New Titles

The future book

Barnett, Mac,


"In this silly primer for the future, combinations of new words and phrases lead readers to unexpected outcomes"-- Provided by publisher. "Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future. Do you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!" --
Date Published:2026

"In this silly primer for the future, combinations of new words and phrases lead readers to unexpected outcomes"-- Provided by publisher. "Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future. Do you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!" --

Date Published:2026

Olivetti

Millington, Allie,


Witty typewriter Olivetti and twelve-year-old introvert Ernest embark on a mission to find Ernest's missing mother that takes them across San Francisco.
Date Published:2024

Warrior queens : true stories of six ancient reels who slayed history

Shecter, Vicky Alvear, 1961-,


Library Media Connection, November 2019. Publishers Weekly, September 2019. School Library Journal, September 2019. Shares details about the lives of six ancient queens and how they ruled, including Hatshepsut of Egypt, Artemisia I of Halicarnassus, Amanirenas of Nubia, the Trung sisters of Vietnam, Boudicca of Britain, and Zenobia of Palmyra.
Date Published:2019

Girl on a motorcycle

Novesky, Amy,


Booklist starred, June 2020. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September 2020. Horn Book, November 2020. Junior Library Guild. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. School Library Journal, August 2020. "One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go... Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding"--Jacket flap.
Date Published:2020

Booklist starred, June 2020. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September 2020. Horn Book, November 2020. Junior Library Guild. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. School Library Journal, August 2020. "One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go... Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding"--Jacket flap.

Date Published:2020

The story of my anger

Mendez, Jasminne,


Junior Library Guild. Yulieta Lopez, a Dominican Texas teen tired of racism and censorship, starts a guerrilla theatre club with her friends as she finds her voice and the courage to stand up for what she believes inches.
Date Published:2025

The wrong way home

O'Shaughnessy, Kate,


"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. Booklist starred, March 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Kirkus Starred, February 2024. School Library Journal, April 2024. When twelve-year-old Fern and her mother abruptly leave their isolated, off-the-grid community, Fern wants nothing more than to return, but things get murky as she slowly adjusts to her new life and discovers unsettling truths about her old one.
Date Published:2024

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. Booklist starred, March 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Kirkus Starred, February 2024. School Library Journal, April 2024. When twelve-year-old Fern and her mother abruptly leave their isolated, off-the-grid community, Fern wants nothing more than to return, but things get murky as she slowly adjusts to her new life and discovers unsettling truths about her old one.

Date Published:2024

Where only storms grow

Colman, Alyssa,


During the worst storm of the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma, twins Howe and Joanna must put their differences aside and work together to save their farm from ruin.
Date Published:2025

Westfallen

Brashares, Ann,


"Ages 8-12"--Front jacket flap. Kirkus Review, July 2024. Pub Weekly, July 2024. School Library Journal starred, October 2024. Told in alternating voices and timelines, twelve-year-old Henry and his two friends unknowingly alter the outcome of World War II when they communicate over radio with three kids from 1944 and must now work together to change it back.
Date Published:2024

We are not alone

Bury, Katryn,


"Ages 8-12"--Front dust jacket flap. Horn Book, January 2025. Kirkus Review, October 2024. "Sam Kepler Greyson doesn't want to be the 'cancer kid.' After losing his best friend and fellow UFO enthusiast, Oscar, to brain cancer, Sam wants to focus on anything but his own cancer--maybe even a normal year of middle school. But whispers in the halls and lingering grief over Oscar make Sam's return much harder. To make matters worse, he is paired with popular girl Cat for a history project. Between Cat's icy attitude and troubling rumors that Sam lied about having cancer, nothing seems to be going well. Things start to look up when Cat and Sam unexpectedly bond over the UFO obsession he once shared with Oscar--but Sam isn't sure he's ready to open up to someone again. With the chance for a fresh start within reach, he worries that coming clean about his illness will only make Cat pity him. Hiding the truth also helps Sam avoid the biggest worry of all: What if his cancer comes back?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"Ages 8-12"--Front dust jacket flap. Horn Book, January 2025. Kirkus Review, October 2024. "Sam Kepler Greyson doesn't want to be the 'cancer kid.' After losing his best friend and fellow UFO enthusiast, Oscar, to brain cancer, Sam wants to focus on anything but his own cancer--maybe even a normal year of middle school. But whispers in the halls and lingering grief over Oscar make Sam's return much harder. To make matters worse, he is paired with popular girl Cat for a history project. Between Cat's icy attitude and troubling rumors that Sam lied about having cancer, nothing seems to be going well. Things start to look up when Cat and Sam unexpectedly bond over the UFO obsession he once shared with Oscar--but Sam isn't sure he's ready to open up to someone again. With the chance for a fresh start within reach, he worries that coming clean about his illness will only make Cat pity him. Hiding the truth also helps Sam avoid the biggest worry of all: What if his cancer comes back?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Vanya and the wild hunt

