Spring and winter 2023 books are coming! Claim your galleys!
Welcome to PW’s biggest, most exciting galley giveaway to date, with more than 200 titles from a variety of publishers.
This collection is extensive and timely, spanning every age group and category, from fast-paced and gripping whodunnit fiction to stories of female pleasure and the life-saving power of friendships.
Reflective nonfiction titles include a raw coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home to essays about race, ethnicity and the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the children’s side, you’ll find some real gems, including a touching picture book that offers a heartfelt way to discuss loss and grief with a child.
Comics and graphic novel enthusiasts will meet new superheroes and stories tackling race, identity and superpowers are sure to take readers on unforgettable journeys.
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100 Poems That Matter
by The Academy of American Poets
Andrews McMeel Publishing
A moving, thought-provoking, and emotional anthology of classical and contemporary poems that invites us to celebrate poetry’s power to capture the truths that really matter. 100 Poems That Matter examines universal themes of love, loss, and the experiences that define us. Featured poets include Emily Bronte, E.E. Cummings, Kahlil Gibran, Audre Lorde, and Emily Dickinson.
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1000 Hours Outside
by Ginny Yurich
DK
1000 Hours Outside, a global movement started by Ginny Yurich, challenges families to match screen time with time in the great outdoors. This book by the same name is written by Ginny and includes games, crafts, and activities—all organized by season—to help caregivers find something to do with their children outdoors every day. From playing leaf pile games to taking a hot chocolate hike and making corn husk dolls to going on an animal home hunt, 1000 Hours Outside: Activities to Match Screen Time with Green Time has hundreds of ideas for families of all ages, abilities, and types.
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26 Below
by Kimberley Woodhouse
Kregel Publications
When an old woman’s wild prediction—widespread destruction as soon as the Fairbanks temperature hits 26 below—hits national headlines, neither Emergency Manager Darcie Phillips nor cybersecurity specialist Jason Myers sees a real risk to anything but tourism. Then the bodies start dropping, and everything changes.
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6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
by Tess Sharpe
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. It’s for everyone who’s stayed up too late reading slow-burn fanfic, waiting for the kiss.
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Abyss
by Pilar Quintana
World Editions
By the Colombian author of The Bitch, a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and PEN Awards Winner.
In this strikingly vivid portrait of Cali, Colombia, Quintana has constructed an intimate family novel, in which a young girl reflects on her parents’ troubled marriage with extraordinary perception and sensitivity, trying to understand the world through the eyes of the adults around her.
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After Botham: Healing From My Brother’s Murder by a White Police Officer
by Allisa Charles-Findley with Claudia Love Mair
Chalice Press
On September 6, 2018, White Dallas police officer Amber Guyger entered the apartment of Botham Jean and shot him - shattering the lives of thousands. One of the few books written by a family member of a Black man slain by a White police officer, this title follows the victim’s sister’s struggle to get her faith back and find justice for her brother.
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Afterglow: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
by Grist (editor) with a foreword by adrienne marie brown
The New Press
Hopeful and forward-looking futuristic short stories that explore how the power of storytelling can help create the world we need.
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Alice Ever After
by Dan Panosian; illus. by Giorgio Spalletta
BOOM! Studios
Alice first visited Wonderland as a child. Now an adult, it’s her only escape from her cold, grim reality. But in order to return, Alice needs something stronger than mushrooms, and resorts to crime to feed her growing addiction, leading to the dreaded Aslyum… Return to Wonderland in this dark sequel, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Fables.
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Alice in Wonderland: The Official Cookbook
by S.T. Bende
Insight Editions
Mealtimes keep getting “curiouser and curiouser,” with this delightful cookbook featuring over 50 delicious recipes inspired by Alice in Wonderland! Filled with fantastical appetizers, mains, and desserts, this all-ages cookbook includes an exciting range of recipes that fans will love, such as Unbirthday Cake, Curiosi-Tea, and more!
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Amazing Grace Adams
by Fran Littlewood
Henry Holt and Co.
Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is 45, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in London traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away.
"Hugely enjoyable...I devoured it." —Paula Hawkins
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American Leftovers: Surviving Family, Religion, and the American Dream
by Eric Wilson, Shaun Wilson, and Heidi Wilson Messner
Chalice Press
When three children head off to eastern Europe to smuggle Bibles with their parents, they have no idea their father is fleeing America because of a felony warrant for his arrest. This is the memoir of New York Times bestseller Eric Wilson and his siblings, Heidi and Shaun, as they reconcile their own spiritual fervor with the lies and dysfunction so close to home.
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American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 : Letters of Hope from People of Faith
by Andrea Weiss and Lisa Weinberger (editors)
University of Cincinnati Press
Religious scholars and leaders from 25 states and twenty denominations engaged in a nonpartisan social media letter-writing campaign following the 2021 Presidential inauguration. These letters in this new edition highlight core American values and bring an array of religious texts and teachings to bear on our most pressing contemporary issues. Arranged chronologically, the book includes an alternate core value reading experience, the 2021 this new edition features new artwork, original essays, and an updated biblical index.
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Amon’s Secret
by Arnold Ytreeide
Kregel Publications
Thirteen-year-old Amon has just watched Jesus ascend into heaven. What will he and the other followers of Christ do now? In the midst of Amon’s confusion, the apostle Peter hands him an assignment: invent a way for the new Christian church to communicate and meet in secret. It must not be noticed by the penetrating eyes of Jesus’s enemies.
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Ana Takes Manhattan
by Lissette Decos
Forever
A laugh-out-loud debut about Cuban-American reality TV producer, Ana Karina, who orchestrates extravagant marriage proposals that almost always go as planned. Sick of feeling stuck in her own career and love life, she starts living with no regrets – pitching all ideas and dating the wrong men. She makes a mess - but ultimately learns what her life actually needs.
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Anticipation
by Rue Harlow
Gemini Press
Liliana Travis hasn’t seen her former crush, star quarterback Dominic Moore, since high school. When Dom appears in Lili’s coffee shop one morning, it’s both exciting and a total gut punch. Can a baking competition, bets, a dancing beaver, and witty banter turn these enemies into lovers? Get “whisked” away in book one of the ABCs of Romance series.
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At Sea
by Emma Fedor
Gallery Books
What happens when your first love, who is either harboring an unbelievable secret or lying about his past, disappears into thin air with your only child? A riveting, powerful debut novel about the painful fallout from love and loss, our perception of the real and unreal, and how far one woman will go to learn the truth about her family.
