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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  1. Aaron, Jason – Thor, God of Thunder
  2. Allen, Judy – Fantasy Encyclopedia: A Guide To Fabulous Beasts and Magical Beings, From Elves and Dragons to Vampires and Wizards
  3. Angleburger, Tom – Horton Halfpott – or – The Fiendish Mystery of Smudgepott Manor – or – The loosening of M’lady Luggertuck’s Corset
  4. Atkins, Ace – Devil’s Garden
  5. Backderf, Derf – My Friend Dahmer
  6. Bantock, Nick – Urgent 2nd Class
  7. Baty, Chris – No Plot, No Problem
  8. Biedrzycki, David – Me and My Dragon
  9. Boffoli, Christopher – Big Appetites
  10. Chesboro, George C. – Shadow of a Broken Man
  11. Cline, Ernest – Ready Player One
  12. Collins, Max Allan – Bullet Proof: An Elliot Ness Mystery
  13. Dahl, Roald – Matilda
  14. Dewdney, Anna – Llama Llama Red Pajama
  15. Domschot, Jill – Anna and the Dragon
  16. Dunn, Mark – Ella Minnow Pea
  17. Falconer, Colin – The House Of Special Purpose
  18. Gilman, Laura Anne – Silver On The Road
  19. Goulart, Ron – Groucho Marx, Secret Agent
  20. Hamilton, Tyler & David Coyle – The Secret Race
  21. Hanff, Helene – 84, Charring Cross Road
  22. Harris, Neil Patrick – Choose Your Own Biography
  23. Harris, Robie H. and Michael Emberly – It’s Perfectly Normal
  24. Hoffman, Alice – Green Angel
  25. Inman, Matthew – How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You
  26. Iscah – Seventh Night
  27. Kamkwabama, William – The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
  28. Kaminsky, Stuart M. – Mildred Pierced
  29. Kirkman, Robert, Corey Walker, and Ryan Ottley – Invincible: The Ultimate Collection vol 1
  30. Klavan, Andrew – The Last Thing I Remember
  31. Madras, Lynda and Area Madras – The What’s Happening To My Body Book For Boys
  32. Madras, Lynda and Area Madras – The What’s Happening To My Body Book For Girls
  33. Mayer, Mercer – When I get Bigger
  34. McCulley, Johnnston – The Bat Strikes Again and Again
  35. Menzel, Peter and Faith D’Aluisio – Hungry Planet: What The World Eats
  36. Mortensen, Denise Dowling – Bug Patrol
  37. Nashville Writers Meetup Group (ed) – Comfort Foods
  38. Nebel, Frederick – The Complete Casebook of Cardigan vol 1
  39. O’Connor, Jane and Robin Preiss Glasier – Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
  40. Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 1
  41. Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 3
  42. Ostrander, John – Star Wars Twilight vol 4
  43. Parajuly, Prajwal – The Gurkah’s Daughter
  44. Priest, Cherie – Boneshaker
  45. QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Diamonds: Wonderful World Official Visual Fan Book
  46. QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Hearts: My Fantastic Rabbit v 2
  47. QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Hearts: White Rabbit and Some Afternoon Tea pt 1
  48. QuinRose – Alice in the Country of Joker:  Circus and Liars Game v 6
  49. Richardson, Justin and Peter Parnell – And Tango Makes Three
  50. Renshaw, Jonathan – Dawn of Wonder
  51. Riggs, Ransom – Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
  52. Rowley, Emma – Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey
  53. Scudiere, AJ – Phoenix
  54. Shaffer, Marry Ann and Annie Barrows – The Guernsey Literary and Sweet Potato Peel Society
  55. Simkin, Darren – The Traveler
  56. Sloane, Carolyn – Welcome To The Symphony
  57. Smith, ACH – Labrynth
  58. Spencer, Wen – A Brother’s Price
  59. Spillane, Mickey – The Body Lovers
  60. Spillane, Mickey – Vengeance is Mine
  61. Stanley, John and Kenn Davis – Bogart ’48
  62. Stashower, Daniel – The Complete Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Ectoplasmic Man
  63. STEADman, Ralph – Proud Too Be Weirrd
  64. Stevenson, Robert Louis – Treasure Island
  65. Stone, Jon – The Monster at the End of This Book
  66. Strickland, Amy Leigh – Rescue, or Royer Goldhawk’s Remarkable Journal
  67. Sullivan, Michael J. – Theft of Swords
  68. Taback, Simms – Postcards From Camp
  69. Weisner, David – Mr. Wuffles
  70. West, Michael (ed) – Vampires Don’t Sparkle
  71. Worth, Jennifer – The Midwife
  72. Wright, Marguerite A. – I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla
  73. Yoon, Selina – Found