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Starmer, Aaron, 1976-,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Roman uncovers the secret family lore explaining his late grandpa's missing toe, which takes him on an extraordinary adventure tied to his family's history.
Date Published:2026

Yoli's favorite things

Santana, Patricia,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, In 1967, twelve-year-old Yolanda SahagÃºn lives with her strict Mexican immigrant parents and her eight siblings in San Diego, California. Yoli wants to become a nun when she gets older, and she worries about her draft-eligible big brother as the Vietnam War rages. When her brother is drafted, her faith is tested, so Yoli makes a pact with God to protect him even if it means giving up something important.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, In 1967, twelve-year-old Yolanda SahagÃºn lives with her strict Mexican immigrant parents and her eight siblings in San Diego, California. Yoli wants to become a nun when she gets older, and she worries about her draft-eligible big brother as the Vietnam War rages. When her brother is drafted, her faith is tested, so Yoli makes a pact with God to protect him even if it means giving up something important.

Date Published:2025

The winter of the dollhouse

Schlitz, Laura Amy,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Tiph is a lonely girl with two younger stepsiblings who's frequently lauded by her stepmother because she doesn't cause any trouble. Greta is a doll who lives in a store window and desperately wants to be bought--preferably by the sweet young girl Tiph who looks at her in the window--and have a dollhouse of her own. When Tiph helps a frail, elderly woman named Szilvia, they form a friendship and Tiph begins doing small chores for her. Szilvia is restoring an antique dollhouse her father built for her and purchases a Little Red Riding Hood doll as part of her project. Tiph steals Greta from the store and hides her at Szilvia's, where the dolls eventually become friends and have grand adventures. A series of events cause Tiph to confront her mistake and make amends.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Tiph is a lonely girl with two younger stepsiblings who's frequently lauded by her stepmother because she doesn't cause any trouble. Greta is a doll who lives in a store window and desperately wants to be bought--preferably by the sweet young girl Tiph who looks at her in the window--and have a dollhouse of her own. When Tiph helps a frail, elderly woman named Szilvia, they form a friendship and Tiph begins doing small chores for her. Szilvia is restoring an antique dollhouse her father built for her and purchases a Little Red Riding Hood doll as part of her project. Tiph steals Greta from the store and hides her at Szilvia's, where the dolls eventually become friends and have grand adventures. A series of events cause Tiph to confront her mistake and make amends.

Date Published:2025

Wilderness hacks

Brorsen, Joslin,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Sadie Hahn will do just about anything to cheer up her nine-year-old autistic brother, Silas who is struggling after the death of their father--including audition for a contest with with his favorite YouTube channel "Rad Wilderness," hosted by thirteen-year-old Radley Shaw. When Sadie wins, she's happy Silas will get to meet his hero, but soon becomes suspicious that Radley is putting on an act. During their filmed and staged trip down the Colorado River, an earthquake strikes and Radley and Sadie become stranded and find themselves in real danger. Her father having taught her real survival skills, Sadie will need to get over her resentment and work with Radley to stay alive.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Sadie Hahn will do just about anything to cheer up her nine-year-old autistic brother, Silas who is struggling after the death of their father--including audition for a contest with with his favorite YouTube channel "Rad Wilderness," hosted by thirteen-year-old Radley Shaw. When Sadie wins, she's happy Silas will get to meet his hero, but soon becomes suspicious that Radley is putting on an act. During their filmed and staged trip down the Colorado River, an earthquake strikes and Radley and Sadie become stranded and find themselves in real danger. Her father having taught her real survival skills, Sadie will need to get over her resentment and work with Radley to stay alive.

Date Published:2026

Weird sad and silent

McGhee, Alison, 1960-,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Ever since Daisy's scary experiences with her mother's ex-boyfriend, she has developed a habit of counting when she's feeling stressed and making herself invisible around her classmates. But a new classmate named Austin changes everything when he befriends her and she begins opening up about the bullying she's experiencing and her dream of adopting a stray, one-eared cat named Rumble Paws. As she gains confidence in herself, she also learns a big secret about one of her bullies, and she learns to make choices about the kind of person she wants to be.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Ever since Daisy's scary experiences with her mother's ex-boyfriend, she has developed a habit of counting when she's feeling stressed and making herself invisible around her classmates. But a new classmate named Austin changes everything when he befriends her and she begins opening up about the bullying she's experiencing and her dream of adopting a stray, one-eared cat named Rumble Paws. As she gains confidence in herself, she also learns a big secret about one of her bullies, and she learns to make choices about the kind of person she wants to be.

