New Titles

Under the neon lights

Vinson, Arriel.


, January 2026. School Library Journal, June 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2025. "Sixteen-year-old Jaelyn Coleman falls in love for the first time at her local, beloved roller-skating rink, just as news hits it is shutting down amidst her neighborhood quickly gentrifying"--
Date Published:2025

The threat of wildfires

Cunningham, Kevin, 1966-


School Library Journal, April 2025. "Wildfires helped keep nature in balance for millions of years. But today's wildfires burn hotter, last longer, and happen more often because of climate change. . . . explains the links between human-caused climate change and these dangerous events. Cutting-edge science describes what conditions spark the flames and detail the human activities involved"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, April 2025. "Wildfires helped keep nature in balance for millions of years. But today's wildfires burn hotter, last longer, and happen more often because of climate change. . . . explains the links between human-caused climate change and these dangerous events. Cutting-edge science describes what conditions spark the flames and detail the human activities involved"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The technology of the U.S. Space Force

Crooks-Johnson, Jenny.


School Library Journal, April 2025. "The Space Force is the newest branch of the U.S. military. Tasked with protecting U.S. interests in space, these service members need the most advanced technology available to perform their jobs. Space Force guardians use computers to control satellites orbiting Earth miles above the planet's surface. These members of the Space Force also train to defend these important devices from attacks in case another nation tries to disable them. Because technology is always changing, the Space Force is always developing new tools, so guardians will be ready to face whatever challenges come their way"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, April 2025. "The Space Force is the newest branch of the U.S. military. Tasked with protecting U.S. interests in space, these service members need the most advanced technology available to perform their jobs. Space Force guardians use computers to control satellites orbiting Earth miles above the planet's surface. These members of the Space Force also train to defend these important devices from attacks in case another nation tries to disable them. Because technology is always changing, the Space Force is always developing new tools, so guardians will be ready to face whatever challenges come their way"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The souls of flowers the loveliest flowers in our meadows and gardens /

Kourkov�a, Pavl�ina, 19.


Translation o. School Library. "Inspired by the beauty seen traveling through the Czech countryside, a botanical artist presents her favorite flowers in watercolor with scientific names and historical context as well as her personal impressions.
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The quince project a novel /

Parra, Jessica.


Booklist, May 2024. School Library Journal, February 2025. Following her sister's disastrous quincea�nera and her mother's sudden passing, sixteen-year-old Castillo strives to regain control of her life, but when she books a job to plan another quincea�nera she finds her carefully devised plans unraveli.
Date Published:2024

Opinions and opossums

Braden, Ann.


School Library Journal, June 2023. Booklist, March 2023. Kirkus Review, May 2023. Raised to keep her head down and not ask questions, when twelve-year-old Agnes befriends her older anthropologist neighbor, she begins to think--and write--about things from new perspectives.
Date Published:2023

On starlit shores

Glendining, Bex.


School Library Journal starred, August 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Booklist, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2025. Alex Wilson hasn't been back to Indigo Harbor in years. But when her grandmother dies unexpectedly, Alex will have to return to her childhood home to say goodbye. Joined by her friend, Grim, Alex begins cleaning out her grandmother's house, but the longer they stay, the stranger things get. Indigo Harbor isn't your average town--there are falling stars, witches running tea shops, and a name that comes up again and again: Elizabeth. Who was this woman, and how did she know Alex's grandmother?--Adapted from back cover.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal starred, August 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Booklist, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2025. Alex Wilson hasn't been back to Indigo Harbor in years. But when her grandmother dies unexpectedly, Alex will have to return to her childhood home to say goodbye. Joined by her friend, Grim, Alex begins cleaning out her grandmother's house, but the longer they stay, the stranger things get. Indigo Harbor isn't your average town--there are falling stars, witches running tea shops, and a name that comes up again and again: Elizabeth. Who was this woman, and how did she know Alex's grandmother?--Adapted from back cover.

Date Published:2025

An immense world how animals sense earth's amazing secrets /

Anderson, AnnMarie,


Includes index. Introduction : an incredible voyage -- Leaking sacks of chemicals -- Endless ways of seeing -- Rurple, grurple, yurple -- The unwanted sense -- So cool -- A rough sense -- The rippling ground -- All ears -- A silent world shouts back -- Living batteries and compasses -- Every sense at once -- Save the quiet, preserve the dark. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Provides a young reader's edition of the nonfiction book of the same name that explores how animals perceive the world through their senses, which often are more complex than human senses. Examines the ways assorted animals use smell, taste, light, color, pain, heat, sound, and magnetic fields to navigate the world. Points out how human activity changes the world's environment and threatens the lives and senses of animals. Includes color photographs and illustrations.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. Introduction : an incredible voyage -- Leaking sacks of chemicals -- Endless ways of seeing -- Rurple, grurple, yurple -- The unwanted sense -- So cool -- A rough sense -- The rippling ground -- All ears -- A silent world shouts back -- Living batteries and compasses -- Every sense at once -- Save the quiet, preserve the dark. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Provides a young reader's edition of the nonfiction book of the same name that explores how animals perceive the world through their senses, which often are more complex than human senses. Examines the ways assorted animals use smell, taste, light, color, pain, heat, sound, and magnetic fields to navigate the world. Points out how human activity changes the world's environment and threatens the lives and senses of animals. Includes color photographs and illustrations.