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Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way To Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity
by Gloria Mark, PhD
Hanover Square Press
Rediscover your ability to pay attention with this groundbreaking new approach from "the definitive expert on distraction and multitasking" (Cal Newport). In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention. She shows how much of what we think we know is wrong.
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The Audrey Hepburn Estate
by Brenda Janowitz
Graydon House
When the grand Long Island estate where Emma grew up over the garage like Audrey Hepburn's character in the film, Sabrina, is set to be demolished, she can't help returning for one last visit. Emma finds herself caught between two worlds and two loves and has to decide who she wants to be and what kind of life she wants.
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Beat, Beat, Thump
by Allison Edwards; illus. by Steliyana Doneva
National Center for Youth Issues
What does anxiety feel like to a child? Beat, beat, thump. Beat, beat, thump. That's the pulse of Alex's heart as he navigates worries about school, friendship struggles, and trying new things. In this heartwarming tale, Alex listens to his heart while feeling both panic and peace and learns how his strong heart has carried him through hard things.
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Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
by Nancy Cooper; illus. by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Owlkids Books
Amik’s cousins are coming for a beaver family reunion, but when they arrive, her shy little sister Nishiime goes into hiding! As Amik and her cousins search for Nishiime, readers discover the ways beavers help their local ecosystem. This salute to the industrious beaver is also a celebration of Indigenous perspectives, languages, and diversity.
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Bitches in Bonnets: Life Lessons from Jane Austen’s Mean Girls
by Sarah J. Makowski
Prometheus Books
Bitches in Bonnets examines how six novels of quiet English life, penned by parochial Regency spinster Jane Austen, still provide insight on female relationships after all these years and how Austen’s writing – and our reading of it – offers solace to millions of fans worldwide.
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Black Candle Women
by Diane Marie Brown
Graydon House
A warm, wry drama with a magical twist about four generations of Black women living under one roof and the family curse stemming back to a Voodoo shop in 1950s New Orleans. As new truths emerge, the family is set on a collision course where a mysterious book may just hold the answers they seek in life and in love…
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The Black Queen
by Jumata Emil
Random House Children’s Books
Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Now Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.
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Brown Boy
by Omer Aziz
Scribner
“Eye-opening, achingly honest, alternately hilarious and heartbreaking—an unforgettable book.” —Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother An inspiring, coming-of-age memoir about aspiration, disillusionment, and Pakistani immigrant identity as told through a revealing educational journey that began when the author saw Barack Obama on television. Brown Boy is an uncompromising interrogation of identity, family, religion, race, and class, told through Omer Aziz’s incisive and luminous prose.
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Bruce Wayne: Not Super
by Stuart Gibbs; illus. by Berat Pekmezci
DC Comics
13-year-old Bruce Wayne attends a school for the gifted. But in this case, "gifted" means super-powered and Bruce is the least special person there. How can he make a difference when he doesn’t have super-powers? His challenge comes when he discovers two students bullying lesser-powered students. Someone must stand up to them and somehow, it’s going to be Bruce!
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Buck’s Pantry: A Novel
by Khristin Wierman
SparkPress
In a small Texas town, three women find their lives converging. “…a witty and uplifting novel.”—Kirkus Reviews; “…an engaging read from first page to last.”—The Midwest Book Review; “A surprising tale of intrigue and suspense…charming and disarming all at the same time.”—Laurie Gelman, author of the Class Mom series.
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By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go
by Joanne Greene
She Writes Press
Small in stature, large in presence, and always in charge, Joanne Greene anchored the news and hosted talk shows on San Francisco radio while totally devoted to her family. Then, a traumatic accident suddenly removed her ability to control anything. In her fragility, she discovered stillness, learned to let go, and found greater power, peace, and firmer ground.
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Catherine’s Mercy
by Nicole Evelina
Chalice Stories
Based on a true story, USA Today bestselling author and four-time Book of the Year winner Nicole Evelina brings to life Irish reformer and Sisters of Mercy founder Catherine McAuley in Catherine’s Mercy.
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The Chalk Garden
by Sally Anne Garland
Sunbird Books
What can you create with a little chalk and a big idea? As Emma uses her imagination to draw a beautiful flower garden with sidewalk chalk, a tiny ecosystem develops outside her door, with real-life flowers that bud and bloom!
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Change Starts with You: Following Your Fire to Heal a Broken World
by Sam Acho
Nelson Books
America is in a crucible right now. The pandemic has strained an already struggling economy. Longstanding cultural and political divisions have reached a boiling point. Change Starts with You brings a message of empowerment to everyone who wishes for a better tomorrow but isn’t sure where to start. Everyone has a role to play. Everyone can be a changemaker.
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Charisma’s Turn
by Monique Couvson (formerly Monique W. Morris); illus. by Amanda Jones with a foreword by Susan Arauz Barnes
The New Press
From the award-winning author of Pushout, an inspiring graphic novel about what can happen when Black girls are given the opportunity to find their genuine power.
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The Cobbler: How I Disrupted an Industry, Fell from Grace, and Came Back Stronger Than Ever
by Steve Madden and Jodi Lipper
Steve Madden
Over the past thirty years, Steve Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from a fledgling startup to a multibillion dollar global brand. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Madden holds nothing back as he shares what it took to get here and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
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Code Name Sapphire: A World War II Novel
by Pam Jenoff
Park Row Books
A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from Pam Jenoff bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris.
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Codex Black: A Fire Among Clouds
by Camilo Moncada L.
IDW Publishing
Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods in a new young adult graphic novel series set in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica! With the help of the god that lives in her poncho, Donají sets out on a harrowing adventure with her new friend, Itzcacalotl, to discover the mystery of his wings and find her missing father.
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Cooking with Kids: Fun, Easy, Approachable Recipes to Help Teach Kids How to Cook
by Brianne Grajkowski
Fox Chapel Publishing
The ultimate kids’ cookbook for parents to get their children involved in the kitchen, this must-have book features 101 fun and approachable recipes that will teach kids how to cook simple dishes and drinks for every meal of the day. Each kid-friendly recipe includes easy step-by-step instructions, helpful visuals, and engaging photography that will help them grow in the kitchen.
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Counterfeit Hope
by Crystal Caudill
Kregel Publications
Secret Service operative Andrew Darlington and widow Lu Thorne are pitted against one another as the death of a US Marshal ties them together, making them enemies with the same goal: keeping their dangerous secrets to themselves.
