New Titles

Curveball

Cartaya, Pablo.


School Library Journal, February 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Publishers Weekly, February 2024. Elena Rueda loves baseball--and is the best player on her team--but recently has stopped having fun, so during a summer spent with her brother's quirky friends she reflects on who she is and maybe learns to love to play again.
Date Published:2024

Growing home

Ferry, Beth.


School Library Journal starred, July 2025. Publishers Weekly, February 2025. Booklist, May 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2025. Kirkus Review, March 2025. "A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Misfit mansion

Davault, Kay.


"Ages 8 and up"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, June 2023. Publishers Weekly, May 2023. Booklist, July 2023. Kirkus Review, May 2023. "A monster girl who sneaks into a human town to find a family for herself and her mythical housemates, only to unravel long-kept secrets"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

The last resort

Kelly, Erin Entrada.


Publishers Weekly, May 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Horn Book, September 2025. Twelve-year-old Lila has two goals for the summer: 1. Win back the friends who ditched her for being "too dramatic" 2. Stop being so dramatic but then Lila's estranged Grandpa Clem dies, throwing a wrench in her plans. Now she'll have to spend the summer in Ohio while her parents decide what to do with Grandpa Clem's creepy Victorian Inn. It's supremely unfair.
Date Published:2025

Publishers Weekly, May 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Horn Book, September 2025. Twelve-year-old Lila has two goals for the summer: 1. Win back the friends who ditched her for being "too dramatic" 2. Stop being so dramatic but then Lila's estranged Grandpa Clem dies, throwing a wrench in her plans. Now she'll have to spend the summer in Ohio while her parents decide what to do with Grandpa Clem's creepy Victorian Inn. It's supremely unfair.

Date Published:2025

The bug bandits

Walsh, Jenni L.


Booklist, May 2025. Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal, May 2025. While her father attends a convention out of town, bug enthusiast Liberty and her friends work together to stop the burglary of rare insects from her father's insectarium.
Date Published:2025

Wrath of the rain god

Valenti, Karla.


"Ages 7-10"--Back cover. School Library Journal, October 2024. Booklist, March 2024. Nine-year-old twins Emma and Martín travel into a book of legends where they must try to stop the rain god's flood.
Date Published:2024

The Sherlock Society

Ponti, James,


Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many "cold cases" their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter--first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.
Date Published:2024

J vs. K

Alexander, Kwame.


Booklist starred, March 2025. Kirkus, March 01, 2025. Publisher's Weekly starred, March 03, 2025. School library journal starred, April 2025. Horn book, July 2025. Two ten-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest.
Date Published:2025

Swimming with spies

Lucyk-Berger, Chrystyna,


Based on true events. "It's February of 2014 in the seaport city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Sofiya Oleksandrivna only wants two things: to figure out a way to get Ilya Ilyich to stop bullying her, and to convince her mother to come back home. But as battleships come to populate the waters around their city and Russian forces, including Ilya's father, start to make their presence known, an even greater threat takes over Sofiya's life. The only escape Sofiya has is the dolphinarium where her father is a trainer at the forefront of teaching sign language to a pod of dolphins. And now the Russian military has ordered the dolphinarium to hand over its animals for military use. As armed Russian troops invade Crimea and conflict and tension continue to rise, Sofiya will do everything she can to keep her pod safe"--
Date Published:2024

Based on true events. "It's February of 2014 in the seaport city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Sofiya Oleksandrivna only wants two things: to figure out a way to get Ilya Ilyich to stop bullying her, and to convince her mother to come back home. But as battleships come to populate the waters around their city and Russian forces, including Ilya's father, start to make their presence known, an even greater threat takes over Sofiya's life. The only escape Sofiya has is the dolphinarium where her father is a trainer at the forefront of teaching sign language to a pod of dolphins. And now the Russian military has ordered the dolphinarium to hand over its animals for military use. As armed Russian troops invade Crimea and conflict and tension continue to rise, Sofiya will do everything she can to keep her pod safe"--

