Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine
The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby
Emily’s Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells
The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 1) by Maryrose Wood, Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Palace Beautiful by Sarah DeFord Williams
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
Source: http://clau.org
I am excited for new books, but was shocked by some of these older nominations.
Agreed. I was a bit underwhelmed by a the selections they provided this year. In my opinion there are a lot of other popular and exciting new books to promote that didn’t make the list. I’m not saying that there aren’t some great, fun books on these lists, but I think if we rely on the Beehives as our primary source for book promotion our students are going to miss out on a lot of other good stuff.
I have read Out of My Mind and it is a wonderful book. It will be a good book to read aloud in class and I think upper grades will enjoy it.
It is about an 11 year old girl who loves words but can’t talk and is in a wheelchair. It is a great story about how we treat others.
This one and Because of Mr. Terupt are recommended by Peggy Sharp.