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Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend: 19 Designs Easy Cute Critters to Legendary Beasts
by Megan Lapp
Stackpole Books
Since 2017, Megan Lapp of Crafty Intentions has built a following for her unique crochet creations. They are intricately detailed and colorful, and yet with her step-by-step instructions, anyone can achieve her results. Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend includes 13 Cute Critter patterns and 6 Standard Size mythological beasts in all their glory.
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Cuban Quartermoon
by Ann Putnam
She Writes Press
The protagonist of this evocative and gripping novel journeys across a ravishing and perilous terrain—both dreamscape and landscape—from tourist Havana with its Havana Club, to an alley in Central Havana, with its mysterious Santeria drumbeat, and finally to the caves of Pinar del Rio, where she discovers her own family’s heart of darkness and the answers she seeks.
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Customs Matters: Strengthening Customs Administration in a Globalized World
by Augusto Azael Pérez Azcárraga, Tadatsugu Matsudaira, Gilles Montagnat-Rentier, János Nagy, and R. James Clark
IMF Publications
The accelerating pace of global transformation has seen an increasing volume and interdependence of international trade. Many new challenges have emerged: the digitalization of trade and customs processes, the adoption of new technologies and business models, renewed national security and safety of society concerns, and revamped protectionism. This book analyzes the many changes and challenges customs administrations face today.
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Daughters of Nantucket: A Novel
by Julie Gerstenblatt
MIRA Books
Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold dear…
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The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis
Penguin Young Readers
The first in a breathless YA series set in 1910 Chicago, The Davenports offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked, while delivering a totally escapist, swoon-worthy read. This tale follows four determined, passionate young Black women discovering the courage to steer their own path in life—and love.
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The Deadlands: Hunted
by Skye Melki-Wegner
Henry Holt and Co.
Battle rages between the dinosaur kingdoms of Cretacea. As the two remaining dinosaur kingdoms fight, Eleri is exiled from his home. Banished to the Deadlands, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies to avoid becoming prey.
Eleri and his fellow exiles must do all they can to save their kingdoms from a lurking predator. . . and a secret plot that might destroy them all.
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DEADLY QUIET CITY: True Stories from Wuhan
by Murong Xuecun
The New Press
From one of China’s most celebrated—and silenced—literary authors, riveting portraits of eight Wuhan residents at the dawn of the pandemic.
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Divisible Man
by Howard Seaborne
Trans World Data LLC
The media calls it a “miracle” when pilot Will Stewart survives an aircraft accident, but Will’s miracle pales beside the crash’s stunning aftereffect. Will finds himself able to vanish and simultaneously defy gravity.
Barely on his feet, Will and his police sergeant wife Andy race to rescue an abducted child, praying his new ability doesn’t kill him first.
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Divisible Man: The Second Ghost
by Howard Seaborne
Trans World Data LLC
Tormented by a cyber stalker, Lane Franklin’s best friend turns to suicide. Lane’s frantic call to Will and Andy Stewart launches a desperate rescue that becomes a battle to destroy a dark multimillion dollar scheme.
Will must adapt his extraordinary ability to survive the dangerous high steel and glass of Chicago as Andy encounter’s the edge of disaster.
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Divisible Man: The Sixth Pawn
by Howard Seaborne
Trans World Data LLC
A shooting at the Essex County “Wedding of the Century” sends Will and Andy Stewart after a criminal with the perfect alibi. Grisly discoveries turn pursuit into a mission to avenge innocent lives lost.
Will tests the extraordinary aftereffect of a devastating airplane crash while Andy works a case obstructed by the sinister influence of unlimited political money.
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Dragonfall
by L. R. Lam
DAW Books
Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the first in book in a magical new epic fantasy trilogy from bestselling author L. R. Lam. Shapeshifting dragon Everen falls into the human world and finds himself bonded to a thief, Arcady Dalca—but the closer the two become, the higher the chance both their worlds will shatter.
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Ellie Engle Saves Herself
by Leah Johnson
Hyperion Avenue / Disney Publishing Worldwide
From award-winning author Leah Johnson comes a laugh-until-you-cry story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Middle School is hard enough! When paparazzi are on your front lawn, an international pop singer wants you to use your powers on tv, and you might be in love with your best friend but she doesn’t know? Absolutely impossible.
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Enslaved, Indentured, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi, 1800–1850
by Mary Elise Antoine
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Explore the rarely-examined history of African American women living on the Midwestern frontier through the stories of five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in the early 1800s. The book shines a light how each woman sought and ultimately secured her freedom through resourcefulness, self-purchase, and freedom suits.
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Everybody Knows: A Novel
by Jordan Harper
Mulholland Books
Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where nobody talks, but everybody whispers. As a fearless black-bag publicist working at a powerful crisis PR firm, Mae exposes the belly of the L.A. beast in what bestselling author Attica Locke calls “one of the best noir novels I’ve ever read.”
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The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
by Kate Zernike
Scribner
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke the story, the inspiring account of the sixteen female scientists who forced MIT to publicly admit it had been discriminating against its female faculty for years—sparking a nationwide reckoning with the pervasive sexism in science.
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Falling for the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
Bethany House
Ivy McQuaid has been saving up for a home of her own with the winnings from the cowhand competitions she sneaks into—but everything changes when a man from her past returns. Undercover Pinkerton agent Jericho Bliss is on the hunt for a war criminal, but when Ivy becomes involved in his dangerous life, his worst fears come true.
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The Family Fortuna
by Lindsay Eagar
Candlewick Press
By turns delightful and disturbing, bawdy and breathtaking, horrific and heartfelt, this electric and exquisitely crafted story about a family like no other challenges our every notion of what it means to be different—subject to an earful of screams—and to step out of the shadows and shine anyway.
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Finding Joy on Death Row: Unexpected Lessons from Lives We Discarded
by Dewey Williams
Dexterity Books
Finding Joy on Death Row is the powerful story of a broken preacher’s transformative experience learning about joy from Death Row prisoners, combined with dramatic handwritten responses from more than twenty men sentenced to die. Dewey Williams journeys into the hearts and minds of those sentenced to death, illuminating the ways in which the human spirit can suffer—and soar.
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Fitter. Calmer. Stronger. : A Mindful Approach to Exercise and Nutrition
by Ellie Goulding
Harper Horizon
In Fitter. Calmer. Stronger., global superstar Ellie Goulding shares her tips for making simple changes in your daily routines that add up to foundational changes in the way you approach health and well-being. Combining a mindful approach to exercise with delicious, nutritious recipes, this book will help you kickstart healthy habits, develop a positive mindset, and establish clear, achievable goals.
