Ms. Johnson's Top Reads of 2024

Some favorite new-to-me books that we have in our library that I read in 2024.

Updated April 17, 2026
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1

Demon Copperhead
Kingsolver, Barbara
Paper Book
A masterpiece in storytelling from the global bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behaviour.

2

Long live evil
Brennan, Sarah Rees
Paper Book
*****THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***** ''The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for'' Jay Kristoff ''Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance. What a delicious read'' Tasha Suri ...

3

Margo's got money troubles
Thorpe, Rufi
Paper Book

4

Warrior girl unearthed
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back into the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history A Waterstones Best YA Books of 2023 A Financial Times Best YA Summer Book 2023<...

5

The ballad of songbirds and snakes
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
  "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the best Hunger Games movie of them all"USA TODAY "Everything you would expect from Collins is here: fraught teenage love; plenty of violence... the themes of friendship, betrayal, authority and oppression will please and thrill"The...

6

Mexican gothic
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN 'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to...

7

Emily of New Moon
Montgomery, L.M
Paper Book
FROM THE BELOVED AUTHOR OF ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Discover L. M. Montgomery's own favourite character in the Emily of New Moon trilogy. It features a spirited heroine who will beguile readers of all ages. Emily's story is heart-rending, magical and completely...

8

The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Kashiwai, Hisashi; Kirkwood, Jesse
Paper Book
The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time?Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a...

9

The skull : a Tyrolean folktale
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book

10

The familiar
Bardugo, Leigh
Paper Book
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. ...

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