Upcoming Book Talk Books
MARCH: Dear Sweet Pea, by Julie Murphy (MG)
Somehow, Sweet Pea DiMarco ends up answering letters for an advice column, while navigating her parents' divorce and best friend trouble.
APRIL: New Kid, by Jerry Kraft (MG)
2020 Newbery Award winner, 7th grader Jordan’s parents won’t send him to art school, so he starts at a fancy—mostly white--private school instead. This is the first time a graphic novel has been awarded the Newbery.
MAY: Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (PB)
2020 Caldecott Award winner, a Newbery Honor book, and winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, come for the words, or the illustrations, but don’t miss this one—it’s breathtaking!
Previous Book Talk Books
| The Fountains of Silence, by Ruta Sepetys (YA) | 2020 – February |
| Small in the City, by Sydney Smith (PB) | 2020 – January |
| The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (YA) | 2019 – December |
| She Made a Monster, by Lynn Fulton and Felicita Sala (PB) | 2019 – November |
| Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier (MG) | 2019 – October |
| A Big Mooncake for Little Star, by Grace Lin (PB) | 2019 – September |
| A Curse So Dark and Lonely, by Brigid Kemmerer (YA) | 2019 – August |
| They Say Blue, by Jillian Tamaki (PB) | 2019 – July |
| The Parker Inheritance, by Varian Johnson (MG) | 2019 – June |
| A Heart in a Body in a World, by Deb Caletti (YA) | 2019 – May |
| Hello Lighthouse, by Sophie Blackall (PB) | 2019 – April |
| Merci Suarez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina (MG) | 2019 – March |
| The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA) | 2019 – February |
| Wolf in the Snow, by Matthew Cordell (PB) | 2019 – January |
| Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes (PB) | 2018 – December |
| You Bring the Distant Near, by Mitali Perkins (YA) | 2018 – November |
| Elizabeth and Zenobia, by Jessica Miller (MG) | 2018 – October |
| The Wolf, the Duck, & the Mouse, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen (PB) | 2018 – September |
| We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour (YA) | 2018 – August |
| Hello, Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly (MG) | 2018 – July |
| Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper (PB) | 2018 – June |
| A Different Pond, by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui (PB) | 2018 – May |
| Far from the Tree, by Robin Benway (YA) | 2018 – April |
| Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds (YA) | 2018 – March |
| All the Wind in the World, by Samantha Mabry (YA) | 2018 – February |
| Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol (PB) | 2018 – January |
| My Sister Rosa, by Justine Larbalestier (YA) | 2017 – December |
| Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, by Rita Williams-Garcia (MG) | 2017 – November |
| The One Memory of Flora Bank, by Emily Barr (YA) | 2017 – October |
| Mrs. Bixby’s Last Day, by John David Anderson (MG) | 2017 – September |
| Scythe, by Neal Shusterman (YA) | 2017 – August |
| Du Iz Tak, by Carson Ellis (PB) | 2017 – July |
| Feeedom in Congo Square, by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie (PB) | 2017 – June |
| The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill (MG) | 2017 – May |
| The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon (YA) | 2017 – April |
| Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk (MG) | 2017 – March |
| All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, by Leslie Connor (MG) | 2017 – February |
| Thunder Boy Jr., by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales (PB) | 2017 – January |
| Raymie Nightingale, by Kate Dicamillo | 2016 – December |
| Unbecoming, by Jenny Downham (YA) | 2016 – November |
| The Nest, by Kenneth Oppel, with occasional (creepy) illustrations by Jon Klassen. | 2016 – October |
| Waiting, by Kevin Henkes (PB) | 2016 – September |
| The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (MG) | 2016 – August |
| Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattock, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (PB) | 2016 – July |
| Mother Bruce, by Ryan T. Higgins (PB) | 2016 – June |
| Bone Gap, by Laura Ruby (YA) | 2016 – May |
| Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson (PB) | 2016 – April |
| The Thing About Jellyfish, by Ali Benjamin (MG) | 2016 – March |
| Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan (MG) | 2016 – February |
| Boats for Papa, by Jessixa Baglely (PB) | 2016 – January |
| Dory Fantasmagory, Abby Hanlon (CB) | 2015 – December |
| Evil Librarian, by Michelle Knudson (YA) | 2015 – November |
| The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier (MG) | 2015 – October |
| The Right Word, Roget and His Thesaurus, written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (PB) | 2015 – September |
| All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven (YA) | 2015 – August |
| The Adventures of Beekle, (the Unimaginary Friend), written and illustrated by Dan Santat (PB) | 2015 – July |
