Who's Reading What on Wednesdays?

Each week, Early Career Committee members are asked to recommend a book published by a house other than their own. Here are their (anonymous) picks...

Wolfie the Bunny | December 2, 2015

When the Bunny family comes home one day to find a wolf pup on their doorstep, young Dot is the only one that’s suspicious. Her parents take Wolfie in and are “too smitten to listen” to her pleading refrain that …

Six of Crows | November 18, 2015

Kaz Brekker, criminal mastermind and expert thief, has the opportunity of a lifetime to plan and execute the ultimate heist. Success means riches beyond his wildest dreams, but failure means certain death. He can’t do it alone, so Kaz assembles …

Lizard from the Park | November 11, 2015

One day while Leonard is walking through the deepest, darkest part of the park, he finds an egg. He and the egg have a wonderful time together, but then, it hatches. Out comes a little lizard he names Buster. Leonard …

The Scorpion Rules | November 4, 2015

Like many YA readers in 2015, I’m a bit skeptical of any new stories with a whiff of “apocalypse” or “dystopia.” Thus, I went into Erin Bow’s The Scorpion Rules with a bit of trepidation. However, this remarkable story proved …

This One Summer | October 28, 2015

Rose Wallace and her parents have spent every summer that she can remember at their lake house on Awago Beach. It’s a yearly ritual to a safe space where the family can get away from it all. Rose looks forward …

Forest of Wonders (Wing & Claw Vol. 1) | October 14, 2015

Raffa Santana comes from a family of apothecaries. At only eleven years old, he’s already a gifted apothecary himself, and he’s hungry to try out his own combinations—if only his overbearing father would quit watching Raffa’s every move. When Raffa …

Mosquitoland | October 7, 2015

In an act of unplanned rebellion, Mim Malone runs away from her father, stepmom, and their new life in Mosquitoland, Mississippi and hops on a Greyhound bus for her mother in Ohio, armed with only a journal, some stolen savings, …

Dumplin’ | September 23, 2015

Dumplin’ is the kind of book that will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you wish you could read it forever and ever. Willowdean Dickson (whose mother calls her Dumplin’) is a Dolly Parton super-fan, a loyal friend, …

The Princess and the Pony | September 16, 2015

Anyone who’s familiar with Kate Beaton’s work, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Hark! A Vagrant!, knows just what to expect from her picture book debut: something different, funny, and truly fantastic. And they will not be disappointed. Princess …

Goodbye Stranger | September 9, 2015

Surviving middle school should be a breeze for Bridge Barsamian, who survived being hit by a car at the age of eight—but it’s far from it. Bridge is part of a tight-knit trio, along with Em and Tab. The best …