2020 Book Picks

Hello! This is our Book of the Month Club blog, where we will give our picks annually and give other book recommendations. We also recommend trying out Book of the Month. Our rules are: A book or series can only be picked once, you can only select a book or series if you are more than halfway through, and that ties are acceptable (not good, though!) except in the case of Book of the Year. Moreover, keeping a book log may help to remember your reads. Every end of the month, choose the best book or series you read. And at the end of the year, choose the best of your Book of the Months. Book of the Month is a great way to keep track of your favorite books over the years, and your family members' favorites, too! Our tip for keeping track of picks is on Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. Additionally, never skip pages or books. And also, spoiling the ending or a plot twists in a book is super mean. Finally, for keeping track, we keep track of titles, authors, and runner ups (optional). So, sit back, relax, and enjoy!


Ben
 - January 2020 - The Reckoners Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
 - February 2020 - The Zeroes Trilogy - Scott Westerfeld
 - March 2020 - The Andromeda Strain Duology - Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson
 - April 2020 - Red Notice - Bill Browder
 - May 2020 - Warcross Duology - Marie Lu
 - June 2020 - The Six Trilogy - Mark Alpert
 - July 2020 - Genie Lo Duology - F. C. Yee
 - August 2020 - Jurassic Park Duology - Michael Crichton
 - September 2020 - Hard Wired - Len Vlahos
 - October 2020 - The Edge of the Universe - Shaun David Hutchinson
 - November 2020 - Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline (Warning: 2nd book in series; First book: Ready Player One)
 - December 2020 - What If? - Various authors
 - 2020 Book Of the Year - Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline

Max  
 - January 2020 - The 39 Clues - Various authors
 - February 2020 - Level 13 - Gordon Korman (Warning: 2nd book in series; First book: Slacker)
 - March 2020 - The Zeroes Trilogy - Scott Westerfeld
 - April 2020 - Arc of a Scythe Trilogy - Neal Shusterman
 - May 2020 - Warcross Duology - Marie Lu
 - June 2020 - Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
 - July 2020 - The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton
 - August 2020 - Jurassic Park Duology - Michael Crichton
 - September 2020 - Life in a Fishbowl - Len Vlahos
 - October 2020 - Armada - Ernest Cline
 - November 2020 - Ready Player One Duology - Ernest Cline - Runner Up: Front Desk Duology
 - December 2020 - The Little Brother Duology - Cory Doctorow
 - 2020 Book Of the Year - Arc of a Scythe Trilogy - Neal Shusterman

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