The Best Books of 2022
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Here I am, baby…. According to The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The Washington Post, and NPR, LQ published some of the Best Books of the Year! Even Amazon included two of our books on their Best of the Year list. Let’s raise a glass to the beautiful books and creators!
PICTURE BOOKS & MIDDLE GRADE
A is for Bee
Ages 3 to 9 · 40 pages · 9781646141272 · $17.99
BEST OF THE YEAR: The New York Times · Booklist Top of the List · World Kit Lit
★ Booklist
Aviva vs the Dybbuk
Ages 8 to 12 · 176 pages · 9781646141258· $17.99
BEST OF THE YEAR NPR · Kirkus · New York Public Library · Evanston Public Library
★ Horn Book ★ Kirkus ★ Shelf-Awareness
Dadaji's Paintbrush
Ages 4 to 8 · 32 pages · 9781646141722 · $18.99
BEST OF THE YEAR Chicago Public Library · School Library Journal · Five Books
FINALIST, The Carnegie Medal
★ School Library Journal ★ Shelf-Awareness
Frank and the Bad Surprise (Frank and the Puppy #1)
Ages 6 to 9 · 64 pages · 9781646140886 · $14.99
BEST OF THE YEAR Amazon
Gibberish
Ages 4 to 8 · 40 pages · 9781646141104 · $17.99
BEST OF THE YEAR · Kirkus · Chicago Public Library · Washington Post · Evanston Public LIbrary · Los Angeles Public Library
Charlotte Huck Recommended Book
★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ School Library Connection
SOMETHING GREAT
Ages 4 to 8 · 40 pages · 9781646141715 · $18.99
BEST STEM BOOK: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
The Lost Ryū
Ages 8 - 12 · 208 Pages · 9781646141326 · $17.99
BEST OF THE YEAR Chicago Public Library · Kids’ Indie Next List
★ Shelf-Awareness
Oscar From Elsewhere
Ages 10 to 14 · 400 pages · 9781646142026 · $18.99
BEST OF THE YEAR Amazon
★ Booklist
YOUNG ADULT
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party
Ages 12 to 18 · 384 pages · 9781646140930 · $19.99
BEST OF THE YEAR · Booklist Editors’ Choice
WINNER The Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better World
★ Booklist ★ School Library Journal
HIGH SPIRITS
Ages 12 to 18 · 224 pages 9781646141296 224 pages
BEST OF THE YEAR · Chicago Review of Books · Kirkus · Los Angeles Public Library
Publishers Weekly Flying Start
★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ Publishers Weekly
Man Made Monsters
Ages 12 to 18 · 320 pages · 9781646141791 · $19.99
BEST OF THE YEAR · Washington Post · Booklist Editors’ Choice · Publishers Weekly · Horn Book · New York Public LIbrary
★Booklist ★ BCCB ★ Horn Book ★ Publishers Weekly ★ Kirkus ★ Shelf-Awareness
When the Angels Left the Old Country
Ages 12 to 18 · 400 pages · 9781646141760 · $19.99
BEST OF THE YEAR NPR · New York Public Library · Kirkus
★ Booklist ★ BCCB ★ Horn Book ★ Foreword ★ Publishers Weekly ★ Kirkus
CREATURE
Ages 12 to 18 · 224 pages · 9781646142002 · $35
BEST OF THE YEAR The Guardian · SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox
★ Booklist ★ BCCB