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Will's race for home : a western /

Rhodes, Jewell Parker,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, During the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others in dangerous conditions to stake their claim to land, freedom, and a place to call home.
Date Published:2026

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

Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo. : novela grÃ¡fica /

Venditti, Robert,


Translation of: Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Book two, The sea of monsters. Percy Jackson, a seventh-grade demigod living in New York, discovers a family secret and then learns from his friend Annabeth that someone has poisoned the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood. Percy and his friends now must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp.
Date Published:2015

Pangato.

Benton, Jim,


Translation of: Catwad, it's me. A grouchy, blue-colored cat named Catwad hates everything, but his best friend Blurmp is a happy-go-lucky orange-hued cat who seems able to see the bright side of absolutely anything. Together, they make a comic pair in any situation.
Date Published:2019

PÃ¡jaro blanco : una historia maravillosa /

Palacio, R. J.,


Translation of: White bird : a Wonder story. Tells the story of Julian's Grandmere's childhood when she was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village because she was Jewish and how a boy that she and her classmates once teased and shunned became her best friend and savior.
Date Published:2020

El naufragio del Titanic, 1912

Ball, Georgia,


Basado en la novela de Lauren Tarshis. Translation of: The sinking of the Titanic, 1912. A young boy named George Calder, who is sailing with his aunt and little sister on the "Titanic," tries to escape to a lifeboat when the ship strikes an iceberg. Includes additional facts, photographs, and information about the sinking of the "Titanic."
Date Published:2022

Juliette en Nueva York

Morival, Lisette,


Translation of: Juliette Ã New York. Thirteen-year-old Juliette is excited to go to New York City, New York, with her journalist mother. They eat lots of good food, visit museums, go shopping, and make new friends along the way.
Date Published:2023

Hombre Perro

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Translation of: Dog Man. Booklist, In this humorous graphic novel, Officer Knight and Greg the dog are in an explosion and can only be saved by attaching Greg's dog head onto Knight's human body, thus making Dog Man, a superhero who fights crime and the plots of Petey the cat. Includes drawing activities.
Date Published:2017

Hearts overboard

Dean, Becky (Becky Lynn),


Includes excerpt from: Picture perfect boyfriend. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, After a public breakup with her boyfriend Caleb, high school junior Savannah Moore is determined to prove that she's not a bore, like he said she was, and lays out a plan to be adventurous during a two-week family cruise to Alaska. However, when she learns her school rival Tanner will be on the trip, she is determined he won't spoil her fun. But soon Tanner learns of her plans and offers to help her succeed in winning Caleb back if she'll help him decide on a college major. Together they experience all the fun Alaska has to offer and discover that beneath their rivalry, they have more in common than they think.
Date Published:2024

Includes excerpt from: Picture perfect boyfriend. Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, After a public breakup with her boyfriend Caleb, high school junior Savannah Moore is determined to prove that she's not a bore, like he said she was, and lays out a plan to be adventurous during a two-week family cruise to Alaska. However, when she learns her school rival Tanner will be on the trip, she is determined he won't spoil her fun. But soon Tanner learns of her plans and offers to help her succeed in winning Caleb back if she'll help him decide on a college major. Together they experience all the fun Alaska has to offer and discover that beneath their rivalry, they have more in common than they think.

Date Published:2024

Beth is dead

Bernet, Katie,


"Ages 12 up"--Jacket flap. School Library Journal, November 2025. Pub Weekly, October 2025. Kirkus Starred, November 2025. Booklist, December 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2025. "Told in multiple perspectives, the March sisters discover Beth's body in the woods and work together to identify her killer, until they start to suspect each other"--Publisher.
Date Published:2026

Apachurrada

Lloyd, Megan Wagner,


Translation of: Squished. Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves her family, but sometimes she wishes she could have a little bit of space from her six siblings. They're noisy and chaotic, and her younger siblings love her a little too much. So when her grumpy older brother Theo gets his own room and her baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clingy sister Pearl, Avery has had enough. She comes up with a plan to get her own room all while helping Max learn how to sleep through the night, dealing with changes in her friendships, and finding the perfect piece of art to enter in the town art fair at the end of the summer. Then, things get even more complicated when Avery learns her family might move across the country.
Date Published:2024

Translation of: Squished. Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves her family, but sometimes she wishes she could have a little bit of space from her six siblings. They're noisy and chaotic, and her younger siblings love her a little too much. So when her grumpy older brother Theo gets his own room and her baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clingy sister Pearl, Avery has had enough. She comes up with a plan to get her own room all while helping Max learn how to sleep through the night, dealing with changes in her friendships, and finding the perfect piece of art to enter in the town art fair at the end of the summer. Then, things get even more complicated when Avery learns her family might move across the country.

