Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a friends-to-lovers YA romance, a series conclusion about former “bad guys,” a picture book about two siblings’ fascination with their father’s band, a middle grade novel about a fortune telling creature, and more.
All My Bests by Britnee Meiser. Aladdin, $8.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-665-94821-0. Childhood friends Immie and Jack grapple with changes in their relationship as Jack is shot into fame as a soccer star and new friendships make Immie reflect on her family’s history.
The Bad Guys in One Last Thing by Aaron Blabey. Scholastic, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-546-11180-1. In the 20th and final installment of The Bad Guys series, reformed criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, and Mr. Piranha fight to save their reputation one last time.
The Band in Our Basement by Kelly J. Baptist, illus. by Jenin Mohammed. Abrams, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-6907-8. After their dance moves result in a “CRASH,” two siblings worry they’ll be caught staying up late to listen to Daddy’s band practice. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer, illus. by Steve McCarthy. Candlewick, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-4066-5. Beanie—a sharp-nosed, green-skinned young “bansheenie”—doesn’t bond properly with human Rose, and doesn’t know, as her kind should, when Rose will die. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! by Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose, illus. by Bea Jackson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-374-38973-4. Previous collaborators and National Book Award winners Colvin and Hoose reteam to relate the actions of a young Colvin in reaction to segregation in Montgomery, Ala. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
Dead Girls Don't Dream by Nino Cipri. Holt, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-2507-9140-5. Teenage Riley Walcott is murdered and brought back to life by young witch Madelyn, and together they investigate the truth behind the legends that seek to control both their lives. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Eli and the Uncles by Jehan Madhani, illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Candlewick, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-2811-3. Eli’s eight uncles live together in one house, and every summer Eli spends a day with them in this gleeful excursion. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The Empty Place by Olivia A. Cole. Little, Brown, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-316-44942-7. Henrietta Lightfoot follows her explorer father’s footsteps and finds herself in an alternate world filled with lost people, creatures, and objects—and quickly learns that there’s no guaranteed way home. The middle book received a starred review from PW.
Fault Lines by Janet Sumner Johnson. Pixel + Ink, $18.99 ISBN 9781645952053. Hope and Gordon Smith are at the center of yet another mystery when a girl goes missing and an anonymous letter points to more family secrets in the second book of The Winterton Deception series.
Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-57371-9. Barnes returns to The Inheritance Games universe with a collection of novellas about Avery Grambs and the Hawthorne family.
Happy & Sad & Everything True by Alex Thayer. Aladdin, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-665955-24-9. Tween Dee inadvertently starts a school therapy service, and upon receiving a note from an anonymous admirer, investigates to reveal their identity.
Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis. Penguin/Paulsen, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-62539-2. In the sequel to Thieves Gambit, Ross takes her chances in another Gambit competition to save her family and herself.
I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea. Henry Holt, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-90958-9. Former ballerina Laure Mesney is now a host to an evil entity and struggles to find a way to save herself in the sequel to I Feed Her to the Beast.
In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-327802-8. The first in A Lizzie & Darcy Mystery series, based on Pride and Prejudice, follows Lizzie Bennet’s investigation into a warehouse fire that turns deadly and finds her first suspect to be a former lover of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Leap by Simina Popescu. Roaring Brook, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-250-83829-2; $17.99 paper ISBN 978-1-250-83830-8. Contemporary dancers Ana Florean and Sara Dumitrescu’s junior year at a Romanian performing arts school turns out to be pivotal and transformative in Popescu’s debut graphic novel.
The Love Interest by Helen Comerford. Bloomsbury, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-547-61479-0. A picturesque superhero universe and the 21st-century world collide in Comerford’s rom-com debut, which features comedic dialogue, sophisticated depictions of mental health, and empowering, authentic female relationships.
Mishka by Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel, trans. from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier, illus. by Annet Schaap. Levine Querido, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-64614-458-7. This tender novel, narrated in a simple, affecting voice by nine-year-old Roya, gently illuminates the disorienting effects of the refugee experience on a child. The early reader book received a starred review from PW.
More Than This by Krystal Marquis. Dial, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-46336-9. Ruby, Olivia, Amy-Rose, and Helen, grapple with love, heartbreak, and the pursuit of independence in the second installment of The Davenports series.
My So-Called Family by Gia Gordon. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39205-5. Twelve-year-old Ash finds solace in her superhero alter ego while navigating her mistrust of adults as a foster child. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
Off the Map by Meika Hashimoto. Scholastic Press, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-339-01117-2. Two former friends must work together to survive after getting lost in this gritty, briskly paced adventure by Hashimoto. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
The One & Only Googoosh: Iran’s Beloved Superstar by Azadeh Westergaard. Viking, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11463-6. This picture book biography highlights the childhood of Faegheh Atashin, who under the stage name Googoosh became an Iranian cultural icon. The picture book received a starred review from PW.
The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho, illus. by Deb JJ Lee. HarperAlley, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-06-301108-3; $15.99 paper ISBN 978-0-0630-1107-6. In 2013, to survive deprivation and starvation in North Korea, two tweens scavenge to support their families and risk even greater hardships seeking freedom. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.
Power to the Parasites! by Chelsea L. Woods, illus. by Dan Mottram. Macmillan/Godwin, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-83398-3. Debut author Woods delves into the life and times of much-maligned parasites in this frolicking scientific foray. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
A Queen’s Game by Katharine McGee. Random House, $20.99; ISBN 978-0-593-71070-8. Princesses Alix, Hélène, and May grapple with their legacy and the potential for love in this historical romance from the author of the American Royals series.
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-84208-4. When two Bangladeshi Irish teens realize they’re dating the same boy, they team up to expose him at a regional STEM competition in this hijinks-filled romance.
The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa. Graphix, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-338-84326-2; $12.99 paper ISBN 978-1-33-884325-5. Two-spirited Ojibwe tween Anang wants to wear a ribbon skirt to the reservation’s upcoming powwow, but they’re concerned about what the kids from their middle school might say. The graphic novel received a starred review from PW.
Skyshade by Alex Aster. Amulet, $22.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-7378-5. In the closer to The Lightlark Saga trilogy, Isla’s loyalty is tested when she retreats to Nightshade with Grim as her desperation to save Lightlark from a prophecy grows.
The Squad by Christina Soontornvat, illus. by Joanna Cacao. Scholastic/Graphix, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-338-74131-5. In the second graphic novel of The Tryout series, eighth-grader Christina prepares for the competitive cheerleading trials while navigating the downfall of her parents’ marriage.
Thunder City by Philip Reeve. Scholastic Press, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-5461-3823-5. In the distant future, where mobile cities roam a hostile landscape, often absorbing one another for resources, adult tutor Miss Lavinia Torpenhow embarks on a quest with unexpected allies to save her home.
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