauren
I had no idea that Cynthia Hand had another book coming out. I've made a promise to myself that I will read TWO Edelweiss/NetGalley books before I request/download another one, and it's taking ALL my willpower to hold myself back right now. I need to start reading FAST so I can go get it!! :-)
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Whoa! You just blew my mind with the Felicity book. On TBR right now!!!
ReplyDeleteSam @ WLABB
I've seen 'Afterlife' around the blogosphere, but will confess, I don't know much about it. Perhaps I should take a closer look because, THAT COVER! It looks really cool. I didn't know Stacey Kade had a new book coming out. I'll have to check that one out too! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland, Michelle.
Cynthia Hand is releasing another book! I didn't know about this! Thank you for enlightening me; this book will definitely be going on my TBR! I'm so excited for it to release! Great list! Happy reading! Here's my Top Ten Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteHi! I want to read more middle grade. I just fell in love with Posted! :)
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"The Afterlife of Holly Chase" has such a simplistic, yet stunning cover. After the blurb on Goodreads, I`m definitely adding it to my TBR.
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I love Cat Winters! Odd and True sounds great!
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