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 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
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revelle
Lyssa Mia SmithChildren's BookshelfREVELLE, an “arresting dark romantic” YA fantasy debut by Lyssa Mia Smith, features a “decadent atmosphere tinged with looming disaster” https://t.co/bd0YcJG9JV
Paperback, 2024
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Talent Thief
Mike ThayerChildren's Bookshelf★ Mike Thayer’s (@thaydawg) middle grade fantasy THE TALENT THIEF is an “exploration of gifts and friendships” populated by “vividly wrought characters” https://t.co/fjYjp7sQSN
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$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
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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
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Do You Spell Unfair?: Macnolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Carole Boston WeatherfordChildren's Bookshelf★ Carole Boston Weatherford (@poetweatherford) and Frank Morrison spotlight MacNolia Cox, the first African American to qualify for the National Spelling Bee, in picture book HOW DO YOU SPELL UNFAIR?, a “powerful telling of a child’s personal triumph,” https://t.co/cMrSVPnBYe
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Snow White: The Classic Edition
Brothers GrimmChildren's Bookshelf“Artfully produced” picture book YOU CAN’T KILL SNOW WHITE by Beatrice Alemagna “embraces all the intensity and violence” of its Brothers Grimm inspiration https://t.co/teQT5wZviJ
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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
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nick and Charlie
Alice OsemanChildren's BookshelfFans of Alice Oseman’s ‘Heartstopper’ will have a new installment of the story to look forward to when Scholastic publishes the prose novella ‘Nick and Charlie’ in January. Click through for an exclusive first look https://t.co/WWj5bgdO1O https://t.co/mJWBB1siC1
Hardcover, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + 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
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book