New Titles

Vern, custodian of the universe

Waiters, Tyrell.


Kirkus Review, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "On the edge of burnout, Vern decides to return to his family in the Sunshine State to start over. Starting a new dead-end job as a custodian at Quasar--a local science facility with a shady motive--he shrugs on his uniform, grabs a mop and bucket, and trudges off to clean up...Black holes? Space-time anomalies? Galactic ooze? Things aren't entirely what they seem at Quasar, and when Vern accidentally plugs in a mysterious machine and finds himself standing on the brink of the destruction of every planet in the Multiverse, he's presented with the greatest question of all: what is the point?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Kirkus Review, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "On the edge of burnout, Vern decides to return to his family in the Sunshine State to start over. Starting a new dead-end job as a custodian at Quasar--a local science facility with a shady motive--he shrugs on his uniform, grabs a mop and bucket, and trudges off to clean up...Black holes? Space-time anomalies? Galactic ooze? Things aren't entirely what they seem at Quasar, and when Vern accidentally plugs in a mysterious machine and finds himself standing on the brink of the destruction of every planet in the Multiverse, he's presented with the greatest question of all: what is the point?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Split the sky

Arnold, Marie.


School Library Journal starred, October 2025. Booklist starred, August 2025. Pub Weekly, June 2025. Kirkus Review, July 2025. "In a town with growing racial tension, a young Black girl must use her powers of foresight to save an unarmed teen from being killed"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Shadowed

Deuker, Carl.


School Library Journal, November 2024. Publishers Weekly, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, November 2024. Publishers Weekly, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"--Amazon.

Date Published:2024

The secret astronomers

Walker, Jessica, (Illustrator).


School Library Journal, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Booklist, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2025. "In Green Bank, West Virginia, two teens--grieving, artistic Copernicus and Kepler, a small-town overachiever--become secret pen pals through a forgotten astronomy textbook and join forces to unravel a decades-old mystery tied to Copernicus's late mother"--OCLC.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2025. Booklist, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2025. "In Green Bank, West Virginia, two teens--grieving, artistic Copernicus and Kepler, a small-town overachiever--become secret pen pals through a forgotten astronomy textbook and join forces to unravel a decades-old mystery tied to Copernicus's late mother"--OCLC.

Date Published:2025

RuriDragon.

Shindåo, Masaoki, 1988-


Translation of: Ruri doragon. Reads right to left in the traditional Japanese format. ". . . rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains mild language"--Copyright page. School Library Journal starred, December 2025. "Just after starting high school, Ruri gets hit with the biggest reveal of her life--she's a dragon! Well, a half dragon. Her mom admits Ruri inherited her draconic traits from her father, who, yes, is actually a dragon. As if dealing with curious classmates wasn't already challenging enough, Ruri and her dragon genes literally turn up the heat in the middle of a lecture. Her ordinary life is about to be anything but!"--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

Translation of: Ruri doragon. Reads right to left in the traditional Japanese format. ". . . rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains mild language"--Copyright page. School Library Journal starred, December 2025. "Just after starting high school, Ruri gets hit with the biggest reveal of her life--she's a dragon! Well, a half dragon. Her mom admits Ruri inherited her draconic traits from her father, who, yes, is actually a dragon. As if dealing with curious classmates wasn't already challenging enough, Ruri and her dragon genes literally turn up the heat in the middle of a lecture. Her ordinary life is about to be anything but!"--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

One piece.

Oda, Eiichiråo, 1975-


Part number taken from back cover. Translation of: Wan påisu. This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "Parental advisory: One piece is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains fantasy violence and tobacco usage"--Colophon. Other title: One piece. "As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world"--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

Part number taken from back cover. Translation of: Wan påisu. This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "Parental advisory: One piece is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains fantasy violence and tobacco usage"--Colophon. Other title: One piece. "As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world"--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

Lovely recipe

Nino, Myra Rose,


School Library Journal, December 2025. Booklist, February 2026. "Two girls in their senior year of high school, who are opposites in personality, start to develop romantic feelings for each other as one teaches the other how to cook"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Legendary Frybread Drive-In : intertribal stories /


School Library Journal starred, September 2025. Booklist starred, August 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Kirkus Starred, June 2025. Horn Book, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2025. "Set at a classic drive-in restaurant that seems to exist in every Native community, this anthology unites the stories of teens from all kinds of backgrounds through the shared theme of Native joy, with stories and poems reflecting hope, healing, humor, love, friendship, romance, and joy. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again"--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal starred, September 2025. Booklist starred, August 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Kirkus Starred, June 2025. Horn Book, September 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2025. "Set at a classic drive-in restaurant that seems to exist in every Native community, this anthology unites the stories of teens from all kinds of backgrounds through the shared theme of Native joy, with stories and poems reflecting hope, healing, humor, love, friendship, romance, and joy. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again"--Publisher.

Date Published:2025

Hollow

Grothe, Taylor.


"Ages 14 and up"--Peachtree Teen. Booklist starred, September 2025. Pub Weekly, June 2025. While navigating a recent Autism diagnosis, teenage Cassie gets separated from her friends on a camping trip and meets a mysterious wood carver who brings her to his artists' compound where she feels an eerie sense of belonging.
Date Published:2025

Fustuk

Apelian, Robert Mgrdich.


School Library Journal starred, December 2025. Pub Weekly, October 2025. Kirkus Review, November 2025. "Seventeen-year-old Katah Fustukian has always felt like the odd one out in his family of chefs. Unlike his older siblings, he is useless in the kitchen, and too young to have known their late father--a legendary Hye chef who'd made a name for himself in the Pars Empire. But with his mom's illness worsening, Katah hopes that his vision-like dreams are a sign of magic stirring within him--especially after they lead him to Az, a powerful div with some mysterious connection to his family"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

School Library Journal starred, December 2025. Pub Weekly, October 2025. Kirkus Review, November 2025. "Seventeen-year-old Katah Fustukian has always felt like the odd one out in his family of chefs. Unlike his older siblings, he is useless in the kitchen, and too young to have known their late father--a legendary Hye chef who'd made a name for himself in the Pars Empire. But with his mom's illness worsening, Katah hopes that his vision-like dreams are a sign of magic stirring within him--especially after they lead him to Az, a powerful div with some mysterious connection to his family"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

A forgery of fate

Lim, Elizabeth.


May have sprayed edges. School Library Journal, May 2025. Booklist starred, June 2025. Pub Weekly, April 2025. "A girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception, pair up in a plot to bring down the gods"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

And the trees stare back

Griffis, Gigi.


"14 up"--Dust jacket. Kirkus Starred, July 2025. School Library Journal, July 2025. Set in Soviet-occupied Estonia, sixteen-year-old Vik searches for answers in the cursed forest where her sister Anna disappeared and returned five years later without having aged.
Date Published:2025