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Every Book Val Has Ever Recommended to Someone - Page 5

In 30 years of being a book nerd and 9 years of being a bookseller, these are the books I can remember reading and telling someone else that they should read. Arranged in reverse alphabetical order by age group: picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult nonfiction, adult fiction.
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Pax (Sara Pennypacker)
Pax
161
Sara Pennypacker
Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-Hop-Calypse (Stephanie Cooke)
Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-Hop-Calypse
162
Stephanie Cooke
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
163
The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield (John Bemelmans Marciano)
The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield
164
John Bemelmans Marciano
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Trenton Lee Stewart)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
165
Trenton Lee Stewart
Murder Is Bad Manners (Robin Stevens)
Murder Is Bad Manners
166
Robin Stevens
Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Kate DiCamillo)
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
167
Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
168
Kate DiCamillo
Magic Marks the Spot (Caroline Carlson)
Magic Marks the Spot
169
Caroline Carlson
Lulu and the Brontosaurus (Judith Viorst)
Lulu and the Brontosaurus
170
Judith Viorst
Lu (Jason Reynolds)
Lu
171
Jason Reynolds
The List of Things That Will Not Change (Rebecca Stead)
The List of Things That Will Not Change
172
Rebecca Stead
Lily the Thief (Janne Kukkonen)
Lily the Thief
173
Janne Kukkonen
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
174
Rick Riordan
Liar & Spy (Rebecca Stead)
Liar & Spy
175
Rebecca Stead
Kerry and the Knight of the Forest (Andi Watson)
Kerry and the Knight of the Forest
176
Andi Watson
Just Grace (Charise Mericle Harper)
Just Grace
177
Charise Mericle Harper
Ivy + Bean
Ivy + Bean
178
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery (Maryrose Wood)
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery
179
Maryrose Wood
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (Lauren Tarshis)
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
180
Lauren Tarshis
Isabel Feeny, Star Reporter (Beth Fantaskey)
Isabel Feeny, Star Reporter
181
Beth Fantaskey
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (Bette Bao Lord)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
182
Bette Bao Lord
Hurricane Child (Kheryn Callender)
Hurricane Child
183
Kheryn Callender
Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
Hugo Cabret
184
Brian Selznick
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
185
Diana Wynne Jones
Hoot (Carl Hiaasen)
Hoot
186
Carl Hiaasen
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
187
Louis Sachar
Heart of a Samurai (Margi Preus)
Heart of a Samurai
188
Margi Preus
The Haunted Mustache (Joe McGee)
The Haunted Mustache
189
Joe McGee
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
190
Gary Paulsen
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
191
Louise Fitzhugh
Half Magic
Half Magic
192
Greenglass House (Kate Milford)
Greenglass House
193
Kate Milford
Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
Graveyard Book
194
Neil Gaiman
Graveyard Shakes (Laura Terry)
Graveyard Shakes
195
Laura Terry
Goose Girl (Hale, Shannon)
Goose Girl
196
Hale, Shannon
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
197
Catherynne M. Valente
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
198
Jason Reynolds
Garlic and the Vampire (Bree Paulsen)
Garlic and the Vampire
199
Bree Paulsen
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
200
E. L. Koningsburg
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