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Flavor Girls
by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky
Archaia
Flavor Girls are the Sacred Fruit Guardians of Earth! They defend the earth from the threat of invading aliens whose motives are unknown. One day, college student Sara finds herself thrown into the fight as a brand new Flavor Girl! As she learns to use her newfound powers, she must also help the Flavor Girls save the world from impending destruction!
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For Twice in My Life
by Annette Christie
Little, Brown and Company
A second try at love becomes more than one woman bargained for in this delightfully funny and romantic new novel from the author of The Rehearsals. “A timeless, enchanting love story,” raves bestselling author Rachel Lynn Solomon. “This book completely swept me away!”
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Gamer Girls: Gnat vs. Spyder
by Andrea Towers
Andrews McMeel Kids
Thirteen-year-old Natalie lives a double life. By day, she’s an average eighth grader at Golden Trails Middle. At night, she’s Gnat112, a streamer for her favorite video game, Alienlord. But when the new girl moves in next door, will Natalie's double life be revealed?
59 of 204 titles
Gay Poems for Red States
by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.
University Press of Kentucky
This poignant and powerful narrative poetry collection reveals the author's personal experiences of growing up as a gay man in Appalachia. Through the touchstones of food, religion, heartache, and love we walk with Carver in his pursuit of a life filled with beauty, pride, and acceptance.
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Glitterpony Farm
by Tina Connolly
Chooseco
It’s Easter Sunday, and Aunt Jo leaves you and your cousin Kat in charge of Glitterpony Farm. This isn’t just any old farm: it’s filled with magical animals. Can you keep FancyPants McGlitterpony entertained while you assist the Easter Bunny or will you end up in a wacky dance party with bounce bees, slimy snails, and a disco ball hamster?
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Go As A River
by Shelley Read
Spiegel & Grau
An unforgettable love story immersed in the natural world, in the spirit of Where the Crawdads Sing. With foreign rights sold in 26 countries and Hollywood abuzz, it is rightfully poised to be THE book of the season. Adriana Trigiani calls it "a stunning debut set in the soul of the American dream," and Bonnie Garmus calls it “unforgettable.”
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The Godparent Book: Ideas and Activities for Godparents and Their Godchildren
by Elaine Ramshaw
Liturgy Training Publications
In The Godparent Book, Elaine Ramshaw empowers godparents to nurture the love and faith that are at the heart of the godparent-godchild relationship. She provides scores of ideas for relating at every age and in many circumstances—ideas that are appropriate for all the churches that call for godparents.
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The Gospel According to the New World
by Maryse Condé
World Editions
A miracle baby is born on Easter Sunday, rumored to be the child of God. Many signs throughout his life will cause this theory to gain ground. The Grande Dame of Caribbean Literature, Maryse Condé, winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize in 2018, follows his journey in search of his origins and mission.
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Gray Fox in the Moonlight
by Isaac Peterson
The Collective Book Studio
With simple poetry young children will love, Gray Fox in the Moonlight is a journey through a nighttime wonderland that celebrates the love between parents and children. It illustrates the value of independence in the parental relationship as well as the powerful bond which calls us home from wandering. Gray Fox in the Moonlight revels in the profound beauty of nature.
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The Half Moon: A Novel
by Mary Beth Keane
Scribner
Taking place over the course of one tumultuous week—when Malcolm learns shocking news about Jess, a patron of the bar goes missing, and their town gets hit by a massive blizzard—award-winning and bestselling Ask Again, Yes author Mary Beth Keane’s skilled storytelling and generous spirit are on full display as she carefully explores a marriage in crisis, what it takes to make a life with another person, and the true meaning of family.
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Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls
Scribner
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman coming of age in Prohibition-era Virginia in the shadow of her father, the biggest man in the county. “Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans…”
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The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph
by Oksana Masters
Scribner
"A gut-wrenching, wildly inspiring story about overcoming the most daunting obstacles through steely tenacity, sheer will, and a great big dose of motherly love." —Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle. Oksana Masters, the United States’ most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete, tells her jaw-dropping story of triumphing over extraordinary Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges to create a life that, by example, challenges everyone to push through what is holding them back.
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Hardland: A Novel
by Ashley E. Sweeney
She Writes Press
Wyatt Earp, meet your match: Ruby Fortune. Once dubbed the sharpshooting "Girl Wonder," Ruby faces an untenable choice: kill her abusive husband or live with bruises that never heal. Set in 1899 Arizona Territory, Hardland offers up a tough, unapologetic heroine who stops at nothing to provide for her sons in one of the harshest towns in the American West.
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Hazel Fine Sings Along
by Katie Wicks
W by Wattpad
When a down-on-her-luck singer enters The Sing Along, it’s not just her last chance to make it, it’s her last chance to change her life and start living the way she’s always wanted. There’s fake romances, real attraction, wonderful BFFs, and an amazing takedown of one of the show’s producers whose “casting couch” approach will finally have a reckoning.
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A History of Burning
by Janika Oza
Grand Central Publishing
For readers of Pachinko and Homegoing. A sweeping, epic debut novel spanning continents and decades, as one act reverberates through four generations of a family and the eternal search for home. “A riveting testament to home, exile, survival, and inheritance. Janika Oza is a writer you won’t want to miss.”—Lisa Ko, National Book Award finalist for The Leavers.
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The History of the NBA in Twelve Games: From 24 Seconds to 30,000 Three-Pointers
by Sean Deveney
Lyons Press
Veteran NBA reporter and editor Sean Deveney explores the unique characters and backstories of 12 crucial games in the history of the league, while putting them into the context of their influence on the direction of the game.
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Hope You Are Satisfied
by Tania Malik
Unnamed Press
Riya works for Discover Arabia, a tour guide company in the desert outpost of Dubai in 1990. She’s just trying to do her job-- satisfying the whims of rich tourists-- when international arms dealers, American soldiers, CIA consultants, corrupt bosses, and wayward vacationers all compete for her attention as her world teeters on the cusp of an explosive global conflict.
73 of 204 titles
The House That Whispers
by Lin Thompson
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
From the author of The Best Liars in Riverview comes a subtle exploration of gender identity, family, and the personal ghosts that haunt us all, perfect for fans of Kyle Lukoff and Ashley Herring Blake.
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How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book 3
by Silvi Guerra; illus. by DeAndra Hodge
American Psychological Association / Magination Press®
Learn stress management skills and become the boss of your brain! There are tons of strategies and methods to coach yourself through anything middle school throws your way. Chills Hacks to help you calm down when you need it, healthy habits when it comes to eating, sleeping, and screen-time that will last, and controlling how you respond to stress and worry.
