After reading and discussing the many books submitted for consideration, the members of the 2017 selection committee have chosen titles representing a variety of genres and formats. The committee is confident that the Top Shelf holds something to please every reader.
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Tumble & Blue
by Cassie Beasley
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Upper Elementary & Junior High Plus
Oct 2017
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Tumble & Blueby Cassie Beasley
This is the magic-infused story of a golden gator, two cursed kids, and the choice to take their destinies into their own hands. ISBN
9780525428442
Awards & Honors
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Ten to Fourteen
VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2017 The New York TimesNotable Children’s Books of 2017, Middle Grade Potentially Sensitive Areas
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It All Comes Down to This
by Karen English
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Advanced Readers
Sep 2017
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$5.00 Member Price |
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It All Comes Down to Thisby Karen English
Los Angeles 1965:When riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, Sophie learns that life—and her own place in it—is even more complicated than she'd once thought. ISBN
9780544839571
Awards & Honors
CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults
2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade and Chapter Books Horn Book Fanfare List 2017, Fiction Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2017 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 BooklistTop 10 Books of 2018, Historical Fiction for Youth Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Armstrong & Charlie
by Steven B. Frank
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Advanced Readers
Jun 2017
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Armstrong & Charlieby Steven B. Frank
Charlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it. And when he does, he'll grow older than the brother he recently lost. ISBN
9780544826083
Awards & Honors
Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Older
VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2017 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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