BitB Best Books
Over the years, Book in the Bag has had hundreds of books read. Although we don’t always agree on individual books (see the multiple reviews of Divergent, for example…), we do agree that books are amazing. I’m pretty sure we’ll stop reading when we die.
What appears below are books that we’ve give five star reviews to over the years. This list will be updated along with the annual favorite books list. To get on this list, one reviewer had to post a five/five review. That’s all.
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- Aaron, Jason – Thor, God of Thunder
- Allen, Judy – Fantasy Encyclopedia: A Guide To Fabulous Beasts and Magical Beings, From Elves and Dragons to Vampires and Wizards
- Angleburger, Tom – Horton Halfpott – or – The Fiendish Mystery of Smudgepott Manor – or – The loosening of M’lady Luggertuck’s Corset
- Atkins, Ace – Devil’s Garden
- Backderf, Derf – My Friend Dahmer
- Bantock, Nick – Urgent 2nd Class
- Baty, Chris – No Plot, No Problem
- Biedrzycki, David – Me and My Dragon
- Boffoli, Christopher – Big Appetites
- Chesboro, George C. – Shadow of a Broken Man
- Cline, Ernest – Ready Player One
- Collins, Max Allan – Bullet Proof: An Elliot Ness Mystery
- Dahl, Roald – Matilda
- Dewdney, Anna – Llama Llama Red Pajama
- Domschot, Jill – Anna and the Dragon
- Dunn, Mark – Ella Minnow Pea
- Falconer, Colin – The House Of Special Purpose
- Gilman, Laura Anne – Silver On The Road
- Goulart, Ron – Groucho Marx, Secret Agent
- Hamilton, Tyler & David Coyle – The Secret Race
- Hanff, Helene – 84, Charring Cross Road
- Harris, Neil Patrick – Choose Your Own Biography
- Harris, Robie H. and Michael Emberly – It’s Perfectly Normal
- Hoffman, Alice – Green Angel
- Inman, Matthew – How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You
- Iscah – Seventh Night
- Kamkwabama, William – The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
- Kaminsky, Stuart M. – Mildred Pierced
- Kirkman, Robert, Corey Walker, and Ryan Ottley – Invincible: The Ultimate Collection vol 1
- Klavan, Andrew – The Last Thing I Remember
- Madras, Lynda and Area Madras – The What’s Happening To My Body Book For Boys
- Madras, Lynda and Area Madras – The What’s Happening To My Body Book For Girls
- Mayer, Mercer – When I get Bigger
- McCulley, Johnnston – The Bat Strikes Again and Again
- Menzel, Peter and Faith D’Aluisio – Hungry Planet: What The World Eats
- Mortensen, Denise Dowling – Bug Patrol
- Nashville Writers Meetup Group (ed) – Comfort Foods
- Nebel, Frederick – The Complete Casebook of Cardigan vol 1
- O’Connor, Jane and Robin Preiss Glasier – Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
- Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 1
- Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 3
- Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 4
- Parajuly, Prajwal – The Gurkah’s Daughter
- Priest, Cherie – Boneshaker
- QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Diamonds: Wonderful World Official Visual Fan Book
- QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Hearts: My Fantastic Rabbit v 2
- QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Hearts: White Rabbit and Some Afternoon Tea pt 1
- QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Joker: Circus and Liars Game v 6
- Richardson, Justin and Peter Parnell – And Tango Makes Three
- Renshaw, Jonathan – Dawn of Wonder
- Riggs, Ransom – Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
- Rowley, Emma – Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey
- Scudiere, AJ – Phoenix
- Shaffer, Marry Ann and Annie Barrows – The Guernsey Literary and Sweet Potato Peel Society
- Simkin, Darren – The Traveler
- Sloane, Carolyn – Welcome To The Symphony
- Smith, ACH – Labrynth
- Spencer, Wen – A Brother’s Price
- Spillane, Mickey – The Body Lovers
- Spillane, Mickey – Vengeance is Mine
- Stanley, John and Kenn Davis – Bogart ’48
- Stashower, Daniel – The Complete Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Ectoplasmic Man
- STEADman, Ralph – Proud Too Be Weirrd
- Stevenson, Robert Louis – Treasure Island
- Stone, Jon – The Monster at the End of This Book
- Strickland, Amy Leigh – Rescue, or Royer Goldhawk’s Remarkable Journal
- Sullivan, Michael J. – Theft of Swords
- Taback, Simms – Postcards From Camp
- Weisner, David – Mr. Wuffles
- West, Michael (ed) – Vampires Don’t Sparkle
- Worth, Jennifer – The Midwife
- Wright, Marguerite A. – I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla
- Yoon, Selina – Found