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How to Master Your Mood in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 2
by Lenka Glassman, Bonnie Zucker (editor); illus. by DeAndra Hodge
American Psychological Association / Magination Press®
Not everyone nerds out on mood and emotions, but this book is chock-full of cool brain science, info on mental health, and wellness. You'll be an expert on YOU and will figure out what your emotions and feelings are saying. All that adds up to feeling lighter and more confident about yourself and your future.
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How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs
by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
National Geographic Kids
Discover if you have what it takes in this ultimate survival guide to the prehistoric age. Escape exploding volcanoes and mega monsoons, fend off an angry pterosaur, and survive a titanosaur stampede.
Packed with tips, tricks, and helpful maps, this is the ultimate handbook for dinosaur fans who want to know what life on Earth was really like when dinos ruled.
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I Am BIG
by Itah Sadu; illus. by Marley Berot
Second Story Press
In the middle of the ice, a young Black hockey player finds joy in his talent and confidence in the cheers of his family, his coach, and teammates. Their support gives him the power to face down those who see him as a threat and to focus on the game. A celebration of size, Blackness and the magic of sport.
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I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir
by Debra Lee
Legacy Lit
In this exciting debut, legendary leader and former CEO of BET Networks, Debra Lee, shows readers how she climbed to the top of the entertainment industry and broke through the glass ceilings of gender and race. Part memoir, part career advice book, learn how she became the leader of a major enterprise and the “first” in many rooms.
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I Am the Walrus
by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Eoin Colfer meets Rick Riordan—with a little Margaret Peterson Haddix sprinkled on top—in this hilarious new sci-fi series from award-winning authors Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman.
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Imagining Central America: Short Histories
by Serena Cosgrove and Isabeau J. Belisle
University of Cincinnati Press
A concise review of the major events, social movements, politics, and economics of the seven countries that comprise Central America. Given the strategic location of Central America, its importance to US foreign policy, and the migration from the region to other parts of the world, this succinct summary of the countries of Central America is an essential resource on the region’s governance, economics, and structures of power, Imagining Central America highlights the many ways that Central American countries are connected to the United States through resettling, economic investment, culture flows, and foreign policy. Each of the seven chapters focuses on a different country within Central America—Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama and includes maps and suggested readings.
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Interdisciplinary Community Engaged Research for Health
by Kelli E. Canada & Clark M. Peters (editors)
University of Cincinnati Press
The five books in this series examine new strategies that are community centered and social justice driven to achieve health equity. By bringing together diverse stakeholders with different types of expertise—from academics to practitioners and the community itself, an inclusive team of diverse collaboration works to solve real-world problems.
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Iora and the Quest of Five
by Arefa Tehsin
Crimson Dragon Publishing
Iora and Beetle search the Wacky Wilderness for her father encountering wild animals, hidden tribes, secretive lands, and strange and magical creatures: some friendly and some not. There are only 17 days to find the forest Angels and the Spirit of the Jungle before all is lost! But the dark forces aren’t going to sit by and let that happen…
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It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies
by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD
Hachette Go
In It’s Always Been Ours, eating disorder specialist and storyteller Jessica Wilson challenges us to rethink the politics of body liberation by centering the bodies of Black women in our cultural discussions of self-image, food, health, and wellness.
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Jana Goes Wild
by Farah Heron
Forever
The acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged delivers a delightful rom-com about Jana Suleiman, who’s trying to shed her perfect image at a destination wedding. Faced with her gorgeous-but-not-to-be-trusted-ex, and determined to prove he has no effect on her, she and the bridesmaids concoct a “go-wild” list. The results are hilarious – and moving! Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory.
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The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want
by Natalie Lue
Harper Horizon
No is not a dirty word. From the creator of the popular blog, Baggage Reclaim, follow author Natalie Lue’s six-step plan to find your no so you can create healthier boundaries, reconnect with your values, and say yes to the life you want.
86 of 204 titles
Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom
by Nina Varela
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A thrilling fantasy adventure, perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series! This middle-grade debut from acclaimed author Nina Varela explores friendship and queer identity, as one tween forges new bonds, fights nightmarish monsters, and, most importantly, figures out who she is and who she ultimately wishes to be.
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Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City
by Sarah Soh
Flying Eye Books
Tykotech City is filled with technology beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. But as power cuts begin to plague the residents, and a sinister force looms, the lives of the cityfolk are in terrible danger…It falls to Juniper Mae, a tiny, brave inventor, to overcome her fears and save her city. Can she embody the bravery of the Guardian Knights and invent some cool gadgets to save Tykotech City in time?
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Just the Nicest Couple: A Novel
by Mary Kubica
Park Row Books
A husband’s disappearance inextricably links two couples in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica.
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Killer Story
by Matt Witten
Oceanview
Young journalist Petra Kovach launches a true crime podcast to investigate the murder of an alt-right YouTuber she loved like a little sister, despite their differences. Petra’s bare-knuckle tactics uncover new suspects and rocket her to the top of the podcasting charts—but at what cost? She must fight to catch the killer and keep herself afloat—or risk losing everything.
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The Kármán Line
by Dennis Hopeless; illus. by Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson (colorist), Chas! Pangbur (letterer)
Mad Cave Studios
Astronaut Horror Meets Reality TV - The Karman Line follows the cast of a reality streaming show set in space after they get a message reading 'ABORT MISSION AND GET HOME NOW.' Not only is their shuttle damaged, but a crew member is dead, and they have to quickly figure out how to survive. If that isn't enough pressure, the cameras never stop rolling.
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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
by Hester Fox
Graydon House
Lush, atmospheric, and transporting, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library is a skillful reflection on memory and female agency, and a love letter to books from a writer at the height of her power. In post–World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets…
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The Lindbergh Nanny
by Mariah Fredericks and Penelope Rawlins (narrator)
Dreamscape Media
Written from the perspective of the woman who found herself at the heart of a deadly crime, this is a powerful novel about America’s most notorious kidnapping.
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The Little Wartime Library
by Kate Thompson
Forever
An uplifting and inspiring novel about librarian Clara Button, who nurtures a community in an underground shelter during WWII. Along with best friend Ruby, the women are determined to remain strong in the face of adversity, which tests them to their limits. Based on true events, it’s perfect for readers of The Paris Library.
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Live Your Best Lie
by Jessie Weaver
Disney Publishing Group
Sometimes the prettiest Instagram feeds mask the darkest, and bloodiest, secrets. Told in multiple POVs interspersed with social media posts and flashbacks, Live Your Best Lie has twists and turns that will keep readers turning the page and no one will be able to guess the ending. Perfect for teens who can’t wait to devour their next addictive, soapy thriller.
