The Worst Bestsellers

Episode 114 – Bests & Worsts of 2018 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)

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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2018 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2018, 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.) Thornhill, written and illustrated by Pam Smy (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Kait’s Worst

    A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) The Backstagers and the Ghost Light written by Andy Mientus, illustrated by Rian Singh (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) Front Desk by Kelly Yang (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Assassination of Brangwain Spurge written by M. T. Anderson, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Renata’s Worst

    Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

     
    Young Adult
    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) All Out, edited by Saundra Mitchell (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) Here to Stay by Sara Farizan (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Kait’s Worst

    Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    4.) The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    3.) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    2.) Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)

    1.) Sadie by Courtney Summers (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

    Renata’s Worst

    Runaways by Christopher Golden (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)  

     

    * Worst Bestsellers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)

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