We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.
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In the summer of 1959, 12-year-old Cammie, nicknamed Cannonball, lives above the Hancock County Prison with her father, the warden.
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In December 2012, Tain Gregory was in his third grade class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., when a 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 children and six adults,...
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Kelley Nikondeha experienced the “sacrament of belonging” early in her life when she was adopted by her parents.
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An oak tree named Red, the narrator of this juvenile novel, has been watching the world go by for more than two centuries.
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The search committee at Granby Presbyterian Church is exhausted; the process of finding a pastor “had become a circus show.
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Inspired by Psalm 121, this meaningful children’s picture book relates the story of classmates Jordan and Tanya.
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In this sequel to the juvenile novel The War That Saved My Life, 11-year-old Ada is finally able to walk properly after surgery on her clubfoot.
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Reflecting on one’s vocation, American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner said, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
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Humans are created with a deep desire to belong.
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In 1999, 17-year-old Francisco thinks he’s got it rough in his family’s cramped home, where his father continually encourages him to study hard and make something of his life.
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In Nigerian culture, where polygamy is accepted and bearing children is of utmost importance,
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Two little boys draw two happy lines.
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Byron Pitts, a journalist with more than 30 years of experience, was deeply influenced by his Christian grandmother and mother, who taught him “you’re the one” and “let go and let God.”
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Welcome to Beartown. It’s a friendly town where people with deep roots welcome those who have come from somewhere else, the kind of place where some who have left choose to return.
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Bizzy Mizz Lizzie is busier than any other bee in Hivetown.
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In 2010, Apple founder Steve Jobs admitted that his children had never used an iPad:
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Told from the perspective of a young girl who describes herself as “the most beautifulest,
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While Jessica visits a friend in Paris, they are caught in the 2015 terrorist attack on the Bataclan theater.
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When a major event effectively puts an end to electricity in the world, society begins to collapse.
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This challenging, informative children’s picture book is based on the true story of former child refugee Benjamin Nzobonankira.
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Lu. is about the journey of a young woman after her life with her boyfriend and dreams of success begin to fall apart.