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.

January’s Featured Staff Picks

Fairy Tale Retellings

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#OwnVoices

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Staff Favorites of 2019

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Staff Picks Archive

December 2019

Mock Caldecott Award
Mock Newbery Award
Mock Printz Award

November 2019

Middle Grade Fiction
American Sign Language
Picture Book Biographies

October 2019

Immigration
Activism
Careers

September 2019

Social-Emotional Learning
Back to School
Fall Holidays

July/August 2019

Adult Fiction for Summer
Books Into Movies
Dream & Extreme Travel

June 2019

LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Romance
To the Moon and Beyond

May 2019

Gardening
Superheroes
YA Voices

April 2019

April Fool’s Day
National Poetry Month
Rachel’s Favorites

March 2019

March Madness
Rose’s Favorites
Women’s History

February 2019

Black History Month
Crossover Fiction & Nonfiction
Mackin Staff Favorites

January 2019

Mock Caldecott Award
Mock Newbery Award
Mock Printz Award

December 2018

Weather
Winter Holidays
Women in Sports