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

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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

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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

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Frank and the Bad Surprise (Frank and the Puppy #1)

Ages 6 to 9 · 64 pages · 9781646140886 · $14.99

BEST OF THE YEAR Amazon

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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

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CREATURE

Ages 12 to 18 · 224 pages · 9781646142002 · $35

BEST OF THE YEAR The Guardian · SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox

★ Booklist ★ BCCB

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