Staff Picks

Hand-picked, high-quality titles from Mackin’s own Master Librarians. We read and review hundreds of titles each month; here are some of our favorites.

This Month’s Featured Staff Picks

Transportation

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Narrative Nonfiction

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Books Into Movies

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Staff Picks Archive

March 2018

Fashion
New Easy Readers & Early Chapter Books
Maker and STEM Fiction

February 2018

Arts
Pets
Psychology

January 2018

Mock Caldecott Award
Mock Newbery Award
Mock Printz Award

December 2017

 Current Events
Ongoing Manga
1960s American History

November 2017

 Courtney’s Picks
Activism and Social Justice
True Crime

October 2017

 Coding
Indigenous People
 Scary Fiction & Nonfiction

September 2017

 Ardith’s Picks
Pirates
New Sci-fi/Fantasy

July/August 2017

 New Elementary Fiction
Future Tech
Mystery / Thrillers

June 2017

 Adult Crossovers
Superman’s Birthday
Astronomy

May 2017

 Fairy Tale Retellings
Baby Animals
Gardening

April 2017

 Best New History
Baseball and Softball
Weather

March 2017

 New Diverse Nonfiction
Basketball
Best New Picture Books