January 2017 – Granite Media

Gertie’s Leap to Greatness

Written by Kate Beasley, Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

The Truth About Twinkie Pie

January 31, 2017 January 30, 2017 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / 1 Comment

Written by Kat Yeh

Last Descendants

January 27, 2017 January 26, 2017 / Best New Books, Best YA Fiction, Book Reviews, Jr. High Fiction, Sr. High Fiction / 1 Comment

Assassin’s Creed: Last Descendants, #1 Written by Matthew J. Kirby

Falling Over Sideways

January 27, 2017 January 26, 2017 / Best New Books, Best YA Fiction, Book Reviews, Jr. High Fiction / 1 Comment

Written by Jordan Sonnenblick

Enter a Glossy Web

January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / 2 Comments

Written by McKenna Ruebush, Illustrated by Jaime Zollars

There Is a Tribe of Kids

January 25, 2017 January 24, 2017 / Best New Books, Best Picture Books, Book Reviews, Picture Books / 1 Comment

Written and Illustrated by Lane Smith

The Branch

January 25, 2017 January 24, 2017 / Best New Books, Best Picture Books, Book Reviews / 1 Comment

Written by Mireille Messier, Illustrated by Pierre Pratt

Skunked!

January 24, 2017 January 23, 2017 / Best Chapter Books, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Easy Chapter Books / 1 Comment

Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet, #1 Written by Jacqueline Kelly, Illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer

2017 ALA Youth Media Awards

January 23, 2017 October 17, 2017 / Book Lists and Recommendations, Library Promotional Materials / 2 Comments

The American Library Association announced the winners of the 2017 Youth Media Awards this morning. A few highlights are shown below. Visit http://ala.unikron.com/2017/ for a complete list of all the award winners and a chance to watch an archived recording of the announcements.

Optimists Die First

January 18, 2017 January 18, 2017 / Best New Books, Best YA Fiction, Book Reviews, Sr. High Fiction / 1 Comment

Written by Susin Nielson

Teresa Edmunds on Nightbooks, by J.A. White: “I just discovered this book and it looks fantastic! Thanks for the amazing review.” Aug 12, 17:28

Teresa Edmunds on The Traitor’s Game, by Jennifer A. Nielsen: “Wow! This sounds like another exciting story by Nielsen! Her books are popular at Westbrook and I think…” May 24, 15:05

Kathleen Benner Duble on The Root of Magic, by Kathleen Benner Duble: “Thanks Merri for the really nice review of The Root of Magic! It means a great deal to me!” May 13, 09:33

Laura Schmidt on The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, by Dan Gemeinhart: “I loved this book as well! We've become big Dan Gemeinhart fans over her at Fox Hills!” May 6, 13:06

Angie Winward on Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists: “The reveal was exciting and fun! Arcadia is so excited for the new list. WE LOVE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!” Apr 16, 13:37

Month: January 2017