Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles, including a YA fantasy about a rare being attempting to keep her identity hidden, a YA nonfiction book highlighting discrimination in education, a YA trilogy closer following heroes into their final battle, and more.
Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye. Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-87245-6. Rosy Holt, who has the rare ability to shift into a powerful bone wolf, is offered a spot at the prestigious magical academy Witch Hall, but hides her power to avoid being drafted in a prophesied war.
Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School by Tiffany Jewell. (Versify, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-35-863831-5). Jewell highlights how systemic racism impacts Black and brown children throughout their educational career, in this book featuring contributions from Joanna Ho, Randy Ribay, Torrey Maldonado, and more.
Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (HarperTeen, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-06-311606-1). In the conclusion to the Realm Breaker series, Corayne escapes with the world’s last Spindleblade and prepares to face off against enemies who will do anything to end the world.
Finally Heard by Kelly Yang. S&S, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-665-94793-0. Lina Gao receives her first phone and discovers the joys and pitfalls of social media in the sequel to Finally Seen.
A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration by Cynthia Harmony, illus. by Devon Holzwarth. Viking, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-5935-2576-0. Lucía waits for the return of her migrant farmworker father, whose departure parallels the migratory pattern of monarch butterflies. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana. Wednesday, $20; ISBN 978-1-250-89931-6. After facing discrimination by a politician during an event, Pakistani American Nida Siddiqui vents her frustrations in her journal. When her entries are posted online, Nida struggles to deal with the fallout, while advocating for herself.
Jam, Too? by JaNay Brown-Wood, illus. by Jacqueline Alcántara. Penguin/Paulsen, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-32376-2. A conga player on a beach attracts other percussionists, and the impromptu ensemble continues to grow to include varying instruments. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Kindling by Traci Chee. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06326-9354. A farm girl sets out on a journey to find kindlings, magical soldiers who were conscripted as children, and sets off a chain of events that will bring together seven kindlings for one last battle. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Lucky Duck by Chris Kurtz, illus. by Jennifer Meyer. Clarion, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-063-31134-3. Fledgling fowl Frank seeks to prove his worth by gathering enchanted amulets meant to defeat the fox who hunts at the duck pond.
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11208-3. When 11-year-old Max Bretzfeld is sent from Berlin to England and moves in with the Montagus, he learns that the family is involved with British espionage, and the only way to return home is to become a spy himself. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi. Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-0631-1581-1. Aspiring journalist Mahnoor Raheem interviews her grandmother about the horrors her grandmother witnessed as a young refugee for a school project.
Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris, illus. by Ian Falconer. Toon, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-66266-527-1. Reworked from a Little Lit anthology comic, this picture book from humorist Sedaris and the late Falconer follows Anna Van Ogre, an ogre with a penchant for making adorable “scary” faces.
Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover by Lucy Ruth Cummins, illus. by Pete Oswald. Flamingo, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-46594-3. At Sleepy Sheep’s very first sleepover, he struggles to fall asleep when he becomes homesick.
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, trans. from the Korean by Joungmin Lee Comfort. Delacorte, $20.99; ISBN 978-0-593-48497-5. Sixteen-year-old Jeon Chobahm earns the opportunity to escape working in her community, which is frozen over due to climate change, by agreeing to secretly replace a popular actress after her death.
There’s No Such Thing as Vegetables by Kyle Lukoff, illus. by Andrea Tsurumi. Holt, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-2508-6784-1. Sent to an abundant community garden to gather vegetables for a salad, young Chester is thwarted by the prospective ingredients who demand to be called by their given names.
This Baby. That Baby. by Cari Best, illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Random House/Schwartz, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-56463-9. Two babies living across the street from one another both experience the joys of growing up in the city. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Unstuck by Barbara Dee. Aladdin, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-534489-86-8. With a writing competition deadline looming, seventh grader and aspiring writer Lyla must find a way to overcome her case of writer’s block.
Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco, illus. by John Rocco. Putnam, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-61809-7. Readers can learn about the life of naturalist Attenborough from his early career as a youthful presenter of planet Earth to herald of the consequences of shrinking wildlife habitat.
The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt, illus. by Alex Willmore. Philomel, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-5936-2196-7. An anthropomorphized yellow bookmark-like entity attempts to help a narrator get the book’s story on track.
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