| I’ll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson (YA) | 2015 – June |
| Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson (MG) | 2015 – May |
| El Deafo, by Cece Bell (MG) | 2015 – April |
| West of the Moon, by Margi Preus (MG) | 2015 – March |
| We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart (YA) | 2015 – February |
| Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, by Peter Brown (PB | 2015 – January |
| Paperboy, by Vince Vawter(MG) | 2014 – December |
| The Lucy Variations, by Sara Zarr (YA) | 2014 – November |
| Sophie’s Squash, by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf (PB) | 2014 – October |
| Winger, by Andrew Smith (YA) | 2014 – September |
| Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, by Meg Medina (YA) | 2014 – August |
| Mr. Wuffles, by David Wiesner (PB) | 2014 – July |
| Doll Bones, by Holly Black (MG) | 2014 – June |
| This is NOT a Good Idea! By Mo Willems (PB) | 2014 – May |
| The Very Honorable League of Pirates: Magic Marks the Spot, by Caroline Carlson (MG) | 2014 – April |
| Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan (MG) | 2014 – March |
| Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA) | 2014 – February |
| The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt, and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (PB) | 2014 – January |
| Eleanor and Park, by Rainbow Rowell (YA) | 2013 – December |
| Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper (MG) | 2013 – November |
| Up! Tall! and High! by Ethan Long (PB) | 2013 – October |
| Out of the Easy, by Ruta Sepetys (YA) | 2013 – September |
| The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate (MG) | 2013 – August |
| This is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen (PB) | 2013 – July |
| Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo (YA) | 2013 – June |
| The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Neilsen (MG) | 2013 – May |
| Wonder, by R. J. Palacio (MG) | 2013 – April |
| Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein (YA) | 2013 – March |
| Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage (MG) | 2013 – February |
| Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys (YA) | 2013 – January |
| The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green (YA) | 2012 – December |
| The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater (YA) | 2012 – November |
| Redwoods, by Jason Chin (PB) | 2012 – October |
| Beauty Queens, by Libba Bray (YA) | 2012 – September |
| I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen (PB) | 2012 – August |
| Okay for Now, by Gary Schmidt (MG) | 2012 – July |
| Anna Hibiscus, by Atinuke, with pictures by Lauren Tobia (CB) | 2012 – June |
| Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (MG) | 2012 – May |
| Blink and Caution, by Tim Wynne-Jones (YA) | 2012 – April |
| LMNO Peas, by Keith Baker (PB) | 2012 – March |
| Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin (MG) | 2012 – February |
| Revolver, by Marcus Sedgwick (YA) | 2012 – January |
| The Great Wide Sea, by M.H. Herlong (YA) | 2011 – December |
| A Sick Day for Amos McGee, by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead (PB) | 2011 – November |
| One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia (MG) | 2011 – October |
| Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, by Bob Shea (PB) | 2011 – September |
| Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson | 2011 – August |
| The Dreamer, by Pam Muñoz Ryan (MG) | 2011 – July |
| Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (ER) | 2011 – June |
| Mockingjay (The Hunger Games), by Suzanne Collins (YA) | 2011 – May |
| The Sky is Everywhere, by Jandy Nelson (YA) | 2011 – April |
| The Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood and Renata Liwska (PB) | 2011 – March |
| Lips Touch Three Times, by Laini Taylor with illustrations by Jim Di Bartolo (YA) | 2011 – February |
| The Hunchback Assignments, by Arthur Slade (YA) | 2011 – January |
| Waiting for Normal, by Leslie Connor (MG) | 2010 – December |
| If I Stay, by Gayle Forman (YA) | 2010 – November |
| Tiger Moon, by Antonia Michaelis (YA) | 2010 – October |
| What I Saw and How I Lied, by Judy Blundell (YA) | 2010 – September |
| Masterpiece, by Elise Broach (MG) | 2010 – August |
| The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (MG) | 2010 – July |
| Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta (YA) | 2010 – June |
| Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson (MG) | 2010 – May |
| The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson (YA) | 2010 – April |
| A Visitor for Bear, by Bonnie Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton (PB) | 2010 – March |
| Home of the Brave, by Katherine Applegate (10-14) | 2010 – February |
| Graceling, by Kristin Cashore (YA) | 2010 – January |
| The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart (YA) | 2009 – December |
| Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (PB) | 2009 – November |
| The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare (MG) | 2009 – October |
| Skin Hunger (A Resurrection of Magic), by Kathleen Duey (YA) | 2009 – September |
| A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban (MG) | 2009 – August |
| Lawn Boy, byGaryPaulson (MG) | 2009 – July |
| Wildwood Dancing, by Juliet Marillier (YA) | 2009 – June |
| Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis (MG) | 2009 – May |
| Tamar, A Novel o fEspionage, Passion, and Betrayal, by Mal Peet (YA) | 2009 – April |
| Schooled, by Gordon Korman (10-14) | 2009 – March |
| The AbsolutelyTrue Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie (YA) | 2009 – February |
| Peak, by Roland Smith (YA) | 2009 – January |
| Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA) | 2008 – December |
| The New Policeman, by Kate Thompson (YA) | 2008 – November |
| The Green Glass Sea, by Ellen Klages (MG) | 2008 – October |
| Babymouse, by Jennifer Holm, illustrated by Matthew Holm (ER) | 2008 – September |
| Feed, by M.T. Anderson (YA) | 2008 – August |
| The Star of Kazan, by Eva Ibbotson (MG) | 2008 – July |
| Wonderful Words, and Marvelous Math, both edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Karen Barbour (PB) | 2008 – June |
| Crank, by Ellen Hopkins (YA) | 2008 – May |
| Whittington, by Alan Armstrong, with illustrations by S.D. Schindler (MG) | 2008 – April |
| Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic, by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul Zelinsky (CB) | 2008 – March |
| The Killer’s Tears, by Anne-Laure Bondoux (YA) | 2008 – February |
| Inexcusable, by Chris Lynch (YA) | 2008 – January |
| The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (MG) | 2007 – December |
| Firegirl, by Tony Abbott (MG) | 2007 – November |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by JK Rowling (10-14) | 2007 – October |
| American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (YA) | 2007 – September |
| The Body of Christopher Creed, by Carol Plum-Ucci (YA) | 2007 – August |
| Not a Box, by Antoinette Portis (PB) | 2007 – July |
| Sold, by Patricia McCormick (YA) | 2007 – June |
| Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker, pictures by Marla Frazee (CB) | 2007 – May |
| The Book Thief, by Marcus Zuzak (YA) | 2007 – April |
| Dairy Queen, by Catherine Murdock (YA) | 2007 – March |
| Sabriel, by Garth Nix (YA) | 2007 – February |
| Beauty, by Robin McKinley (YA) | 2007 – January |
| Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve (YA) | 2006 – December |
| The Schwa Was Here, by Neal Shusterman (MG) | 2006 – November |
| Looking for Alaska, by John Green (YA) | 2006 – October |
| Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer (YA) | 2006 – September |
| Chicken Boy, by Frances O’Roark Dowell (MG) | 2006 – August |
| Magic or Madness, by Justine Larbalestier (YA) | 2006 – July |
| Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld (YA) | 2006 – June |
| Eyes of the Emperor, by Graham Salisbury (YA) | 2006 – May |
| The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall (MG) | 2006 – April |
| Whales on Stilts, by M. T. Anderson (MG) | 2006 – March |
| Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt (10-14) | 2006 – February |
| The Boy Who Saved Baseball, by John H. Ritter (MG) | 2006 – January |
| How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff (YA) | 2005 – December |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling (10-14) | 2005 – November |
| The BartemiousTrilogy: TheAmuletofSamarkand, by Jonathan Stroud (YA) | 2005 – October |
| Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer (YA) | 2005 – September |
| The Canning Season, by Polly Horvath (YA) | 2005 – August |
| Silent to the Bone, by E.L. Konigsburg (10-14) | 2005 – July |
| Saffy’s Angel, by Hillary McKay (MG) | 2005 – June |
| Bloody Jack, Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy, by L. A. Meyer (YA) | 2005 – May |
| Snow Music, by Lynne Rae Perkins (PB) | 2005 – April |
| Troy, by Adele Geras (YA) | 2005 – March |
| The City of Ember, by Jeannette DuPrau (MG) | 2005 – February |
| Good Night, Mr. Tom, by Michelle Magorian (YA) | 2005 – January |
| The Cat Who Wanted to Be a Man, by Lloyd Alexander (MG) | 2004 – December |
| Kit’s Wilderness, by David Almond (YA) | 2004 – November |
| A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (YA) | 2004 – October |
| The Giggler Treatment, by Roddy Doyle (MG) | 2004 – September |
| The Magic Circle, by Donna Jo Napoli (YA) | 2004 – August |
| There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom, by Louis Sachar (MG) | 2004 – July |
| A Tale of Time City, by Diana Wynne Jones (10-14) | 2004 – June |
| The Green Book, by Jill Paton Walsh (CB) | 2004 – May |
| Stoner & Spaz, by Ron Koertge (YA) | 2004 – April |
| Catwings, by Ursula LeGuin (CB) | 2004 – March |
| A Step from Heaven, by An Na (YA) | 2004 – February |
| Emily Dickinson’s Letters to the World, by Jeanette Winter (PB) | 2004 – January |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling (10-14) | 2003 – December |
| Well Wished, by Franny Billingsly (MG) | 2003 – November |
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