The Monster Librarian Presents:

Top Picks for 2007

    As the year winds down it is time for the Monster Librarian, in consultation with contributing reviewers, to reflect back on a year's worth of reading and reviewing. Each book on the list below was reviewed in the past year, although not all of the books were published in 2007. Books that made this list are exceptional examples of compelling writing, creativity, and original illustration or presentation. Many of them provided considerable food for thought as well as entertainment value. The choices were made only from books reviewed for the site, so there are many fine titles that do not appear here. The Monster Librarian's Top Picks for 2007, listed below, have not been ranked in any order.

Note for librarians and readers: As with all recommended reading lists, not all of The Monster Librarian's Top Picks for 2007 will be appropriate for or appreciated by every reader.  Please take the time to check out reviews of these titles at Monsterlibrarian.com before making a decision about reading them or recommending them to others.

For Adults

The Desert by Bryon Morrigan from Dark Hart Press
The Road By Cormac McCarthy from Knopf
Deeper by James A. Moore from Necessary Evil Press
A Dark and Deadly Valley edited by Mike Heffernan from Silverthought Press
Chemical Gardens by Gina Ranalli from Afterbirth Books
Dead Sea by Tim Curran from Elder Signs Press
Blood Crazy by Simon Clark from Leisure Books
Dying To Live by Kim Paffenroth from Permuted Press

Day by Day Armageddon (2007 release) by  J.L. Bourne, from Permuted Press

Dead Sea by Brian Keene from Leisure Books
 

For Young Adults

A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz from CandlewickPress
Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith from Authorhouse
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith from CandlewickPress
High School Bites by Liza Conrad from Penguin Group
The Intruders by E.E. Richardson from Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Bloodlines by Kate Cary from Razorbill
 

For Kids

The Boy of A Thousand Faces by Brian Selznick from Scholastic
Grampa's Zombie BBQ by Kirk Scroggs from Little, Brown, and Company
Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular by Kirk Scroggs from Little, Brown, and Company
Monster Museum by Marilyn Singer and Illustrations by Gris Grimly from Hyperion
The Devil, the Banshee and Me by L.M Falcone from Kids Can Press
I See A Monster:A Touch and Feel Book by Laurie Young and illustrations by Daniel Mahoney from Piggy Toes Press
A Practical Guide to Monsters by Nina Hess from Mirrorstone Books


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