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The London Séance Society: A Novel
by Sarah Penner
Park Row Books
From the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary comes a spellbinding tale about truth, illusion and the grave risks women will take to avenge the ones they love.
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The Long Way Out
by Michael Wiley
Severn House
Franky Dast is an unlikely hero: a now-exonerated former death row inmate, helping those the justice system has turned its back on. That’s why a desperate Mexican family turn to him, rather than the authorities, to track down their daughter’s murderer. Then the killer strikes again. Can Franky stop them, and find his own way out of his personal hell?
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Lost Souls of Leningrad
by Suzanne Parry
She Writes Press
When the Nazis surround Leningrad, cut off the food supply, and launch a vicious bombardment, a widowed violinist and her teenage granddaughter are trapped in the crumbling city. Equal parts war epic, family saga, and love story, Lost Souls of Leningrad draws on meticulous research to provide an intimate portrayal of love and determination in a testament to resilience.
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The Love Report
by BeKa; illus. by Maya
Hippo Park
BFFs Grace and Lola try to unravel the mystery of romance with a plan to observe, study, and analyze the ways of love at their middle school—and compile their findings as The Love Report. Surprises await them, and force them to learn to see beyond appearances in this fast-paced, first book in an addictive new graphic novel series.
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The Love You Save: A Memoir
by Goldie Taylor
Hanover Square Press
Profoundly moving, exquisitely rendered and ultimately uplifting, The Love You Save is a story about hidden strength, perseverance against unimaginable odds, the beauty and pain of girlhood, and the power of the written word. With echoes of Maya Angelou, Goldie’s Taylor's debut memoir shines a light on the strictures of race, class and gender in a post-Jim Crow America.
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Maame
by Jessica George
St. Martin's Press
"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys––and the guilt––of trying to find your own way in life." ––Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author. Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George's Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship.
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Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist
by Jennifer Wright
Hachette Books
A sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history starring the glamorous Madame Restell, a fearless birth control provider and abortionist for unmarried women in NYC, in defiance of persecution from powerful men. Required reading for anyone and everyone who believes that when it comes to women’s rights, women’s bodies, and women’s history, women should have the last word.
102 of 204 titles
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
by Daniel Nayeri
Levine Querido
From Printz Medal Winner Daniel Nayeri comes a middle grade adventure through the Silk Road narrated by Monkey, a boy whose only protector, Samir the Seller of Dreams, has many mortal enemies.
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Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir
by Rob Kirby
Graphic Mundi
“A laugh-out-loud meditation on The Institution from all angles: gay, straight, sincere, cynical, and cockeyed. It confronts great issues of the day while allowing you to enjoy the pleasing domesticity of Kirby’s story. . . In other words, it couldn’t be more enjoyable.”—Eric Orner, author and illustrator of Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank
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Maybe Swearing Will Help: Relax and Curse Your Ass Off in Cross-Stitch
by Weldon Owen
Weldon Owen
Combine two of the best stress-relievers—cursing, and cross stitch—into one of the most irreverently enjoyable crafting experiences you’ll ever have. With 25 patterns from the crafting world’s most bad-ass cross-stitch designers, this book has everything from a modern take on the traditional sampler to retro comic book designs, all with snarky to downright foul-mouthed phrases. It is not your grandmother’s cross stitch.
105 of 204 titles
Mezo II: Battle At Cobán Rock
by Tyler Chin-Tanner; illus. by Val Rodrigues, Colors by Gab Contreras and Varga Tomi
A Wave Blue World
With the solar eclipse approaching, the Tzalekuhl Empire begins its conquest in the name of their god, Kuhl. With her father dead and her people defeated, Kyma forms an alliance with her mother’s tribe, the mighty Huax’kin warriors. But will the combined strength be enough to hold back the Tzalekuhl as they make their final stand at Cobán Rock
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Mighty Mara
by Carina Ho and Jesse Byrd; illus. by Monica Paola Rodriguez
Paw Prints Publishing
Meet Mara: a vibrant and upbeat little girl living in bland and homogenous Sametown. She aspires to be a dancer (she loves to dance!) and knows she can be successful despite her disability. Amidst her town’s growing dissuasion and heckling, she practices and remains positive, culminating in a colorful, strut-your-stuff moment at her school talent show!
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The Mindful Magician and the Trip to Feelings Town: Tips and Tricks to Help the Youngest Readers Regulate their Emotions and Senses
by Lauren Brukner
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Illustrated picture book with self-regulation strategies for children aged 5+ to help them manage overwhelming emotions and inside body feelings.
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A Model of Devotion
by Mary Connealy
Bethany House
A brilliant engineer, Jilly Stiles sets her focus on fulfilling her dream of building a mountaintop railroad—and remaining independent. But when a cruel and powerful man goes to dangerous lengths to try to make Jilly his own, marrying her friend Nick may be the only way to save herself and her dreams.
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Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
by Misa Sugiura
Random House Children’s Books
Momo just wants an ordinary life, but she's about to become legendary. Joined by Niko the fox and her former best friend Danny, Momo must embrace her identity as half human, half goddess to unlock her divine powers and save her mother’s life and the world. Perfect for fans of the Aru Shah and Fablehaven series.
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Monkey Prince Vol. 1: Enter the Monkey
by Gene Luen Yang; illus. by Bernard Chang
DC Comics
Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, better than all the heroes combined…The Monkey Prince 小猴王! Marcus is new at Gotham City High School, where he’s asked to reveal himself as who he really is…someone who adventured through The Journey to the West, can transform into 72 formations, and clone himself using his hairs!
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Monstrilio
by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Zando
Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing it into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden. Eventually, Monstrilio’s innate impulses—though curbed by his family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.
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The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen
by Nadia Devi Umadat; illus. by Christine Wei
Second Story Press
A little girl sees her mother’s fear when war comes to their home. Fear is replaced with hope when they board a huge, shiny airplane. When it lands, they are somewhere new, with many new experiences, like beautiful, fluffy snow. With time and love, her family embraces their new life, and it’s the most beautiful thing she has ever seen.
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Murder Book
by Thomas Perry
The Mysterious Press
In the newest thriller from the bestselling author of The Old Man, an ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization preying on midwestern towns—and soon becomes its next target. “This is further proof that Perry is a dominating force in the world of contemporary suspense thrillers” (Publishers Weekly).
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My Last Innocent Year: A Novel
by Daisy Alpert Florin
Henry Holt and Co.
