Continuing my retrospective of the year, these are my top picks each month for children’s chapter books and easy readers.  The links are to my previous reviews of each title.

January

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

February

Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

March

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

April

Forever Rose by Hilary McKay

Clementine’s Letter by Sara Pennypacker

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

May

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

June

Savvy by Ingrid Law

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

July

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick

August

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes by Peggy Gifford

Guardian by Julius Lester

Cicada Summer by Andrea Beaty

September

Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka

What the World Eats by Faith D’Aluisio

Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse

October

The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman

November – interestingly didn’t review any books from this age group!

December

Where the Steps Were by Andrea Chang

Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith

The Savage by David Almond

 

So once again, please let me know what I missed!