Day: November 12, 2015

Amazon Best of 2015 – Young Adult Books

| Tasha

Amazon has released their lists of the Best Books of 2015. They have two youth categories and offer a Top 20 in both. Here are the top 20 books according to Amazon in young adult books

 

TOP 20 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) Dumplin'

 The Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) Everything, Everything

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Finding Audrey The Game of Love and Death

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Mechanica More Happy Than Not

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

Mosquitoland Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

We Are All Made of Molecules Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)

We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Wolf By Wolf (Wolf By Wolf, #1) The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Amazon Best of 2015 Lists – Children’s Books

| Tasha

Amazon has released their lists of the Best Books of 2015. They have two youth categories and offer a Top 20 in both. Here are the top 20 books according to Amazon in children’s books:

TOP 20 CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Circus Mirandus The Day the Crayons Came Home 

Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Echo The Full Moon at the Napping House

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

Goodbye Stranger Lenny & Lucy

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) The Marvels

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Nerdy Birdy The Nest

Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Matt Davies

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Robo-Sauce Roller Girl

Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

Stick and Stone The Story of Diva and Flea

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Thing About Jellyfish Treasury of Norse Mythology: Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge

The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

Treasury of Norse Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Christina Balit

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Waiting by Kevin Henkes

Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec

Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker, illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss

The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin