Children's Bookshelf 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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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen ChboskyChildren's Bookshelf‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Comes of Age: the cult-classic film based on Stephen Chbosky’s debut novel turns 10 | @VanityFair https://t.co/AbuW66F6Q1
Paperback, 1999
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pearl Hunter
Miya T. BeckChildren's BookshelfDebut @miya_t_beck’s “immersive otherworldly fantasy” for middle grade readers, THE PEARL HUNTER, employs a “flawed, memorable protagonist alongside fearsome mythical creatures” https://t.co/fjjnWyZfPr
Paperback, 2024
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Snow Horses: A First Night Story
Patricia MacLachlanChildren's Bookshelf★ “Celebratory” picture book SNOW HORSES: A FIRST NIGHT STORY from the late Patricia MacLachlan and @micha_archer contains “evocative artwork and gentle prose” https://t.co/CPwPrKEcaD
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanquishers
Kalynn BayronChildren's Bookshelf★ “Inventive suburban vampire mystery” middle grade novel THE VANQUISHERS by @KalynnBayron is a “fresh take on modern vampire lore” https://t.co/L6NyniJe8P
Paperback, 2023
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Come See the Fair
Gavriel SavitChildren's Bookshelf“Interweaving Chicago’s fiery history with a sinister world’s fair setting and a memorable heroine,” @GavrielSavit’s middle grade novel COME SEE THE FAIR is a “high-stakes take on magic’s underpinnings and seductive powers” https://t.co/O0d09eEKNf
Paperback, 2024
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book Thief
Markus ZusakChildren's BookshelfRandom House announces the publication of a new novel by ‘The Book Thief’ author Markus Zusak http://pwne.ws/2pa2ZZi https://t.co/xBctvoKJGb
Paperback, 2007
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alone Like Me
Rebecca EvansChildren's Bookshelf“The book is really about hope”: Rebecca Evans discusses the personal story behind her new picture book, ‘Alone Like Me’ https://t.co/5smJhtIuGo https://t.co/RNouvj15oC
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Spoonful of Frogs: A Halloween Book for Kids
Casey LyallChildren's BookshelfCasey Lyall (@CKLyall) and Vera Brosgol’s picture book, A SPOONFUL OF FROGS, is “ideal for fans of cooking shows—or any kid who gets the giggles from seeing a flustered adult trying to hold it together” https://t.co/tCVlDObwZQ
Hardcover, 2025
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Greymist Fair
Francesca ZappiaChildren's BookshelfFrancesca Zappia (@chessiezappia) “delivers a darkly enchanting collection of interconnected stories” that illustrate the “revolutionary power of love, kindness, and community” in YA novel GREYMIST FAIR https://t.co/o5kjy4B8Jj
Paperback, 2024
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nura and the Immortal Palace
M. T. KhanChildren's Bookshelf★ Debut M.T. Khan’s (@maeedakhan) “layered” middle grade NURA AND THE IMMORTAL PALACE is a “high-stakes story about burgeoning labor consciousness” https://t.co/qdNMXuSJKo
Hardcover, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book