Date Published:2024

Agallas

Telgemeier, Raina,


"This graphic novel is based on personal experience, though certain characters, places, and incidents have been modified in service of the story"--Copyright page. Translation of: Guts. "Scholastic en espaÃ±ol"--Cover. Presents a graphic novel featuring a true story from the life of the author, Raina Telgemeier. One night, Raina and her mother both wake up with terribly upset stomachs, but they both think it is just a bug. When Raina returns to school, however, and the trouble doesn't go away, it only serves to feed her worries about changing friendships, school, and food. She has to find out what is going on, and fast.
Date Published:2020

"This graphic novel is based on personal experience, though certain characters, places, and incidents have been modified in service of the story"--Copyright page. Translation of: Guts. "Scholastic en espaÃ±ol"--Cover. Presents a graphic novel featuring a true story from the life of the author, Raina Telgemeier. One night, Raina and her mother both wake up with terribly upset stomachs, but they both think it is just a bug. When Raina returns to school, however, and the trouble doesn't go away, it only serves to feed her worries about changing friendships, school, and food. She has to find out what is going on, and fast.

Date Published:2020

Wombat waiting

Applegate, Katherine,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Wombat isn't actually a wombat, she's a stray dog given the nickname Wombat because of her short, sturdy legs and ears that look like furry cookies. When a wildfire ravages the town where she lives, she finds her way to a shelter where the humans are gathering although she keeps her distance from most of them. She soon befriends an elderly fruit bat and a young Northern saw-whet owl, two animals living at the shelter after they had to evacuate the wildlife rehabilitation center they were living in, but everything changes when Wombat meets a boy named Henry who is afraid of dogs. She quickly realizes that she's destined to be his dog, and she's willing to wait for him as long as he needs because she knows that he's worth waiting for.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Wombat isn't actually a wombat, she's a stray dog given the nickname Wombat because of her short, sturdy legs and ears that look like furry cookies. When a wildfire ravages the town where she lives, she finds her way to a shelter where the humans are gathering although she keeps her distance from most of them. She soon befriends an elderly fruit bat and a young Northern saw-whet owl, two animals living at the shelter after they had to evacuate the wildlife rehabilitation center they were living in, but everything changes when Wombat meets a boy named Henry who is afraid of dogs. She quickly realizes that she's destined to be his dog, and she's willing to wait for him as long as he needs because she knows that he's worth waiting for.

Date Published:2026

When tomorrow burns

Keller, Tae,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, When best friends Nomi, Vi, and Arthur were kids, they discovered a book that could predict the future, but as the years went on, they drifted apart and forgot about the book. As the trio starts seventh grade, they find themselves in an even more perilous place as wildfires threaten Seattle, and Nomi wonders if the final prophecy from the book about fires and destruction is about to come true. She knows she needs Vi and Arthur's help, but Vi is acting weird and Arthur stopped talking to her. The three must find a way to come together once more in order to save the world, and realize their efforts might save their friendship, too.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, When best friends Nomi, Vi, and Arthur were kids, they discovered a book that could predict the future, but as the years went on, they drifted apart and forgot about the book. As the trio starts seventh grade, they find themselves in an even more perilous place as wildfires threaten Seattle, and Nomi wonders if the final prophecy from the book about fires and destruction is about to come true. She knows she needs Vi and Arthur's help, but Vi is acting weird and Arthur stopped talking to her. The three must find a way to come together once more in order to save the world, and realize their efforts might save their friendship, too.

Date Published:2026

Styx and stones

Schmidt, Gary D.,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After spending more than two thousand years serving the gods in the Underworld, twelve-year-old Simon of Lacedaemon escapes and winds up in a modern-day middle school bathroom stall. He meets social outcast Zeke who takes him under his wing and the two become fast friends as he adjusts to life in the modern age. However, his newfound freedom doesn't last long when he's discovered to be missing and a demonic bounty hunter is sent to bring him back. As Simon and Zeke try to evade capture, they turn to each other to face the trauma and loneliness in their lives and discover the value of being kind to others.
Date Published:2026

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After spending more than two thousand years serving the gods in the Underworld, twelve-year-old Simon of Lacedaemon escapes and winds up in a modern-day middle school bathroom stall. He meets social outcast Zeke who takes him under his wing and the two become fast friends as he adjusts to life in the modern age. However, his newfound freedom doesn't last long when he's discovered to be missing and a demonic bounty hunter is sent to bring him back. As Simon and Zeke try to evade capture, they turn to each other to face the trauma and loneliness in their lives and discover the value of being kind to others.

