Episode 139 – Bests & Worsts of 2019 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)

Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2019 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites! Please note:
We counted things that we read in 2019, regardless of publication year.
We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

Children’s/Middle Grade Kait’s Top 5 Best

5.) The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
4.) Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
3.) The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
2.) Midsummer’s Mayhem by Katherine Arden (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
1.) Small Spaces by Katherine Arden (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Kait’s Worst
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Renata’s Top 5 Best

5.) Roll With It by Jamie Sumner (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
4.) Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
3.) Sauerkraut by Kelly Jones (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
2.) Blended by Sharon Draper (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
1.) Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Renata’s Worst
Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Young Adult Kait’s Top 5 Best

5.) Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
4.) Love From A to Z by S. K. Ali (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
3.) Dig by A. S. King (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
2.) In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
1.) Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Kait’s Worst
Lovely War by Julie Berry (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Duarte’s Best
Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Renata’s Top 5 Best

5.) I, Claudia by Mary McCoy (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
4.) Captain Marvel: Liberation Run by Tess Sharpe (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
3.) The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
2.) The (Other) F Word, edited by Angie Manfredi (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
1.) Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
Renata’s Worst
S.T.A.G.S. by M. A. Bennett (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
 
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)