Date Published:2024

Queen of the sea

Eschmann, Reese,


"Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with her dad. Finally, one toothbrush in one place and all her outfits together! So when her dad announces that he's gotten a new job on the fanciest, most fun, family-friendly cruise line -- and he's bringing his kids along -- Caitlin has mixed feelings. For about a minute! Then off she goes on the adventure of a lifetime on the biggest ship she's ever seen, the Wandering Princess, which is tricked out to perfection. But soon the pressures of being a crew kid get to Caitlin. She's already had to adjust to two new homes . . . will she be able to make the Wandering Princess her third?"--
Date Published:2025

"Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with her dad. Finally, one toothbrush in one place and all her outfits together! So when her dad announces that he's gotten a new job on the fanciest, most fun, family-friendly cruise line -- and he's bringing his kids along -- Caitlin has mixed feelings. For about a minute! Then off she goes on the adventure of a lifetime on the biggest ship she's ever seen, the Wandering Princess, which is tricked out to perfection. But soon the pressures of being a crew kid get to Caitlin. She's already had to adjust to two new homes . . . will she be able to make the Wandering Princess her third?"--

Date Published:2025

Reasons to look at the night sky

Daniel, Danielle.


School Library Journal, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. Luna's been counting down the days, and now that Christmas break is over, she's ready to hit the ground running. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute teacher, Mrs. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's orbit--changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy too. What on Planet Earth is happening?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. Luna's been counting down the days, and now that Christmas break is over, she's ready to hit the ground running. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute teacher, Mrs. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's orbit--changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy too. What on Planet Earth is happening?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Forever Ripley

Hoyle, McCall,


As German Shepherd Ripley's health declines, she realizes she must give her human Charlie the confidence to carry on.
Date Published:2025

The lion of Lark-Hayes manor

Hartman, Aubrey.


Publishers Weekly, April 2023. Booklist, April 2023. Kirkus Review, March 2023. Twelve-year-old Poppy meets a water nymph and exchanges her favorite book for a lion, but her deal has unexpected consequences that Poppy must fight to correct.
Date Published:2023

Punycorn

Watson, Andi.


"Ages 8-12"--Back cover. School Library Journal, January 2024. Booklist, November 2023. Kirkus Review, October 2023. When the villainous Sir Ogre unleashes his evil army on Carbuncle, a land of endless rainbows and sugar-sprinkled donuts, Punycorn, a small, athletically challenged unicorn, and a motley group of misfits are Carbuncle's only hope!
Date Published:2023

The Callers

Thomas, Kiah,


In Elipsom the ability to call, or summon objects, is a coveted skill, and Quintus Octavius is from a family of powerful Callers, but Quin does not have the gift, and he is mortified when his mother and sister cheat for him at his test; but in a moment of frustration Quin makes something disappear and discovers that the all the objects that Callers summon are not conjured out of air, but come from a place called Evantra, which his people have been pillaging for years--and pulled into Evantra, he meets Allie who is determined to retrieve everything that has been stolen.
Date Published:2022

In Elipsom the ability to call, or summon objects, is a coveted skill, and Quintus Octavius is from a family of powerful Callers, but Quin does not have the gift, and he is mortified when his mother and sister cheat for him at his test; but in a moment of frustration Quin makes something disappear and discovers that the all the objects that Callers summon are not conjured out of air, but come from a place called Evantra, which his people have been pillaging for years--and pulled into Evantra, he meets Allie who is determined to retrieve everything that has been stolen.

Date Published:2022

Dogtown

Applegate, Katherine.


"Feiwel and Friends." School Library Journal starred, August 2023. Publishers Weekly, July 2023. Booklist, September 2023. Horn Book, November 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2023. Kirkus Review, August 2023. In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metal Head, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.
Date Published:2023

"Feiwel and Friends." School Library Journal starred, August 2023. Publishers Weekly, July 2023. Booklist, September 2023. Horn Book, November 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2023. Kirkus Review, August 2023. In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metal Head, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.

Date Published:2023