How many did you read? Debut middle grade 2010 books
So many books, so little time. I wanted to support fellow debut writers whose books came out in 2010 with this list before we all move on to the shiny new 2011 releases. It struck me that it would be a good thing to do when I saw some lists of people's favorite 2010 books posted by the first of December, because I worried that some of the debuts with October, November and December release dates would be overlooked. In this era of budget cuts, so many new authors don't have enough ARCs to send out, and it's tough to get a book noticed.
I'm sure I've missed many, so if you know of another 2010 middle grade debut, please leave it in the comments and I will update the list. Also, I tried to make sure these were all debuts, but it was tough to find information on some authors, so again, please post correct information in the comments if you see I've made a mistake. But most of all, enjoy! I hope we will see many more books from all these authors.
A – Alexander, R.C. UNFAMILIAR MAGIC
B – Buyea, Rob, BECAUSE OF MR. TERRUPT
Bond, Victoria, ZORA & ME
C – Cervantes, Jennifer TORTILLA SUN
D – Diamand, Emily, RAIDER'S RANSOM
Dooley, Sarah, LIVVIE OWEN LIVED HERE
E – Eland, Lindsay SCONES AND SENSIBILITY
F – Falls, Kat, DARK LIFE
Fixmer, Elizabeth, SAINT TRAINING
G – Garretson, Dee, WILDFIRE RUN (I couldn't leave my own off, right?)
G – Gonzales, Christina, THE RED UMBRELLA
H – Houtman, Jacqueline THE REINVENTION OF EDISON THOMAS
I – Ignatov, Amy, THE POPULARITY PAPERS
J – Jacobson, Andrew and Adam Jay Epstein, THE FAMILIARS
K – Kent, Rose, KIMCHI & CALAMARI and ROCKY ROAD
Kirby, Matthew, THE CLOCKWORK THREE
L – Lairimore, Dawn IVY'S EVER AFTER
Latham, Irene, LEAVING GEE'S BEND
Leader, Jessica NICE AND MEAN
M – Manivong, Laura ESCAPING THE TIGER
Messer, Stephen, WINDBLOWNE
N – Nielsen, Jennifer, ELLIOT AND THE GOBLIN WAR
O – Osmond, Claudia, SMUDGE'S MARK
P – Pickard-Fawcet, Katie, TO COME AND GO LIKE MAGIC
Power, Timothy, THE BOY WHO HOWLED
Q – Quimby, Laura, CARNIVAL OF LOST SOULS
R – Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, 8th GRADE SUPERZERO
S – Senzai, N.H., SHOOTING KABUL
T – Tanner, Lian THE MUSEUM OF THIEVES
Toffler-Corrie, Laura, THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF AMY FINAWITZ, EIGHTH GRADER
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V- Van Eekhout, Greg KID VS SQUID
Vanderpool, Clare MOON OVER MANIFEST
W – Wagner, Hilary Wagner, NIGHTSHADE CITY
Walsh, Pat THE CROWFIELD CURSE
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Z – Zahler, Diane, THE THIRTEENTH PRINCESS
