Capitol Choices Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Since 1996, we (DC, Baltimore, NoVa librarians, et al.) have been meeting, discussing & selecting books for young people & creating annual best-of lists.
The Seventh Raven
David ElliottCapitol ChoicesNominated in the Ten to Fourteen reading group: • THE SEVENTH RAVEN, by David Elliott • THE SHAPE OF THUNDER, by Jasmine Warga • WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS, by Liz Kessler • DA VINCI’S CAT, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 📚 @hmhkids @simonkids @harperkids https://t.co/iTJwuSBpNs
Hardcover, 2021
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Long Distance
Whitney GardnerCapitol ChoicesNom’d for Sept in 10-14 Reading Group: • PETER LEE’S NOTES FROM THE FIELD, by Angela Ahn & Julie Kwon • LONG DISTANCE, by Whitney Gardner • JUKEBOX, by Nidhi Chanani • @nidhiart @01firstsecond @simonkids @ssedlib @tundrabooks @heywhitneywrites @writeahn @kwon__julie https://t.co/DsJ41m7UNd
Paperback, 2021
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shape of Thunder
Jasmine WargaCapitol ChoicesNominated in the Ten to Fourteen reading group: • THE SEVENTH RAVEN, by David Elliott • THE SHAPE OF THUNDER, by Jasmine Warga • WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS, by Liz Kessler • DA VINCI’S CAT, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 📚 @hmhkids @simonkids @harperkids https://t.co/iTJwuSBpNs
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eyewitness Cat
DKCapitol ChoicesNominated in the Ten to Fourteen reading group: • THE SEVENTH RAVEN, by David Elliott • THE SHAPE OF THUNDER, by Jasmine Warga • WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS, by Liz Kessler • DA VINCI’S CAT, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 📚 @hmhkids @simonkids @harperkids https://t.co/iTJwuSBpNs
Hardcover, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Amari and the Night Brothers
B. B. AlstonCapitol ChoicesNominated for the September discussion in the 10-14 Reading Group: AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, by BB Alston 🧳 @balzerandbray @harperkids @bb_alston https://t.co/iJGHVL0fnp
Paperback, 2022
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Beatryce Prophecy: (A Medieval Tale of Courage, Fate, and Destiny - A Middle-Grade Novel for Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)
Kate DiCamilloCapitol ChoicesNom’d in 7-10 reading group: THE BEATRYCE PROPHECY, by Kate DiCamillo & Sophie Blackall; SHE’S ON THE MONEY, by Andrea Hall & Li Zhang; TU YOUYOU’S DISCOVERY, by Songju Ma Daemicke & Lin; SHE SANG FOR THE MOUNTAINS, by Shannon Hitchcock & Sophie Page https://t.co/e182ei4jhS
Paperback, 2023
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book