Date Published:2025

Future vision stories of our brilliant tomorrow /

Rogers, Cathy (Cathy Jane)


Booklist starred, March 2025. Children are taken on a journey into the year 2070, to a world transformed by technology, sustainability, and global initiatives. From traffic-free cities and carbon-free energy to eco-friendly homes and developments in space exploration, readers are invited to imagine the possibilities that lie ahead.
Date Published:2024

Frontera

Anta, Julio.


School Library Journal, July 2023. Pub Weekly, May 2023. Booklist, July 2023. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, June 2023. "Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Comets and asteroids

Lombardo, Jennifer.


What is a comet? -- What is an asteroid? -- Meteors and more -- Prepare for impact!. School Library Journal, April 2024. "From the massive asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to the icy, long-tailed comets that zoom through our solar system, this book offers a . . . look at these celestial objects and their impact on our universe. Through . . . visuals and engaging storytelling, readers will learn about the history of comets and asteroids, their composition and structure, and how they have shaped the formation of our solar system. Discover how comets and asteroids have influenced cultures throughout history, and how scientists are studying these objects to unlock the secrets of our universe"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

What is a comet? -- What is an asteroid? -- Meteors and more -- Prepare for impact!. School Library Journal, April 2024. "From the massive asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to the icy, long-tailed comets that zoom through our solar system, this book offers a . . . look at these celestial objects and their impact on our universe. Through . . . visuals and engaging storytelling, readers will learn about the history of comets and asteroids, their composition and structure, and how they have shaped the formation of our solar system. Discover how comets and asteroids have influenced cultures throughout history, and how scientists are studying these objects to unlock the secrets of our universe"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Boomi's boombox

Sekaran, Shanthi, 1977-


School Library Journal starred, June 2023. Booklist starred, May 2023. Horn Book, July 2023. Kirkus Review, April 2023. After her dad dies of COVID, twelve-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, where she meets her dad at age twelve and must figure out what she's supposed to do--save him or change her life.
Date Published:2023

Becoming adapted for young readers /

Obama, Michelle, 1964-


Young reader adaptation of: Becoming / Michelle Obama. School Library Journal starred, August 2021. Kirkus Starred, April 2021. An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama.
Date Published:2021

Abeni and the kingdom of gold

Clark, P. Dj�el�


"Ages 8 and up"--Dust . cket.3 Horn Book, M. Kirkus Review, Februa. "After rescuing the Children of Night, Abeni and her friends are in search of the elder spirits--who they hope can protect Asha. But before the group can reach their destination, they're captured and held prisoner by the Kingdom of the Gold Spinners, whose magics manipulate gold to build and achieve wonders. To secure their freedom, the companions make an agreement to retrieve the kingdom's sacred and mystical Golden Throne, the very soul of their people--said to be hidden in a lost city beneath the sands and guarded by a terrible dragon"
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"Ages 8 and up"--Dust . cket.3 Horn Book, M. Kirkus Review, Februa. "After rescuing the Children of Night, Abeni and her friends are in search of the elder spirits--who they hope can protect Asha. But before the group can reach their destination, they're captured and held prisoner by the Kingdom of the Gold Spinners, whose magics manipulate gold to build and achieve wonders. To secure their freedom, the companions make an agreement to retrieve the kingdom's sacred and mystical Golden Throne, the very soul of their people--said to be hidden in a lost city beneath the sands and guarded by a terrible dragon"

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49 days

Lee, Agnes, (Artist).


"This is an Arthur Levine book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, April 2024. Booklist starred, February 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Kirkus Starred, January 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2024. "In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"This is an Arthur Levine book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, April 2024. Booklist starred, February 2024. Publishers Weekly, January 2024. Kirkus Starred, January 2024. Horn Book, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2024. "In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

13 ways to say goodbye

Fussner, Kate.


