Spend Summer Under the Stars
A powerful and engaging exploration of contemporary Asian American
identity through interwoven stories set in a teeming Chicago airport.
With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores
the nuances of sexuality, identity, and friendship in this timely new novel.
This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a
pecan tree creates the living center of a loving, intergenerational Black family.
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade
debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new
contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.
From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a
sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family
Told exclusively through charts and graphic illustrations, infographics designer
Lalena Fisher explores the touching friendship of Ana and Harwin and how they work
through their emotions when one friend learns the other is moving far away.
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator R. Gregory Christie deliver an inspiring true story about the life, career, and impact of 20th-century blues and gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was a trailblazer for rock-and-roll.
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life—and makes discoveries about friendship, community, and himself along the way.
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures
of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid,
winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award!
A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine,
focusing on the siege of Mariupol (Feb ’22 – May ’22) and the brave people who stayed
to defend their city against Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics.
In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book
How to Read a Book, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander teams up with poet
Deanna Nikaido and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet to celebrate the magic
of discovering your very own poetry in the world around you.
Author-illustrator Erika Meza delivers a stunning and emotionally rich book from the
viewpoint of those most impacted by border walls: young refugee children.
This powerfully told tale highlights the spirit and strength of those embarking on a
dangerous trek, and what awaits them on the other side.
In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her
grandma create, play, and dance—and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma.
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery
comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on
the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text,
this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.
Nicola Skinner's inventive, funny, surprising prose once again tells an honest story of big emotions, making Starboard the perfect follow-up to the critically acclaimed Storm.
This touching middle grade novel maps one girl’s quest to remember her
grandfather through his scavenger hunts; reconnect with her family;
and fight for her community in her rapidly changing hometown.
A moving middle grade story by Anica Mrose Rissi about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn’t quite gone—and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him.
In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that's Where'd You Go Bernadette? with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is now the pariah of her new school.
Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account
of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka “the Monkey Trial”) speaks directly to today’s
fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion,
the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history.
This powerful, moving middle grade adaptation of the adult international bestselling narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz shines a light on the true story of two brothers who experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in very different ways.
Yvonne Woon has crafted a slow-burn thriller about fixing—our friends, ourselves,
and our complicated pasts. For fans of Allegedly and We Were Liars, My Flawless Life
features a compelling narrator who grapples with the secrets of her private school
classmates as well as her own life.
From Ibi Zoboi comes a bold new YA coming-of-age story, which explores
race, feminism, and complicated family dynamics.
A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future,
America Redux is a necessary and galvanizing read.