I'm a few days late, but here it is! My top books from 2020! Because of quarantine, I was able to finish 321 books - 83,718 pages. I decided to organize my favorites by genres so they are easier to pick out for those who care! 😊
Middle Grade:
-All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker
-New Kid AND Class Act by Jerry Craft (graphic novels - 1st two books in the same series)
-Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
-A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee
-To Be a Slave by Julius Lester (Nonfiction)
-Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds
-Mistakes Were Made and We Meet Again by Stephan Pastis (Timmy Failure series)
-Guitar Notes by Mary Amato
-The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
-The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
-Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus AND Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (1st two books)
-The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQUeen (Historical fiction)
-My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver
-Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
-The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods (Historical fiction)
-Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh (Historical fiction)
-Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
-Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Historical fiction)
-When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten
-The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
-We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly (Historical fiction)
-Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
-Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles
-Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (Historical fiction)
-Wink by Rob Harrell
-From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
-Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (Historical fiction)
-24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling
-Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
-One Last Shot by John David Anderson
-The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
-Three Keys by Kelly Yang (Sequel to Front Desk)
-Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley *Trigger warning
-When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
-Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
-Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker
-On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
-The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman (Historical fiction)
-Summer of Brave by Amy Noelle Parks
-Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret (Nonfiction)
-What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen
-Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
-When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter *Trigger warning
Young Adult:
-Rebel by Marie Lu (4th in the Legend series)
-The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (3rd book in The Folk of the Air series)
-American Royals AND Majesty by Katherine McGee (1st two books in the American Royals series)
-Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
-Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (2nd book in Legacy of Orisha series)
-Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (Nonfiction memoir)
-One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus (2nd book in the One of Us is Lying series)
-The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Historical fiction)
-The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (Historical fiction)
-These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin
-A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
-Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez
-This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada (2nd book in This Mortal Coil series)
-Most Likely by Sarah Watson
-Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
-Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra
-This Is My America by Kim Johnson
-All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
-The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
-The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson (3rd book in the Truly Devious series)
-How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow
-Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (2nd book in the Dear Martin series)
-All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
-Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite
-Fable AND Namesake by Adrienne Young
-Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon
-Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi
-Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
-Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
-The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fiction:
-My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
-The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer (WWII historical fiction)
-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (WWII historical fiction)
-Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
-Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris
-The Last Witness by Claire McFall
-The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
-The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Historical fiction)
-Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer
-State of Lies by Siri Mitchell
Nonfiction:
-White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
-Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness by Jennifer Berry Hawes
-Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
-American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan
-Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
-In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
-Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong by James W. Loewen
-The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
-Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen
Christian (Nonfiction & Fiction):
-Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller
-Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - and Cold - Climate Cultures by Sarah Lanier
-The Sacrament of Happy by Lisa Harper
-The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door by Jay Pathak
-Loving Your Community: Proven Practices for Community-Based Outreach Ministry by Stephen Viars
-Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Shirer
-Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
-The Jesus-Hearted Woman by Jodi Detrick
-The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren
-Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity by David W. Swanson
-United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity by Trillia J. Newbell
-What If Jesus Was Serious?: A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore by Skye Jethani
-Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts by Jennie Allen
-Disciple Her: Using the Word, Work, Wonder of God to Invest in Women by Kandi Gallaty
-Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds by Jen Wilkin
-Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home Through Time, Moments, and Milestones by Matt Chandler & Adam Griffin
-The Thriving Church: The True Measure of Growth by Dean Taylor
-Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul by Jennie Allen
-Afraid of All the Things: Tornadoes, Cancer, Adoption, and Other Stuff You Need the Gospel For by Scarlet Hiltibidal
-Jesus Over Everything: Uncomplicating the Daily Struggle to Put Jesus First by Lisa Whittle
-Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence by Shane Claiborne
-The End of Me: Where Real Life in the Upside-Down Ways of Jesus Begins by Kyle Idleman
-Our Witness to the World: Equipping the Church for Evangelism and Social Impact by Tony Evans
-Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes (Fiction)
-The 40-Day Social Media Fast: Exchange Your Online Distractions for Real-Life Devotion by Wendy Speake
-Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulley
NEWBERY PREDICTIONS:
-Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
-I Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
-Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
-The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
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