My Three Favorite Reads in 2023

This is not my 2023 book list post yet–that’s coming up in a few days! Early in 2022, the book discovery site Shepherd invited me to put together a themed book list, and I chose to feature middle grade fantasy novels about fighting injustice. This fall, Shepherd reached out to authors again to invite us to recommend our three favorite books from 2023. We had to have read the books in 2023; the books could have been published in any year. You can find my list and read my recommendations here.

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