EDIT: THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! Our mid-year vote goes to:
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
And our three runners-up are:
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
When Light Left Us by Leah Thomas
We intended to pick four runners up, but the following two titles were tied for votes:
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
So suffice it to say that Tess and Tyler are also REALLLLLY good books.
This mid-year vote was good practice for our real vote at the end of the year, and gave us an opportunity to highlight our favorite books so far. These results will not affect which books are eligible for our end-of-year official vote, and we will not be ruling out the books that did not make it onto our mid-year voting ballot.
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On Friday we’re throwing a party to celebrate the end of our summer session, and we’re doing a mid-year vote on what our fave books this year have been, so far! This should help us focus on the best stuff during the busy fall publishing season, and will delineate some clear winners from the first half of the year.
On the ballot are books that have been nominated by at least one book club member:
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia Cole
The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
The Place Between Breaths by An Na
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
When Light Left Us by Leah Thomas
We’re excited to recognize these talented authors (and in one case, illustrator)! We have read some seriously great books this year, and I’m sure we’ll find some more during the fall session. Stay tuned for our mid-year voting results!
Eva Perry Regional Library Mock Printz Book Club 