An incisive, deeply resonant novel about a nonconsensual sexual encounter that propels one woman’s final semester at an elite New England college into controversy and chaos—and into an ill-advised affair with a married professor.
“Florin’s remarkable debut is, at heart, an intimate, intricately constructed coming of age tale to rival the greats...”
—Joanna Rakoff
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My Sunday Best: Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style
by Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly
Nelson Books
After posting selfies in her Sunday best for fifty-two consecutive weeks during the pandemic, Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly, a career educator and community icon from Tulsa, became a viral sensation, appearing everywhere from the Washington Post to CNN to Fox News. My Sunday Best is a collection of stories and lessons that will inspire readers to uplift their communities.
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Next of Twin: A Novel
by Jass Aujla
SparkPress
One wants the money . . . the other wants to be free . . . which one will win?
In this suspense thriller, identical twin sisters Anjali and Riah are reunited in their thirties after being separated at birth, only to find themselves caught up in a deadly con game—testing the fine line between sisterly loyalty and rivalry.
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Night Flight to Paris
by Cara Black
Soho Crime
In the followup to national bestseller Three Hours in Paris, it is once again up to American markswoman Kate Rees to take the shot that just might win—or lose—World War II. Cara Black has crafted another heart-stopping spy thriller that reveals a portrait of Paris at the height of the Nazi occupation in October 1942.
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Nila’s Perfect Coat
by Norene Paulson; illus. by Maria Mola
Beaming Books
Nila and her mom love shopping at the thrift store. But when Nila finds the most perfect coat, Mom says no: Nila's winter coat still fits her just fine. With a lot of determination, Nila sets out to prove the coat really is perfect--but along the way, learns maybe it's perfect for someone else. Someone who needs both a coat and a friend.
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No God Like the Mother
by Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher
Forest Avenue Press
Oregon Book Award winner. Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher's No God Like the Mother follows characters in transition through tribulation and hope. Set around the world--the bustling streets of Lagos, Nigeria, the arid gardens beside the Red Sea, an apartment in Paris, and the rain-washed suburbs of the Pacific Northwest--this collection of nine stories is a masterful exploration of life's uncertainty.
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Not-So-Common Cents: Super Duper Important Facts About Money You Can’t Afford to Miss
by Sarah Flynn
National Geographic Kids
Discover everything you could want to know about money, including how to make it, save it, and multiply it! In this book you’ll learn the building blocks for this big step toward independence:
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Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
by Neil Theise
Spiegel & Grau
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of complex systems—from cells to humans, ecosystems, and beyond—that profoundly reframes our understanding, revealing our interconnectedness. Ian Baker calls it "a transformative journey into the complex, complementary interactions that inform science, art, and religion and which illuminate our existence as conscious and creative beings, inseparable from the totality of life."
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Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive
by Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Graphic Mundi
“Now everyone knows what cartoonists all across America know: Peter Dunlap-Shohl is an absolute genius and an artistic master. This book is an astounding demonstration of his brilliant writing and stunning execution of a defining moment in Alaska and the Cold War.”—Jack Ohman, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee
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The Oath, Book One of The Druid Chronicles
by A. M. Linden
She Writes Press
n the wake of a betrayal that threatens an end to their way of life, the last members of a secretive pagan cult send the youngest of their remaining priests on a desperate mission into a world where Druids, once revered as healers, poets, and oracles, are now reviled as wizards and witches.
124 of 204 titles
Oh Love, Come Close: A Memoir
by Lindsey Frazier
Dexterity Books
Debut author Lindsey Frazier pens a raw and honest memoir about identity, overcoming trauma, and the sheer beauty that can be found if we open ourselves up to love. Oh Love, Come Close explores the emotional wounds that fragmented a woman’s identity, and the retracing of steps needed to pick up the pieces—her sexuality, spirituality, fidelity, and a complicated past.
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On Earth as It Is on Television
by Emily Jane
Hyperion Avenue / Disney Publishing Worldwide
First Contact stories have never been as intoxicating and fun as in Emily Jane’s novel of the sudden arrival―and equally sudden departure―of spaceships above Earth.
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The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda
Scribner
From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and “master of suspense, Megan Miranda” (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl), a thrilling mystery about a group of former classmates who reunite to mark the tenth anniversary of a tragic accident—only to have one of the survivors disappear, casting fear and suspicion on the original tragedy.
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Otis & Peanut
by Naseem Hrab; illus. by Kelly Collier
Owlkids Books
A long-haired guinea pig and a naked mole-rat may seem like unlikely friends, but Otis and Peanut are a perfect pair! In the first book of this new graphic novel series, the companions explore loss, fear of change, and friendship through three Frog and Toad-style stories. Otis & Peanut serves up humor, profound lessons, and a duo kids will love.
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Ozark Dogs
by Eli Cranor
Soho Crime
From the author of Don't Know Tough comes a thriller inspired by a chilling true story about two families grappling with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkansas town. Eli Cranor establishes himself as a master of Southern noir in this immersive story about family and how far some will go to honor, or in some cases, destroy it.
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Paper Names: A Novel
by Susie Luo
Hanover Square Press
Paper Names explores what it means to be American from three different perspectives. When an unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer, their lives intertwine in ways that will change them forever. Paper Names is a taut, panoramic and powerful, debut novel by Susie Luo.
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Paper Planes
by Jennie Woods; illus. by Dozerdraws, Micah Myers (letterer)
Maverick
High schoolers Leighton and Dylan have always been inseparable, but when they’re shipped off to a summer camp for troubled youth in the aftermath of a tragic event, their friendship is put to the test. The challenges of camp pushes the once-inseparable friends onto journeys of self-discovery that force them to re-examine, explore their friendship, and discover the type of person they truly want to be.
131 of 204 titles
Peculiar Woods: The Ancient Underwater City
by Andres J. Colmenares
Andrews McMeel Kids
On his first night in his new town, Iggie gets lost in the woods, where he discovers he can speak to inanimate objects. He soon teams up with his blanket, Faye, a talking chair and yoga enthusiast named Boris, and a pair of spirited chess pieces, and sets out on a quest to help his new friends solve their problems.
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The Perfumist of Paris
by Alka Joshi
MIRA Books
From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.
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The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card
by Christina Wallace
Balance
Your parents’ advice to focus on one career path? It doesn’t work anymore. In The Portfolio Life, Harvard professor, serial entrepreneur, and self-described "human Venn diagram" Christina Wallace adapts tried-and-true practices from the business sector to help you eschew the cult of ambition and experience the freedom of building the flexible, fulfilling, and sustainable life you want.
