Junior Books (2017)

The Junior Book Shortlist from 2017 is below — and the WINNER, with 49.7% of the vote, was “The Parent Agency”

Cren­shaw by Kather­ine Applegate

• Author’s Web­site
• Inter­view with Kather­ine Apple­gate (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | New York Times)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Falling into the Drag­on’s Mouth by Hol­ly Thompson

• Author’s Web­site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Par­ent Agency by David Baddiel

• Author’s Web­site
• David Bad­diel Intro­duc­tion to The Par­ent Agency (VIDEO)
• “On Your Per­fect Par­ents” by David Bad­diel (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymie Nightin­gale by Kate DiCamillo

• Author’s Web­site
• How Kate DiCamil­lo Wrote the Book (VIDEO)
• Inter­view with Kate DiCamil­lo about Raymie Nightin­gale (VIDEO)
• Book Trail­er (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | New York Times)

 

 

 

 

The Secret of the Blue Glass by Tomiko Inui

• Author’s Web­site
• Link to the First Chap­ter of the Book
• Reviews (Goodreads | The Book Bag)

 

 

 

 

 

The War That Saved My Life by Kim­ber­ly Brubak­er Bradley

• Author’s Web­site
• Edu­ca­tor’s Guide and Teach­ing Resources
• Inter­view with the author (VIDEO)
• Book Trail­er (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | Kirkus)