"Ages 8-12"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, January 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. Horn Book, May 2025. Kirkus Review, January 2025. "Nina always followed her older sister, Lily. But just before her thirteenth birthday, Lily died, leaving Nina behind forever. In the three years since she lost her sister, Nina has completed Lily's secret Before Birthday lists to continue in her footsteps. But now Nina is catching up. When Nina flies to Paris, France, and completes tasks that Lily never finished, Nina finds herself magically transported inside of her own memories, face-to-face with the ghosts of her past. With her birthday looming and the last list running out, Nina is torn between visiting her sister in her memories and adventuring in the present, including crushing hard on her art classmate, Sylvie. Should she follow Lily's instructions or try something new? And what happens when she finishes the list?"--Amazon.
Date Published:2025

"Ages 8-12"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, January 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. Horn Book, May 2025. Kirkus Review, January 2025. "Nina always followed her older sister, Lily. But just before her thirteenth birthday, Lily died, leaving Nina behind forever. In the three years since she lost her sister, Nina has completed Lily's secret Before Birthday lists to continue in her footsteps. But now Nina is catching up. When Nina flies to Paris, France, and completes tasks that Lily never finished, Nina finds herself magically transported inside of her own memories, face-to-face with the ghosts of her past. With her birthday looming and the last list running out, Nina is torn between visiting her sister in her memories and adventuring in the present, including crushing hard on her art classmate, Sylvie. Should she follow Lily's instructions or try something new? And what happens when she finishes the list?"--Amazon.

Date Published:2025

Young Hag and the witches' quest

Greenberg, Isabel.


School Library Journal, May 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Horn Book Starred, July 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, April 2024. "Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and round tables and kings that pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed, and the magic is gone. All that is left are the stories of those bygone days. Young Hag, her mother and her grandmother, Ancient Crone, are the last of the witches in Britain. At least, that's what Ancient Crone says. Young Hag has grown up hearing those tales and believing in her the power of her Grandmother. But when tragedy strikes, and their world is shaken, Young Hag turns her back on magic. She is sick of the tales of family curses, faerie doors, lost magic, and ancient swords. If they are witches, where is their magic when they really need it? And then one day they find a changeling baby in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; to bring the magic back to Britain. But when faced with magic and myth, can Young Hag put aside her doubts and fears? Or will she simply become a forgotten footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards?"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, May 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Horn Book Starred, July 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2024. Kirkus Starred, April 2024. "Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and round tables and kings that pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed, and the magic is gone. All that is left are the stories of those bygone days. Young Hag, her mother and her grandmother, Ancient Crone, are the last of the witches in Britain. At least, that's what Ancient Crone says. Young Hag has grown up hearing those tales and believing in her the power of her Grandmother. But when tragedy strikes, and their world is shaken, Young Hag turns her back on magic. She is sick of the tales of family curses, faerie doors, lost magic, and ancient swords. If they are witches, where is their magic when they really need it? And then one day they find a changeling baby in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; to bring the magic back to Britain. But when faced with magic and myth, can Young Hag put aside her doubts and fears? Or will she simply become a forgotten footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards?"--Amazon.

Date Published:2024

You belong here

Miller, Sara Phoebe.


School Library Journal, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2025. Kirkus Review, January 2025. "It's the first day of senior year and seventeen-year-old Essie Rosen is already over it. Her best friend went off to college and barely responds to her texts, her brother's on the other side of the country in rehab, every conversation with her mom becomes a fight, and her long-term boyfriend, Bruno, feels weirdly distant. Essie's counting down the days until she can escape her Long Island hometown and join her bff at NYU, where she's SURE she'll get into the acting program she's dreamed about for years. But when Essie gets dumped AND botches her college audition, her entire trajectory changes. Instead of doing community theater, she ends up slumming it in the school play, where she's cast opposite the unexpectedly charming Christopher Sun . . . the younger brother of the drug dealer who got Essie's brother hooked. Is he the perfect rebound--or the worst decision Essie could make?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February 2025. Kirkus Review, January 2025. "It's the first day of senior year and seventeen-year-old Essie Rosen is already over it. Her best friend went off to college and barely responds to her texts, her brother's on the other side of the country in rehab, every conversation with her mom becomes a fight, and her long-term boyfriend, Bruno, feels weirdly distant. Essie's counting down the days until she can escape her Long Island hometown and join her bff at NYU, where she's SURE she'll get into the acting program she's dreamed about for years. But when Essie gets dumped AND botches her college audition, her entire trajectory changes. Instead of doing community theater, she ends up slumming it in the school play, where she's cast opposite the unexpectedly charming Christopher Sun . . . the younger brother of the drug dealer who got Essie's brother hooked. Is he the perfect rebound--or the worst decision Essie could make?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

The wrong way home

O'Shaughnessy, Kate.


"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal, April 2024. Booklist starred, March 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2024. Kirkus Starred, February 2024. Horn Book, May 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. School Library Journal, April 2024. Booklist starred, March 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2024. Kirkus Starred, February 2024. Horn Book, May 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

Wolves at the door

Watkins, Steve, 1954-


August 1944, Asta, her younger sister Pieta, and their mother are caught between the invading Soviet Army and the retreating Wehrmacht in East Prussia and are forced to try and survive in the Romincka Forest with winter coming.
Date Published:2024