Editor's Choice Collection for 2016
These are the books that I reviewed in 2016 that I found particularly entertaining and engaging, and some of them taught me things that I did not know. Many of these titles were published recently, while others have been in print for some time. They are all either stand-alone titles, or the first title in a series, and all of them would make wonderful gifts for a birthday or for the holiday season. Enjoy!Illuminae
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2015 ISBN: 978-0553499117
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2015 ISBN: 978-0553499117
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The Best Bear in All the World
Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders, Paul Bright, Brian Sibley
Illustrator: Mark Burgess
Fiction Series
For ages 6 and up
Penguin, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399187476
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Illustrator: Mark Burgess
Fiction Series
For ages 6 and up
Penguin, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399187476
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Pond
Jim LaMarche
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2016 ISBN: 978-1481447355
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Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2016 ISBN: 978-1481447355
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Du Iz Tak?
Carson Ellis
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-0763665302
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Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-0763665302
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The Amazing Animal Adventure: An Around-the-World Spotting Expedition
Anna Claybourne
Illustrator: Brendan Kearney
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Laurence King Publishing, 2016 ISBN: 978-1780678450
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Illustrator: Brendan Kearney
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Laurence King Publishing, 2016 ISBN: 978-1780678450
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The Silence of Six
E.C. Myers
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Adaptive Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-0986448416
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Adaptive Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-0986448416
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Shy
Deborah Freedman
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Penguin Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0451474964
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Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Penguin Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0451474964
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They All Saw a Cat
Brendan Wenzel
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Chronicle Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-1452150130
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Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Chronicle Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-1452150130
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The Witch Hunter
Virginia Boecker
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015 ISBN: 978-0316327008
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Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015 ISBN: 978-0316327008
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Midnight Thief
Livia Blackburne
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Disney-Hyperion, 2015 ISBN: 978-1423194613
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Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Disney-Hyperion, 2015 ISBN: 978-1423194613
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Science Comics: Dinosaurs - Fossils and Feathers
MK Reed
Illustrator: Joe Flood
Nonfiction graphic novel
For ages 9 and up
First Second, 2016 ISBN: 978-1626721432
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Illustrator: Joe Flood
Nonfiction graphic novel
For ages 9 and up
First Second, 2016 ISBN: 978-1626721432
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