Best Books of 2017
Chicago Public Library recommends the Best of the Best, our selections of the very best books published in 2017. Every year, our librarians evaluate the year’s new books and select the very best for Chicagoans—making these the only booklists for Chicago, by Chicago. Happy reading!
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Life on Surtsey, Iceland's Upstart Island
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Hardcover - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Dewey: 577.5/2094912 AR: 7.2 Lexile: 1090L
ISBN: 9780544687233 Genre: Nonfic
JLG Release: Feb 2018 Page Count: 80
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Science Nonfiction Elementary Plus
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The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
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illustrated by: Erin E. Stead
Library edition with trade jacket added - Penguin Random House
Dewey: F AR: 5.3 Lexile: 740L
ISBN: 9780553523232 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: Jan 2018 Page Count: 160
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The Upside of Unrequited
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Hardcover - HarperCollins
Dewey: F AR: 0 Lexile: HL490L
ISBN: 9780062348708 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: Jul 2017 Page Count: 352
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The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry
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illustrated by: Bagram Ibatoulline
Hardcover - Candlewick
Dewey: E AR: 0 Lexile: 760L
ISBN: 9780763679927 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: Jul 2017 Page Count: 40
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Nonfiction Early Elementary
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Strange the Dreamer
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Hardcover - Hachette Book Group
Dewey: F AR: 6.1 Lexile: HL820L
ISBN: 9780316341684 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: May 2017 Page Count: 544
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At the Edge of the Universe
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Hardcover - Simon & Schuster
Dewey: F AR: 5.2 Lexile: HL790L
ISBN: 9781481449663 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: Apr 2017 Page Count: 496
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City of Saints & Thieves
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Hardcover - Penguin Random House
Dewey: F AR: 4.4
ISBN: 9780399547584 Genre: Fiction
JLG Release: Mar 2017 Page Count: 432
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Life on Surtsey, Iceland's Upstart Island
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Hardcover - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Dewey: 577.5/2094912 AR: 7.2 Lexile: 1090L ISBN: 9780544687233
Genre: Nonfic JLG Release: Feb 2018 Page Count: 80
$6.00
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The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
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illustrated by: Erin E. Stead
Library edition with trade jacket added - Penguin Random House
Dewey: F AR: 5.3 Lexile: 740L ISBN: 9780553523232
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: Jan 2018 Page Count: 160
$7.20
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The Upside of Unrequited
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Hardcover - HarperCollins
Dewey: F AR: 0 Lexile: HL490L ISBN: 9780062348708
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: Jul 2017 Page Count: 352
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The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry
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illustrated by: Bagram Ibatoulline
Hardcover - Candlewick
Dewey: E AR: 0 Lexile: 760L ISBN: 9780763679927
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: Jul 2017 Page Count: 40
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Strange the Dreamer
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Hardcover - Hachette Book Group
Dewey: F AR: 6.1 Lexile: HL820L ISBN: 9780316341684
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: May 2017 Page Count: 544
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At the Edge of the Universe
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Hardcover - Simon & Schuster
Dewey: F AR: 5.2 Lexile: HL790L ISBN: 9781481449663
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: Apr 2017 Page Count: 496
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City of Saints & Thieves
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Hardcover - Penguin Random House
Dewey: F AR: 4.4 ISBN: 9780399547584
Genre: Fiction JLG Release: Mar 2017 Page Count: 432
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