Middle Grade/Young Adult---Read 2022

If a title appears in this list, it comes with my recommendation.  Not only did I enjoy it, but I believe it will be enjoyed by the intended audience and other readers of other ages.  The books are listed in alphabetical order by the author.  Links are attached to the author's and/or illustrator's websites as well as the publisher's website so you can read their blurb and enjoy any additional resources they provide.

MIDDLE GRADE

Applegate, Katherine, Odder, (Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan, September 20, 2022)

Arden, Katherine, Dead Voices, (Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, August 27, 2019)

Bajaj, Varsha, Thirst, (Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, July 19, 2022)

Barnett, Mac, illustrations by Shawn Harris, The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza, (Katherine Tegen Books, HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, May 10, 2022) The First Cat in Space website.

Barnhill, Kelly, The Ogress and the Orphans, (Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, March 8, 2022) 

Baskin, Nora Raleigh and Gae Polisner, Consider the Octopus, (Godwin Books, Henry Holt And Company, April 5, 2022)

Conklin, Melanie, Every Missing Piece, (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, May 26, 2020)

Engle, Margarita, Singing with Elephants, (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, May 31, 2022)

Freeman, Megan E., Alone, (Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, January 12, 2021) Link to video of author reading a portion of Alone aloud

Galligan, Gale, Freestyle, (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, October 18, 2022)  Here are links to the book trailer and the author speaking about this book. 

Gemeinhart, Dan, The Midnight Children, (Henry Holt and Company, August 30, 2022)

Dan Gemeinhart reads a portion of this title on a video.

Glaser, Karina Yan, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 3, 2017)

Glaser, Karina Yan, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 25, 2018)

Gonzalez, Christina and Gabriela Epstein, Invisible, (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, August 2, 2022) Here is a link to the author and illustrator discussing the book.  Here is the link to the book trailer.

Gratz, Alan, Two Degrees, (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, October 4, 2022) Here is a link to the book trailer.

Hicks, Faith Erin, Ride On, (First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, August 16, 2022)

Higuera, Donna Barba, The Last Cuentista, (Authur A. Levine book, Levine Querido, October 12, 2021)

Hodder, Bridget and Fawzia Gilani-Williams, The Button Box, Kar-Ben Publishing, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, April 1, 2022)  Here is a link to a discussion about this book on the publisher's blog.

Keller, Tae, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, (Random House, April 26, 2022)  Here is a link to the book trailer.  Tae Keller is reading the first chapter aloud in this video.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, Those Kids From Fawn Creek, (Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, March 8, 2022)  Here is the link to the book trailer.

Korman, Gordon, Operation Do-Over, (Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, January 1, 2022)

LaRue, Kara, art by Ryan Andrews, Rise of ZomBert, Candlewick Press, July 14, 2020)

LaRue, Kara, art by Ryan Andrews, Return of ZomBert, Candlewick Press, July 13, 2021)

LaRue, Kara, art by Ryan Andrews, Revenge of Zombert, (Candlewick Press, July 1, 2022)

LaRocca, Rajani, Much Ado About Baseball, Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, June 15, 2021)

Lloyd, Natalie, Hummingbird, Scholastic Press, May 3, 2022)  Here is the link to the book trailer.  Natalie Lloyd speaks about this title. 

MacLachlan, Patricia, My Life Begins!, (Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher, August 2, 2022)

Messner, Kate and Gwendolyn Hooks, art by Damon Smyth, The Underground Railroad (History Smashers), (Random House, May 17, 2022) 

Paulsen, Gary, Northwind, (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan, January 11, 2022) Here is the link to the book trailer. The link attached to Gary Paulsen's name is a link to a NYT review of this title by Neal Shusterman.

Perez, Celia C., Tumble, (Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House, August 16, 2022)

Redman, Jess, The Adventure Is Now, (Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan, May 4, 2021) Here is the link to the book trailer.  Here is the link to Jess Redman reading the first chapter aloud.  Jess Redman is speaking about the book and reading a portion in this video.

Rose, Caroline Starr, Miraculous, (Putnam, G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, July 26, 2022)

Santat, Dan, The Aquanaut, (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, March 1, 2022)   Here is a link to a video with Dan Santat speaking about this book.  

Scanlon, Liz Garton, Lolo's Light, (Chronicle Books, October 4, 2022)

Soontornvat, Christina and Joanna Cacao, The Tryout, (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, September 6, 2022)  Here is the link to a chat between the author and illustrator about this book.

Soontornvat, Christina, The Last Mapmaker, Candlewick Press, April 12, 2022)  Here are links to three different videos about this title:  Christina is reading an excerpt, book trailer, and Christina Soontornvat is discussing this book. 

Swartz, Elly, Dear Student, (Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, February 15, 2022)

Warga, Jasmine, A Rover's Story, (Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, October 4, 2022) 

Yee, Lisa, Maizy Chen's Last Chance, (Random House, February 1, 2022)  By following this link, you can hear Lisa Yee reading the first chapter. 

Ziegler, Jennifer, Worser, (Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House, March 15, 2022)

YOUNG ADULT

Engle, Margarita, Rima's Rebellion, (Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, February 15, 2022)

Glasgow, Kathleen and Liz Lawson, The Agathas, (Delacorte Press, Penguin Random House, May 3, 2022) 

Reynolds, Jason and artwork by Jason Griffin, Ain't Burned All The Bright, (A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, Atheneum, January 11, 2022)

Smith, Tommie and Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist For Justice, (Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, September 27, 2022)

Urban, Linda, Talk Santa To Me, (Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, September 27, 2022)