Date Published:2026

The second life of snap

Kelly, Erin Entrada,


"Bright Valley Subsidized Camp #5 is not a perfect place to live. It's dusty, there are no trees to provide respite from the beating sun, the trailers are falling apart, and the water supply is heavily rationed. But to twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos and her three best friends, Bright Valley is home. When Zuzu's dad loses his job at Lockwood, the corporation that controls everything from rations to education, he isn't given money or food or water as severance, but a dated, first-generation robot. They do not provide a working charging station. Zuzu names the robot Snap, and he soon becomes part of the Bright Valley family. But Snap's battery is dwindling every day, and though Snap is prepared for his inevitable reset, Zuzu isn't. She would do whatever it takes to keep Snap alive. The problem is, Snap would do the same for Zuzu and her friends, no matter the cost"--Amazon.
Date Published:2026

"Bright Valley Subsidized Camp #5 is not a perfect place to live. It's dusty, there are no trees to provide respite from the beating sun, the trailers are falling apart, and the water supply is heavily rationed. But to twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos and her three best friends, Bright Valley is home. When Zuzu's dad loses his job at Lockwood, the corporation that controls everything from rations to education, he isn't given money or food or water as severance, but a dated, first-generation robot. They do not provide a working charging station. Zuzu names the robot Snap, and he soon becomes part of the Bright Valley family. But Snap's battery is dwindling every day, and though Snap is prepared for his inevitable reset, Zuzu isn't. She would do whatever it takes to keep Snap alive. The problem is, Snap would do the same for Zuzu and her friends, no matter the cost"--Amazon.

Date Published:2026

A sea monster conundrum

Yee, Lisa,


School Library Journal, The Misfits are faced with a case of paranormal proportions when they receive reports of ghosts near an abandoned lighthouse, but things get even more complicated when sightings of a sea monster soon draw large crowds to San Francisco Bay. As the Misfits begin to investigate, they realize it's all connected to corrupt mogul Oscar Odion, and they must find a way to protect the creature and uncover the truth.
Date Published:2026

School Library Journal, The Misfits are faced with a case of paranormal proportions when they receive reports of ghosts near an abandoned lighthouse, but things get even more complicated when sightings of a sea monster soon draw large crowds to San Francisco Bay. As the Misfits begin to investigate, they realize it's all connected to corrupt mogul Oscar Odion, and they must find a way to protect the creature and uncover the truth.

Date Published:2026

Rocket arm

Green, Tim,


Kirkus Review, After he's recruited to join an elite sports boarding school to play football, eleven-year-old Zeno gets drawn into controversy over his "rocket arm" throwing abilities, his coach's mysterious methods for helping players heal from injuries, and his father's short-sighted ambitions for him.
Date Published:2025

Relic Hamilton : genie hunter /

Coelho, Joseph,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Twelve-year-old Relic Hamilton lives an ordinary life with his grandfather above their old antique shop in London, England, but his world is turned upside down when he rubs a lamp in the shop and unknowingly unleashes a genie upon the world. Before long, Relic learns his grandfather is a part of an underground community of genie hunters, led by Professor Latimer and Doctor Raphaela, that take on daring missions to capture rogue genies before they wreak havoc on the world. Relic joins the group and embarks on a journey to stop the genie he released and get him back inside his lamp before it's too late.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Twelve-year-old Relic Hamilton lives an ordinary life with his grandfather above their old antique shop in London, England, but his world is turned upside down when he rubs a lamp in the shop and unknowingly unleashes a genie upon the world. Before long, Relic learns his grandfather is a part of an underground community of genie hunters, led by Professor Latimer and Doctor Raphaela, that take on daring missions to capture rogue genies before they wreak havoc on the world. Relic joins the group and embarks on a journey to stop the genie he released and get him back inside his lamp before it's too late.

Date Published:2026

The poisoned king

Rundell, Katherine,


Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Christopher Forrester is summoned back to the Archipelago by Jacques the dragon because dragons are dying and no one knows why. There he meets Princess Anya and her father who have fled the island of Dousha because her father is accused of murdering his father and Anya's grandfather, King Halam. They soon learn their quests are intertwined, and they begin working on discovering an antidote and looking for a way to stop the usurper to the throne.
Date Published:2025

Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Christopher Forrester is summoned back to the Archipelago by Jacques the dragon because dragons are dying and no one knows why. There he meets Princess Anya and her father who have fled the island of Dousha because her father is accused of murdering his father and Anya's grandfather, King Halam. They soon learn their quests are intertwined, and they begin working on discovering an antidote and looking for a way to stop the usurper to the throne.

Date Published:2025