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New Book Alerts | New Arrivals

Saving Sunshine
Author: Saadia Faruqi
Publisher: ‎First Second
It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab.It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling -- and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos,...

Lo and Behold
Author: Wendy Mass
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things?. Introducing an unforgettable graphic novel about connection, friendship, and the wonder all around us from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and debut illustrator Gabi Mendez.. When you're named after a 250-year-old...

The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry
Author: Chad Morris
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Eleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives in a cabin with her family deep in the wild woods. Living off the grid is usually exciting, like the time she chased off three growling raccoons with a tree branch and some acorns, or when she thought she glimpsed the legendary Bigfoot. But her happy life in the wild ends abruptly when...

Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other...
Author: Jarvis
Publisher: Candlewick
Picture-book maven Jarvis brings his subtle wit and charm to the chapter-book realm with this set of stories about a most endearing pair. . Bear didn't really like the painting. I mean, look at it. But he liked Bird a lot, and it would remind him of her . . .Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time...

Nimbus
Author: Jan Eldredge
Publisher: Balzer Bray
From the author of Evangeline of the Bayou comes a classic middle grade animal-fantasy adventure about a black cat who must go on a magical journey to be reunited with her beloved owner. For fans of Katherine Applegate, Rosanne Parry, and readers of the Familiars series.Nimbus had a rough start as a kitten. But her fortunes...

The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice...
Author: G. Z. Schmidt
Publisher: Holiday House
The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident.. When six-year-old Beatrice Willoughby vanished at the Amadeuses' annual All Hallows Eve party, people in the tiny mountain town of Nevermore were quick to whisper: They were always odd. Their house is full of dark magic. And when Mort...

The Boy, the Cloud and the Very...
Author: Heather Smith
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Two years after the death of his mother, Ewan's father was swept away by a magical cloud.Now Ewan lives with his little sister, Flora, his Grumple and his mischievous cat, Kipper. But something about his father's disappearance has never felt right to Ewan. He is certain his father wouldn't leave willingly. When...

The Improbable Tales of Baskerville...
Author: Ali Standish
Publisher: HarperCollins
"A bold and thrilling reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's early life, filled with students and teachers who the world would later come to know so well, including Dr. Watson, James Moriarty, and, of course, Sherlock Holmes." - The Conan Doyle EstateA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection pick!From the critically...

When Clouds Touch Us
Author: Thanhhà Lai
Publisher: HarperCollins
Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #1 bestseller Inside Out and Back Again, picks up two years after Hà and her family arrive in Alabama as refugees from the Việt Nam War.Hà and her family have worked hard to make a life for themselves in the US, but it hasn't...

Ginny Off the Map
Author: Caroline Hickey
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books
A heartfelt coming-of-age novel about trying to find one's place in the world perfect for fans of Judy Blume, The Fourteenth Goldfish, and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.. There are two things Ginny Pierce loves most in the world: geography facts and her father. But when her dad is deployed overseas and Ginny's...

We Still Belong
Author: Christine Day
Publisher: Heartdrum
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor-winning author Christine Day (Upper Skagit) , about a girl whose hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and plans to ask her crush to the school dance) go all wrong - until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous...

Sparrow Being Sparrow
Author: Gail Donovan
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young...
An endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighbor's seven cats in this heartwarming illustrated middle grade novel for fans of Patricia MacLachlan and Sharon Creech.. Sparrow Robinson loves to dance and leap around. She loves cats. She has a million questions about the world,...

InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T....
Author: John Patrick Green
Publisher: First Second
The world of John Green's kid-favorite InvestiGators series expands with the first volume of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., a brand-new spinoff shining a light on some of Mango and Brash's colorful coworkers.Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only ... it's literally...

The Mighty Bite
Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Amulet Books
From the cartoonist behind Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales comes a wacky new graphic novel series! What happens when a couple of prehistoric creatures want to become internet stars? Trilobite and Amber (a walking whale) dream of fame and fortune. They don't realize that most of the world thinks that they're...

Jurassic Jeff: Space Invader (Jurassic...
Author: Royden Lepp
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Dinosaurs, aliens, and world domination?! Introducing a graphic series about what it means to be a friend (and how to take over the world!) --perfect for fans of Cat Kid Comic Club, and Investigators. . Jeff has one mission and one mission only: to take over the world . . . too bad he crash lands on planet Earth a few million...