Date Published:2025

The tontine caper

Salerni, Dianne K.,


Junior Library Guild. Eleven-year-old Nico lives as an unpaid servent and virtual prisoner at the Precipice Inn in the Pocono Mountains, whose innkeeper he believes killed his artist grandfather--until the surviving members of a tontine check in for a meeting.
Date Published:2025

Three blue hearts

Kelly, Lynne,


Max can't seem to escape the big, looming shadow of his politician dad. But for the next few months, Max and his mom are going away to a quiet Texas beach town where Max can be someone else. Someone who doesn't make dumb mistakes that embarrass his father--someone who knows how to be strong. He stumbles on his fresh start right away, when he finds an injured octopus washed up onshore after a storm. With the help of a local wildlife center and a couple of new friends, Max rescues the octopus--who they name Ursula--and vows to take care of her until she's ready to return to the sea. But as their bond deepens and Max makes unexpected discoveries that turn his summer upside down, Max's true strength will be put to the test. Can he keep his promise after all?
Date Published:2025

Max can't seem to escape the big, looming shadow of his politician dad. But for the next few months, Max and his mom are going away to a quiet Texas beach town where Max can be someone else. Someone who doesn't make dumb mistakes that embarrass his father--someone who knows how to be strong. He stumbles on his fresh start right away, when he finds an injured octopus washed up onshore after a storm. With the help of a local wildlife center and a couple of new friends, Max rescues the octopus--who they name Ursula--and vows to take care of her until she's ready to return to the sea. But as their bond deepens and Max makes unexpected discoveries that turn his summer upside down, Max's true strength will be put to the test. Can he keep his promise after all?

Date Published:2025

Spacewalking with you.

Doronoda, Inuhiko,


Translation of: Kimi to uchuu wo aruku tame ni. Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. "First published in Japan in 2024 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo"--Copyright page. Misfit friends Uno and Kobayashi join the Astronomy Club and learn the peacefulness that comes from studying the nighttime sky. However, their fun is placed in jeopardy if Kobayashi doesn't pass his finals. Kobayashi is struggling with feelings and actions he doesn't understand and when he opens up to Uno about his jumbled thoughts, he finds an empathetic friend.
Date Published:2025

Translation of: Kimi to uchuu wo aruku tame ni. Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. "First published in Japan in 2024 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo"--Copyright page. Misfit friends Uno and Kobayashi join the Astronomy Club and learn the peacefulness that comes from studying the nighttime sky. However, their fun is placed in jeopardy if Kobayashi doesn't pass his finals. Kobayashi is struggling with feelings and actions he doesn't understand and when he opens up to Uno about his jumbled thoughts, he finds an empathetic friend.

Date Published:2025

Spacewalking with you.

Doronoda, Inuhiko,


Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. "First published in Japan in 2023 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo"--Copyright page. Translation of: Kimi to uchuu wo aruku tame ni. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kobayashi can't focus on anything, but everything changes when he meets energetic and naive transfer student Uno, and the two form an unlikely friendship. Together, they find that they help each other, and they bond over their struggles to meet others' expectations. Later, they wind up both joining the astronomy club, where the only other member is a moody third-year who Kobayashi gets off on the wrong foot with.
Date Published:2025

Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. "First published in Japan in 2023 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo"--Copyright page. Translation of: Kimi to uchuu wo aruku tame ni. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kobayashi can't focus on anything, but everything changes when he meets energetic and naive transfer student Uno, and the two form an unlikely friendship. Together, they find that they help each other, and they bond over their struggles to meet others' expectations. Later, they wind up both joining the astronomy club, where the only other member is a moody third-year who Kobayashi gets off on the wrong foot with.

