Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles, including a magical middle grade book, a queer YA novel about learning to move on from an ex, a picture book featuring a unicorn’s quest to learn to fly, a short story collection highlighting the Dominican Diaspora, and more.

Lifeling by Kirsty Applebaum. Holt, $17.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-31735-3. When a boy who has the ability to save dying animals in exchange for a shortened life discovers the extent of his magical powers, he faces a path to possible disclosure and difficult decisions about responsibility. The middle grade book earned a starred review from PW.

Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch. Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5344-9746-7. After an unexpected breakup, high school senior Blaine tackles his grief Legally Blonde style, running for student body president to prove he can be what he wants.

Donut: The Unicorn Who Wants to Fly by Laura Gehl, illus. by Andrea Zuill. Random House Studio, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-37625-6. An earthbound unicorn and his cast of forest friends make valiant efforts to get him to fly.

High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez. Levine Querido, $18.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-64614-129-6. In interconnected short stories, Gomera-Tavarez explores the Dominican diaspora through multiple generations of the Belén family. The short story collection earned a starred review from PW.

Big and Small and In-Between by Carter Higgins, illus. by Daniel Miyares. Chronicle, $18.99 (98p) ISBN 978-1-4521-6650-6. In this conceptual work of categorization, Higgins writes short, fanciful, often funny observations, sorted into the divisions of the title: big, in-between, and small.

This May End Badly by Samantha Markum (Wednesday Books, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79918-0). A century-old high school prank war pits rivals Doe and Three against each other until the discovery of a troubling secret forces them to decide whether their rivalry is more important than protecting their peers.

Button Pusher by Tyler Page. First Second, $21.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-250-75833-0. This episodic, autobiographical graphic novel from Page chronicles his experiences with ADHD from grade school to high school graduation. The graphic novel earned a starred review from PW.

Gone Dark by Amanda Panitch (S&S/McElderry, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-534-46631-9). When a hacker attack wipes out all the electricity across the U.S., the daughter of an isolationist doomsday prepper must put her skills to use to help her friends make it across the city to safety.

How to Hug a Pufferfish by Ellie Peterson (Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-79699-8). A group of aquatic friends explore the concept of consent while attempting to hug their spiky friend.,

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-46405-5). In this blend of Chinese folklore and Romeo and Juliet, the children of two feuding families both born during an astronomic deviance, bond over the inexplicable phenomena they cause every time they’re together.

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-0495-7). This Thai-inspired fantasy centers 12-year-old Sai who assists the royal navy’s Master Mapmaker in expanding the fictional Kingdom of Mangkon. The middle grade book earned a starred review from PW.

Boys of the Beast by Monica Zepeda. Tu, $20.95 (304p) ISBN 978-1-64379-095-4. Three high school seniors appear to share little in common besides their love for their recently deceased grandmother, until they embark on a road trip together and bond over mental health issues.

I Really Want to Be First!: A Really Bird Story by Harriet Ziefert, illus. by Travis Foster. Red Comet, $12.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-63655-018-3. Ziefert and Foster launch a dialogue-driven early reader comics series starring Really Bird—a feathered friend whose desire to be first for once teaches him the true meaning of leadership.

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