The Worst Bestsellers

Episode 88 – Bests & Worsts of 2017 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)


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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2017 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2017, 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.) Shadow House series by Dan Poblocki

    4.) Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

    3.) The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

    2.) Summerlost by Ally Condie

    1.) Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

     

    Kait’s Worst

    Wildwood by Colin Meloy

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King

    4.) Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

    3.) How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

    2.) Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

    1.) The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez

    An excerpt from The First Rule of Punk (click to embiggen)!

     

     

    Renata’s Worst

    Star Wars: Join the Resistance by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

    Young Adult
    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

    4.) There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

    3.) The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

    2.) Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

    1.) The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

     

    Kait’s Honorable Mention

    The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

    Kait’s Worst

    The Blood Between Us by Zac Brewer

     

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    4.) Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

    3.) Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

    2.) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    1.) Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

     

    Renata’s Bonus Stars

    The Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar

    Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

     

    Renata’s Worst

    X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate by Johnathan Maberry

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