Date Published:2025

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Swartz, Elly,


"A Yearling book." Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Bess Stein is running to become sixth-grade class president, and with her new friend, June, by her side as her vice president, she knows nothing can stand in her way. She's most excited to implement one of their campaign promises, a book vending machine, especially so she can share books that represent all of her different fellow classmates. But when they get complaints about the books they've selected for the vending machine, Bess is shocked that one person believes they have the right to decide what other people can read. Then, things get even more complicated when Bess discovers June's mom is the one leading the fight against the so-called controversial books, and Bess wonders if she and June can even be friends.
Date Published:2025

"A Yearling book." Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Bess Stein is running to become sixth-grade class president, and with her new friend, June, by her side as her vice president, she knows nothing can stand in her way. She's most excited to implement one of their campaign promises, a book vending machine, especially so she can share books that represent all of her different fellow classmates. But when they get complaints about the books they've selected for the vending machine, Bess is shocked that one person believes they have the right to decide what other people can read. Then, things get even more complicated when Bess discovers June's mom is the one leading the fight against the so-called controversial books, and Bess wonders if she and June can even be friends.

Date Published:2025

Safe harbor /

Venkatraman, Padma, 1969-,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After moving to Rhode Island from India in the wake of her parents' divorce, Geetha is struggling to find her way. She's forced to leave everything she knows, and she quickly becomes a target for bullies due to her clothes, her food, and her English. Thankfully, she makes a friend in Miguel, who shares her love of music, and their bond grows when they rescue an injured harp seal stranded on the beach. While visiting the seal in the rehabilitation center, Geetha decides to help in her own way, and she and Miguel start a beach-clean-up project, which leads her to meet other kind kids. Slowly but surely, Geetha starts to open up and find a safe harbor of her own as she finds a place to belong.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After moving to Rhode Island from India in the wake of her parents' divorce, Geetha is struggling to find her way. She's forced to leave everything she knows, and she quickly becomes a target for bullies due to her clothes, her food, and her English. Thankfully, she makes a friend in Miguel, who shares her love of music, and their bond grows when they rescue an injured harp seal stranded on the beach. While visiting the seal in the rehabilitation center, Geetha decides to help in her own way, and she and Miguel start a beach-clean-up project, which leads her to meet other kind kids. Slowly but surely, Geetha starts to open up and find a safe harbor of her own as she finds a place to belong.

Date Published:2025

Ride or die

Dawson, Delilah S.,


Kirkus Review, June 2025. "A sleepover at an amusement park turns into a night of terror"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

The Raven Boys : the graphic novel /

Williams, Stephanie, (Comic books writer),


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.
Date Published:2025

Racing the clouds

Dunlap, Sydney,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Thirteen-year-old Sage Prescott lives with her father in a trailer park in Virginia after an incident involving her mother, and obsesses about what she could have done differently. When her maternal grandparents, whom she's never met, want her to visit them in Ohio, Sage travels there hoping to learn more about her mother and heal the divide in the family.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Thirteen-year-old Sage Prescott lives with her father in a trailer park in Virginia after an incident involving her mother, and obsesses about what she could have done differently. When her maternal grandparents, whom she's never met, want her to visit them in Ohio, Sage travels there hoping to learn more about her mother and heal the divide in the family.

Date Published:2025

Picture perfect boyfriend

Dean, Becky (Becky Lynn),


Includes excerpt from Love & Other Great Expectations. Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After giving up her dreams of becoming a professional photographer, high school senior Kenzie Reed tries to appease her parents by taking an interest in the family optometry business and making up a fake boyfriend named Jacob Miller. She learns on their family's trip to Hawaii that her parents have invited her "boyfriend" Jacob along. Playing along with the ruse, Kenzie gets to know the stranger they've invited while exploring the sights and allure of Hawaii, soon realizing their lie may be true love.
Date Published:2023

Includes excerpt from Love & Other Great Expectations. Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After giving up her dreams of becoming a professional photographer, high school senior Kenzie Reed tries to appease her parents by taking an interest in the family optometry business and making up a fake boyfriend named Jacob Miller. She learns on their family's trip to Hawaii that her parents have invited her "boyfriend" Jacob along. Playing along with the ruse, Kenzie gets to know the stranger they've invited while exploring the sights and allure of Hawaii, soon realizing their lie may be true love.

Date Published:2023

Phsychic investigators, evil exterminators

Healey, KT,


Booklist, Gabriel Navarro has always been able to see ghosts, but he starts to doubt his abilities when his beloved tÃa dies and he can't seem to reach her. After an ghostly encounter on a class field trip, Gabe learns his classmate Clementine also believes in the supernatural, and they decide to form Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, Rustin Middle School's first ghost-hunting organization. They begin taking on cases from their classmates, but their investigations soon teach them surprising lessons about grief and friendship.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Gabriel Navarro has always been able to see ghosts, but he starts to doubt his abilities when his beloved tÃa dies and he can't seem to reach her. After an ghostly encounter on a class field trip, Gabe learns his classmate Clementine also believes in the supernatural, and they decide to form Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, Rustin Middle School's first ghost-hunting organization. They begin taking on cases from their classmates, but their investigations soon teach them surprising lessons about grief and friendship.

