Weekly Wrap-Up: December 29, 2019-January 4, 2020

Here's my weekly collection of news, announcements, and booklists I have found around the interwebs, along with a recap of my own posts from this week. Hope you enjoy! :)


Here @ PPBN

• My 2019 Reading Recap - my stats and favorites from 2019
• Welcome to 2020! - some goals and plans for my reading and blogging this year

Awards

• 2019 Cybils Awards finalists announced - the awards recognize "children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal" (source) and are judged by bloggers who focus on children's or young adult lit.

Booklists

• Brightly's The Best Children’s and YA Books of January 2020.
  
• Epic Read's 14 Books That Take Place in the 1920s to Read in 2020.
  
• Goodreads's The Best Young Adult Books of January.
  
• A Mighty Girl's Big Dreams for a New Year: 30 Books to Inspire Your Mighty Girl in 2020.
  
• School Library Journal's 31 Days, 31 Lists of Great Books for Kids.
  
• YALSA's 2020 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list announced.
  

Articles

• Epic Read's Look to the Stars for Your Bookish January Horoscope.
  

New & Upcoming Books

• Book Riot's 5 UK YA Books to Read in 2020.
  
• Epic Read's preview of Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetan, plus How Many of These 2020 YA Books Are Already on Your TBR?.
  
• Goodreads's The 38 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2020.
  
• Publishers Weekly's New Kids' and YA Books: Weeks of December 30, 2019 and January 6, 2020.
  
• Teen Librarian Toolbox's New Books Alert: Mind-readers, hackers, influencers, a middle school drag queen, and more!.