Content creator and author Mr. Colby Sharp joins me today to discuss some of our favorite children's books released in the 2024 year. While it was impossible to pick the top 10 middle grade books published this year, we both choose some of our very favorites and had a fantastic time discussing them.
The books we talk about in this video are just SOME of the best books for kids in 2024. If you want to find more of Colby Sharp's favorites then check out his website
https://www.mrcolbysharp.com/2024
If you want to find more of Karen Reeder's favorites then check out some of my videos from this year like this one
https://youtu.be/CbvZnp4Umjw?si=1ZijBh0wWAPY2Wui
Here are the books that we discussed in this video
Slugfest by Gordon Korman
Faker by Gordon Korman
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion) by Adam Gidwitz
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga
Stage Fright by Wendy Parris
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan
The Shape of Lost Things by Sarah Everett
The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly
The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better by Mylisa Larsen
And Then Boom! by Lisa Fipps
Operation: Happy: A World War II Story of Courage, Resilience, and an Unbreakable Bond
by Jenni L Walsh
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements
True Colors by Abby Cooper
Slouch by Christina Wyman
The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition by Adrianne Cuevas
You can also find Colby Sharp
https://www.instagram.com/colbysharp
https://www.facebook.com/colbysharpcreator
The Yarn podcast hosted by Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yarn/id1028877816
https://www.mrcolbysharp.com/
The Nerdy Book Club https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/
Nerd Camp https://nerdcampmi.weebly.com/
The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection
The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library: Building a Collection That Inspires, Engages, and Challenges Readers by Colby Sharp and Donalyn Miller
Game Changer! A Book Access for All Kids by Colby Sharp and Donalyn Miller
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