Top 20 Books of 2016: 5-1

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Dec 15, 2016 | Filed in Reviews+
#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1 5. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson [Walden Pond Press | Grades 4-7] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. Because it’s the sadhappiest book of 2016. 4. Ghost by Jason Reynolds [Simon & Schuster | Grades 5-9] Click here for additional resources from Watch. Connect. Read. Because […]

Top 20 Books of 2016

#20-16 | #15-11 | #10-6 | #5-1

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5. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson [Walden Pond Press | Grades 4-7]

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Because it’s the sadhappiest book of 2016.

ghost

4. Ghost by Jason Reynolds [Simon & Schuster | Grades 5-9]

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Because it’s heartbreaking and funny and authentic.

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3. We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen [Candlewick Press | Grades K-3]

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Because dreams are more perfect than reality.

dory

2. Dory, Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon [Dial Books | Grades 1-3]

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Because it has the best last page of 2016.

raymie

1. Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo [Candlewick Press | Grades 3-6]

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Because every sentence is spring-loaded.

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