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

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

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)