My Head Is Full of Books: The Edgar Award Finalists announced

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Edgar Award Finalists announced

The Edgar Award finalists (Best Mysteries)

Young Adult titles:

Three Truths and a Lie by Brent Hartinger (Simon & Schuster — Simon Pulse)
The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group — Henry Holt BFYR)
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (Hachette Book Group — Little, Brown BFYR)
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier (Soho Press — Soho Teen)
Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor (Penguin Random House — Penguin Young Readers — Dial Books)

I am always looking for good mysteries to recommend to my readers. I have read the Girl in the Blue Coat. It is fabulous. I have lots of books by April Henry in the library, so I will be sure to get this new one. I have the book My Sister Rosa and think the plot sounds very intriguing. Oh boy. I am excited about this list. Stay tuned for the winner which will be announced in April.

Check out the whole list of finalists.

They will be announced on April 17th.