Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a YA novel grappling with sexual assault, a graphic novel highlighting three generations of women in a family, a middle grade novel about a werewolf tween with a seemingly unrequited crush, and more.

49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards. Sourcebooks Fire, $11.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-7282-7600-7. Sisters Katie and Aster attempt to move on from the aftermath of a sexual assault by taking a hike together through the desert.

Age 16 by Rosena Fung. Annick, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-77321-833-5; $17.99 paper ISBN 978-1-77321-834-2. Fung crafts a poignant tale of generational strife, rebellion, and self-acceptance, inspired by the creator’s family history. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.

Benji Zeb Is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton. Tundra, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-7748-8052-4. Benji Zeb juggles his family of werewolves and feelings for a crush who begins to ignore him. The middle grade novel received a starred review from PW.

Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America 1819-1900 by Sarah Nelson, illus. by Iacopo Bruno. Candlewick, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-1392-8. This picture book highlights the invention and evolution of the bicycle.

A Boy, His Dog, and the Sea by Anthony Browne. Candlewick, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-3413-8. Feeling lonely, a boy takes his dog to the beach and winds up on a rescue mission.

Break to You by Michelle Knowlden, Neal Shusterman, and Debra Young. Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-287576-1. Incarcerated teens Adriana and Jon fall in love at a gender-segregated juvenile detention center.

Faker by Gordon Korman. Scholastic Press, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-338-82675-3. Twelve-year-old con artist Trey moves to a new school where his secret schemes are threatened to be revealed.

Farrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fate by Deeba Zargarpur. Labyrinth Road, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-56441-7. Twelve-year-old Afghan American Farrah discovers her father is one of the seven jinn kings, and when a birthday wish imprisons him, she must do all she can to free him.

I’m from Here Too by Kashmira Sheth. Peachtree, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-68263-606-0. Anoop and his father travel to India to visit his sick grandfather, where Anoop learns how Baba, orphaned by the violent partition of India at the end of British colonial rule, held fast to his Sikh faith.

Joined at the Joints by Marissa Eller. Holiday House, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-823-45621-5. Ivy attends a support group for teens with chronic illnesses, where she meets Grant, a fellow teen with rheumatoid arthritis, and finds herself falling in love.

Majestica by Sarah Tolcser. Putnam, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-69654-5. After disaster strands the tour members of a magical wildlife preserve full of mystical creatures and ruthless hunters, maid-in-training Hattie forms an unlikely alliance to survive.



Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin. Cartwheel, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-3390-2327-4. Young Millie Fleur plants an unruly garden that neighbors claim is poisonous, but Millie believes is just untraditional.

Ready or Not by Andi Porretta. Atheneum, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-0703-3; $14.99 paper ISBN 978-1-6659-0702-6. Newly graduated Cassie and her friends harbors secret crushes and growing anxieties about their future that fuel occasional bickering, and lead to a brutally honest clash. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.

Rise by Freya Finch. Disney/de la Cruz, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-368-10099-1. A fledgling teen Valkyrie tries to avert Ragnarök in Finch’s spirited, Norse mythology–inspired debut. The YA novel received a starred review from PW.

The Second Chance of Darius Logan by David F. Walker. Scholastic Press, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-338-82642-5. After an encounter with the police, Darius enrolls in Second Chance, a rehabilitation program founded by the Super Justice Force, and must prove himself against foes who want to see him fail.

That Always Happens Sometimes by Kiley Frank, illus. by K-Fai Steele. Knopf, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-984852-43-4. Easily distracted in class, Frank learns how to find activities that help him focus and channel his creativity.

unOrdinary Vol. 2 by uru-chan. HarperAlley, $19.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-35-852123-5. The social order at Wellston High is out of whack, and John’s guise threatens to crumble under pressure.

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