Best of the Best: Book 4

A Monster CallsA Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


There are worse things than monsters.



This one is counting as my New York Times Best Children's Book of 2011, but it's also on these lists: Goodreads Best Middle Grade of 2011, Kirkus Best of 2011 Teen, Lonestar 2012, Publishers Weekly Best of 2011 Children's Fiction, and School Library Journal Best of 2011 Fiction.

What I read in 2011...

Mrs. G's 2011 Reads

The Trouble With Chickens
Clever Jack Takes the Cake
Crocodaddy
One Crazy Summer
Seabiscuit: The Wonder Horse
Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy
Crunch
Zen Shorts
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella
Gracias / Thanks
Turtle in Paradise
Henry in Love
Meeow and the Little Chairs
In a Blue Room
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale
Cool Dog, School Dog
Frédéric
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
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Over the River and Through the Wood: The New England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day
When Life Gives You O.J.
Hansel and Gretel
The Splatters Learn Some Manners
Max's Castle
Countdown
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Merry Christmas, Mouse!
The Friendship Doll
Curious George Goes Fishing
Little Baa
Jefferson's Sons
The Money We'll Save
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Hound Dog True
Wake Up, It's Spring!
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Inside Out and Back Again
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