Mandanna, Sangu,


Publishers Weekly, December 2024. School Library Journal starred, January 2025. "Eleven-year-old Vanya Vallen has always felt like she doesn't fit in. She's British Indian in a mostly white English town, her parents won't talk about their pasts, and she has ADHD. Oh, and she talks to books. More importantly, the books talk back. When her family is attacked by a monster she believed existed only in fairy tales, Vanya discovers that her parents have secrets--and that there are a lot more monsters out there. Overnight, she's whisked off to the enchanted library and school of Auramere, there's no escaping monsters. The mysterious, powerful Wild Hunt is on the prowl, and Vanya will need all her creativity and courage to unmask its leader and stop them before they destroy the only place she's ever truly belonged"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Publishers Weekly, December 2024. School Library Journal starred, January 2025. "Eleven-year-old Vanya Vallen has always felt like she doesn't fit in. She's British Indian in a mostly white English town, her parents won't talk about their pasts, and she has ADHD. Oh, and she talks to books. More importantly, the books talk back. When her family is attacked by a monster she believed existed only in fairy tales, Vanya discovers that her parents have secrets--and that there are a lot more monsters out there. Overnight, she's whisked off to the enchanted library and school of Auramere, there's no escaping monsters. The mysterious, powerful Wild Hunt is on the prowl, and Vanya will need all her creativity and courage to unmask its leader and stop them before they destroy the only place she's ever truly belonged"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The trouble with heroes

Messner, Kate,


Booklist starred, April 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2025. Horn Book, March 2025. New York Times, May 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. "Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines . . . until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September,t hey have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist starred, April 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2025. Horn Book, March 2025. New York Times, May 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. "Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines . . . until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September,t hey have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

A study in secrets

Florence, Debbi Michiko,


"Ages 8-12"--Publisher. "12-year-old Meg is pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school and must learn to work with her new classmates, who all have secrets of their own"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

The strongest heart

Faruqi, Saadia,


Booklist starred, March 2025. Horn Book Starred, May 2025. Kirkus Starred, January 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal starred, March 2025. "Mo is used to his father's fits of rage. When Abbu's moods shake the house, Mo is safe inside his head, with his cherished folktales: The best way to respond is not to engage. Apparently, his mama knows that too--which is why she took a job on the other side of the world, leaving Mo alone with Abbu. With Mama gone, the two move to Texas to live with Mo's aunt and cousin, Rayyan. The two boys could not be more different. Rayyan is achievement-driven and factual; Mo is a 'bad kid.' Still, there is a lot to like about living in Texas. Sundays at the mosque are better than he'd expected. And Rayyan and his aunt become a real family to Mo. But even in a warm home and school where he begins to see a future for himself, Mo knows that the monster within his father can break out and destroy their fragile peace at any moment"--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist starred, March 2025. Horn Book Starred, May 2025. Kirkus Starred, January 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal starred, March 2025. "Mo is used to his father's fits of rage. When Abbu's moods shake the house, Mo is safe inside his head, with his cherished folktales: The best way to respond is not to engage. Apparently, his mama knows that too--which is why she took a job on the other side of the world, leaving Mo alone with Abbu. With Mama gone, the two move to Texas to live with Mo's aunt and cousin, Rayyan. The two boys could not be more different. Rayyan is achievement-driven and factual; Mo is a 'bad kid.' Still, there is a lot to like about living in Texas. Sundays at the mosque are better than he'd expected. And Rayyan and his aunt become a real family to Mo. But even in a warm home and school where he begins to see a future for himself, Mo knows that the monster within his father can break out and destroy their fragile peace at any moment"--Publisher.

