Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR

This week's topic is summer TBR - normally I have a huge list for this one, but we just did the 2nd half of the year and I added another romance list. So, this list is going to be for those BEA books that I picked up and can't wait to read, but also have to read this summer because they will be in our prize packs for the summer reading finale in August. Sometimes, it's nice having a deadline for reading...

BEA Books Part 2

Last week I was at BEA for three days. Here are some of the books I picked up. Most of these will be used for summer reading prizes. Many of these I will order for the library. Some of these you'll see being talked about here on the blog because they look really good and I'm excited to read them.

Yesterday I shared the YA and Middle Grade and Graphic Novels, today I'll share the kids and adult books.

Kids:

I really loved Maiden and Princess.

I'm so looking forward to more Bruce books, my patrons at the library love them too.

These look cute.

I'm a sucker for Christmas books, looking forward to reading these!

These look cute. I'm also a sucker for dog books. 

Adult:

I can't wait to read these. And that cover for the Princess Plan is stunning!

I grabbed these for the library, I know readers who will be thrilled!

BEA Books

Last week I was at BEA for three days. Here are some of the books I picked up. Most of these will be used for summer reading prizes. Many of these I will order for the library. Some of these you'll see being talked about here on the blog because they look really good and I'm excited to read them.

Today I'll share the YA, Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels

I'm excited for these! They look really good.
Swipe Right for Murder and Past Perfect Life are both signed.

I can't wait for the sequel to the Start of Me and You and also one for Curse So Dark and Lonely
Also I'm a sucker for royal books, so I'm looking forward to American Royals.

Brazen and the Beast - this one is adult romance, from one of my favorite authors. 

Middle Grade:

All of these are signed, they look great.

Some ARCs I picked up at the booths.

Tristan Strong is signed.

Stuart Gibbs came to our intermediate school.

These look great.

I'm so looking forward to Dragon Warrior.

Graphic Novels:

The top three are signed.

I'm looking forward to reading all these.

Guts! More Sunny!

Our patrons will love these.

These look adorable.

These are for a little bit older readers, and they look good!

BEA Recap (2)

BEA is about chatting with everyone about books - the people you're waiting with in line, the publicists and editors, and the authors. I love learning about books to read and books to pick up for my collection. I love meeting authors and telling them that I love their work or that the teens in my library adore their books.

But BEA is also about the books. Most of the books I pick up are used as prizes for the library's Teen Summer Reading Program (along with several ARCs that I reviewed previously during the year on this blog). Many of the ARCs I see at BEA, I purchase for the library's collection.

I saw some great middle grade books. My YA section goes from 6th grade to 12th grade, so I buy middle grade, wanting the younger middle schoolers to feel comfortable in the YA section. I'm always looking for more middle grade, so I was really happy to discover some new upcoming reads.

Some of the books I picked up can go right into the library collection - which is nice. I love putting books in the hands of readers and love hearing what they think about them. 

For my summer reading program, teens are require to write a short review of books they read.

Here are the great looking books I grabbed this year- some for the library, some for prizes, and several I can't wait to read!

 

 My two most anticipated reads this year! 

What books were you happy to learn about?