Date Published:2025

Miss Liberty

Haley, Erin Moonyeen,


Dumplin' meets the small-town drama of Gilmore Girls in this sparkling debut from Erin Moonyeen Haley. For twelve-year-old Savvy, dancing in her town's Miss Liberty pageant is the ultimate dream. But what happens when her sister sets out to destroy it? Twelve-year-old Savvy's only ambition is to be chosen as Miss Liberty in her town's glitter-tastic Fourth of July parade. In her mind, being Miss Liberty is the key to getting everything you want for the rest of your life. And Savvy's anxious mind needs to know what's going to happen for the rest of her life, just like she needs to know what the weather is going to be like every single day. Unfortunately, Savvy is only a dancer in the kickline, while her older sister, Levi, is the glamorous Miss Liberty for the third year in a row. But this year, Levi seems committed to taking down the parade and crushing Savvy's future dreams, for reasons that neither Savvy nor the town can understand. Only one thing is certain: it's up to Savvy to bring the glitter back to her beloved parade, her town, and her sister.
Date Published:2025

Dumplin' meets the small-town drama of Gilmore Girls in this sparkling debut from Erin Moonyeen Haley. For twelve-year-old Savvy, dancing in her town's Miss Liberty pageant is the ultimate dream. But what happens when her sister sets out to destroy it? Twelve-year-old Savvy's only ambition is to be chosen as Miss Liberty in her town's glitter-tastic Fourth of July parade. In her mind, being Miss Liberty is the key to getting everything you want for the rest of your life. And Savvy's anxious mind needs to know what's going to happen for the rest of her life, just like she needs to know what the weather is going to be like every single day. Unfortunately, Savvy is only a dancer in the kickline, while her older sister, Levi, is the glamorous Miss Liberty for the third year in a row. But this year, Levi seems committed to taking down the parade and crushing Savvy's future dreams, for reasons that neither Savvy nor the town can understand. Only one thing is certain: it's up to Savvy to bring the glitter back to her beloved parade, her town, and her sister.

Date Published:2025

The library of curiosities

Lundquist, Jenny,


Publishers Weekly, April 2025. Kirkus Review, June 2025. "After being sent to live with her estranged grandfather, eleven-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald discovers his magical library, where she must clear her name, outwit a vengeful enemy, and uncover a long-lost artifact that holds the key to her family's mysterious past"--OCLC.
Date Published:2025

The Labyrinth of Souls

Vedder, Leslie,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Ix Tatterfall lives in the Kingdom of Spinar, where the most important rule is to never enter the Labyrinth of Souls, but Ix possesses the ability to easily cross into the Labyrinth of Souls. On one forbidden trip, Ix is apprehended by Candle Corps, an elite magical group that protects the kingdom against Nightmare beasts. But instead of exile, Ix is allowed to enter the mysterious Candle Corps Academy, and she finally feels like she has some place to fit in. But a terrible new Nightmare, a raggedy scarecrow called Jack, is gobbling up lost souls and allowing other Nightmares to escape into Spinar. It's up to Ix to stop him and find a way to protect her home.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Ix Tatterfall lives in the Kingdom of Spinar, where the most important rule is to never enter the Labyrinth of Souls, but Ix possesses the ability to easily cross into the Labyrinth of Souls. On one forbidden trip, Ix is apprehended by Candle Corps, an elite magical group that protects the kingdom against Nightmare beasts. But instead of exile, Ix is allowed to enter the mysterious Candle Corps Academy, and she finally feels like she has some place to fit in. But a terrible new Nightmare, a raggedy scarecrow called Jack, is gobbling up lost souls and allowing other Nightmares to escape into Spinar. It's up to Ix to stop him and find a way to protect her home.

Date Published:2025

Kaya Morgan's crowning achievement

Tew, Jill,


Pub Weekly, January 2025. Booklist, January 2025. Twelve-year-old African American Kaya struggles to remain true to herself when she encounters bias while competing for the role of queen at the Renaissance Faire camp.
Date Published:2025