Date Published:2025

Spark

Baron, Chris (Christopher Leigh),


Booklist starred, June 2025. Horn Book, September 2025. Kirkus Review, May 2025. School Library Journal starred, August 2025. "A devastating wildfire tests the hope and resilience of two friends and their community"--OCLC.
Date Published:2025

The singular life of Aria Patel

Ahmed, Samira, (Fiction writer),


Junior Library Guild. Struggling to cope with her father's death and a recent breakup, eighteen-year-old Aria's life becomes infinitely more complicated when she falls through the multiverse, and with the help of a poem, she discovers truths about herself as she journeys through different universes to find her way back home.
Date Published:2025

Shadowed

Deuker, Carl,


Junior Library Guild. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Junior Library Guild. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

On again, awkward again

Kelly, Erin Entrada,


Junior Library Guild. High school freshmen, Pacy and Cecil, share a look of love at first sight that sparks a series of mistakes and awkward interactions that become part of their love story.
Date Published:2025

No purchase necessary

Marianayagam, Maria,


"Ages 8-12"--Jacket flap. Booklist starred, January 2025. Horn Book, March 2025. Kirkus Starred, November 2024. Publishers Weekly, October 2024. School Library Journal starred, December 2024. "Ajay Anthonipillai has a million-dollar problem. Ajay has lived his life dutifully following the rules set by his Tamil parents. Rules like, 'straight A's only' (rule #3), 'no such thing as a no-homework day' (rule #5), and 'never watch scary movies' (rule #10). But moving to a new school gives Ajay a new rule to follow: get on seventh grade all-star Jacob Underson's good side. When Jacob asks him to steal a Mercury bar from Scary Al's convenience store, Ajay feels this is his chance to finally 'get cool' and gain real friends. Maybe even stop eating lunch alone. But Jacob rejects the stolen chocolate bar, leaving Ajay to unwrap it and discover that it contains Mercury's 25th Anniversary Grand Prize: one million dollars! Faced with an extreme dilemma, Ajay will have to bear the weight of his actions and battle his conscience in deciding whether or not to claim the prize that may change the life of his family forever"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

"Ages 8-12"--Jacket flap. Booklist starred, January 2025. Horn Book, March 2025. Kirkus Starred, November 2024. Publishers Weekly, October 2024. School Library Journal starred, December 2024. "Ajay Anthonipillai has a million-dollar problem. Ajay has lived his life dutifully following the rules set by his Tamil parents. Rules like, 'straight A's only' (rule #3), 'no such thing as a no-homework day' (rule #5), and 'never watch scary movies' (rule #10). But moving to a new school gives Ajay a new rule to follow: get on seventh grade all-star Jacob Underson's good side. When Jacob asks him to steal a Mercury bar from Scary Al's convenience store, Ajay feels this is his chance to finally 'get cool' and gain real friends. Maybe even stop eating lunch alone. But Jacob rejects the stolen chocolate bar, leaving Ajay to unwrap it and discover that it contains Mercury's 25th Anniversary Grand Prize: one million dollars! Faced with an extreme dilemma, Ajay will have to bear the weight of his actions and battle his conscience in deciding whether or not to claim the prize that may change the life of his family forever"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The legend of the last library

Cole, Frank L,


Includes discussion questions. Juni lives in a world without books. The Blight killed off all the trees, and since then, paper is worth more than just about anything else. Juni's parents were killed in an archeological dig when she was young, so now it's just her and her Grandpa Edgar, trying to survive. When she's not in school, Juni and her friends Doler and Quaze turn to plifting-scavenging in abandoned buildings for any scrap of paper they can find-to earn a little money. If Juni can find enough paper, she can pay for the expensive health care Grandpa needs.
Date Published:2024

Includes discussion questions. Juni lives in a world without books. The Blight killed off all the trees, and since then, paper is worth more than just about anything else. Juni's parents were killed in an archeological dig when she was young, so now it's just her and her Grandpa Edgar, trying to survive. When she's not in school, Juni and her friends Doler and Quaze turn to plifting-scavenging in abandoned buildings for any scrap of paper they can find-to earn a little money. If Juni can find enough paper, she can pay for the expensive health care Grandpa needs.

Date Published:2024

Kyra, just for today

Zarr, Sara,


Booklist, February 2024. Kirkus Starred, January 2024. School Library Journal, March 2024. "At the start of seventh grade, Kyra believes her alcoholic mother, who has been sober for five years, has relapsed and with no one to count on, not even her best friend, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024