In 2021 I read 83 books and listened to another 17. Here is a list of my favorites for the year. Mostly middle grade fiction along a few picture books and a chapter book.
What were your favorites?
- Fighting Words – Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The Magic in Changing Your Stars – Leah Henderson
- Echo Mountain – Lauren Wolk
- When Winter Comes: discovering wildlife in our snowy woods – Aimee Bissonette
- Three Keys – Kelly Yang
- We Dream of Space – Erin Entrada Kelly
- A Wish in the Dark – Christina Soontornvat
- All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team – Christina Soontornvat
- The Most Beautiful Thing – Kao Kalia Yang
- LMNO Peas – Keith Baker
- What About Worms – Ryan T. Higgins
- The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart – Stephanie Burgis
- Amari and the Night Brothers – B B Alston
- Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell
- When You Trap a Tiger- Tae Keller
- A place to hang the moon – Kate Albus
- Merci Suarez Can’t Dance – Meg Medina
- Starfish – Lisa Fipps
- Canyon’s Edge – Dusti Bowling
- Alone – Megan E. Freeman
- Henry at Home – Megan Mayor
- Long Lost– Jacqueline West
- Where’s Baby? – Anne Hunter
- Wolf’s Curse – Jessica Vitalis
- The Beatryce Prophecy – Kate DiCamillo
- The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy – Anne Ursu
- Born Behind Bars – Padma Venkatramam
- From the Desk of Zoe Washington – Janae Marks
- The List of Things That Will Not Change – Rebecca Stead