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Preparing For War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism – and What Comes Next
by Bradley Onishi
Broadleaf Books
The insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not a blip or an aberration. It was the logical outcome of years of a White evangelical subculture's preparation for war. Religion scholar and former insider Bradley Onishi maps the origins of White Christian nationalism and traces its offshoots in Preparing for War.
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Promise Boys
by Nick Brooks
Henry Holt and Co.
The Urban Promise Prep School vows to turn boys into men through extreme discipline and strict rules. This, the Principal Moore Method, supposedly saves lives. But then Moore ends up murdered, and three boys emerge as the prime suspects. With all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer. But is the true culprit hiding among them?
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Queen Among the Dead
by Lesley Livingston
Zando Young Readers
A stunning Celtic YA fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of the first true queen of Ireland. In the kingdom of Eire, magic is outlawed and hoarded by Druid priests. When Eire is threatened by a power struggle, unlikely allies Neve the daughter of the king, and Ronan, a Druid's apprentice-turned-thief, must band together to take back the throne.
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Quitting: A Life Strategy
by Julia Keller, PhD
Balance
Quitting: A Life Strategy humanely reminds us that, in order to live meaningful, satisfying lives, sometimes we have to say “no”—full stop. As she weaves reportage from scientific research, incisive pop culture commentary, and conversations with people who have made profound change in their own lives, Keller gives readers the rationale and confidence they need to pull the plug.
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Race, Ethnicity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Melvin Thomas, Loren Henderson and Hayward Derrick Horton (editors)
University of Cincinnati Press
In the U.S., the material advantages afforded by whiteness lead to lower rates of infections and deaths from COVID-19 when compared to the rates among Black, Latino, and Native American populations. These essays provide a mix of critical examination of the progress and direction of our COVID-19 response, personal accounts of the stark difference in care, outcomes for minorities throughout the U.S., and recommendations to create a foundation for future response.
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Rebels, Despots & Saints: The Ancestors Who Free Us and The Ancestors We Need to Free
by Sandhya Rani Jha
Chalice Press
The practices, rituals and beliefs of our ancestors can shape us in beautiful or harmful ways, sometimes without our awareness. In Rebels, Despots, & Saints, Sandhya Rani Jha, Founder of the Bay area's Oakland Peace Center, helps us to learn from our ancestors’ struggles, failures, and triumphs, and connect with the ancestors we didn’t know we could claim for our own spiritual work of justice.
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Relationship Rx: Prescriptions for Lasting Love and Deeper Connection
by Pepper Schwartz, PhD and Jessica Griffin, PsyD
Rowman & Littlefield
What if couples could take their relationship vitamins or medicine in order to prevent and treat problems in their relationships or restore their struggling relationship back to health? Here, two seasoned relationship experts address the top problems in relationships and provide simple strategies and exercises, grounded in relationship science, that couples can use to have the healthiest – and happiest – relationship of their lives.
141 of 204 titles
Represent! Embroidery: Stitch 10 Colorful Projects & 100 Designs Featuring a Full Range of Shapes, Skin Tones & Hair Textures
by Bianca Springer
C&T Publishing
Embroidery motifs for every hair type and person! Representation matters, and this embroidery looks like you! Celebrate diversity with 10 projects and more than 50 motifs in a wide array of skin tones, body shapes, and hair textures.
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Reshape Your Life: Don’t Settle Because You Are Worth It
by Ali Landry
Nelson Books
Popular lifestyle influencer Ali Landry shares the personal stories, proven tips, research-based strategies, and inspirational advice that will help women reshape their lives for optimal vitality and make their healthiest choices so that they can embrace life to its fullest.
143 of 204 titles
Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War
by Timothy Phillips
The Experiment
Phillips travels the Iron Curtain's 3,000 miles, from the Arctic to where Armenia meets Azerbaijan and Turkey. He explores the borderlands where clashing ideologies took form in concrete and barbed wire—and the new Europe that emerged from the ruins. Transporting readers across eight decades, Retracing the Iron Curtain reveals how a defining 20th-century conflict echoes louder than ever today.
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Ring of Solomon
by Aden Polydoros
Inkyard Press
An exciting and adventurous middle-grade trilogy that follows a queer Jewish boy and his family as they try to halt apocalyptic chaos, drawing upon Jewish mythology to navigate magic, mayhem, and the search for pride in one’s identity.
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Rooted in Wonder
by Eryn Lynum
Kregel Publications
For a generation whose eyes are trained on screens, encountering nature at all looks increasingly difficult, much less seeing how it reveals God. How can you help your children re-engage with a world full of amazement, creativity, and love? The best-selling author of 965 Pennies shows other parents how they can find, nourish, and cherish an ethical and enthusiastic relationship with nature and the Creator.
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Saints of the Household
by Ari Tison
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers
Growing up with a physically abusive father, Max and Jay learned the only way to protect themselves is to keep their heads down. But when a classmate is in trouble, they intervene, harming their school's soccer star. As the truth unfolds, Max and Jay grapple with their actions. They'll have to reach back to their roots to find their way forward.
147 of 204 titles
Scorched Grace: A Sister Holiday Mystery
by Margot Douaihy
Gillian Flynn Books
Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing to the test in this “unique and confident” debut crime novel. An exciting start to Margot Douaihy’s bold series that breathes new life into the hard-boiled genre, Scorched Grace is a fast-paced and punchy whodunnit that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
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Seven Faceless Saints
by M. K. Lobb
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive. Now a murderer stalks Ombrazia’s citizens. Discover what’s lurking in the shadows in this dark fantasy debut with a murder-mystery twist, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kerri Maniscalco.
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Shazam! Thundercrack
by Yehudi Mercado; illus. by Yehudi Mercado
DC Comics
Billy Batson’s never been a team-player and becoming the superhero Shazam didn’t change that much. After skipping school too many times, Billy’s offered a choice: football or detention. Between football practice and superhero training, Billy’s muscles are growing, but so is his ego. Will foster dad Victor’s advice and memories of his own football triumphs help keep young Shazam grounded?
150 of 204 titles
She’s a Mensch! : Ten Amazing Jewish Women
by Anne Dublin
Second Story Press
From the poorest neighborhoods in Kenya to the streets of New York City, the Jewish women found in these pages have accomplished remarkable feats. Some survived the horrors of the Holocaust while others had more peaceful childhoods, but all of them saw unfairness in their world and decided to do something about it.
151 of 204 titles
Side Effects
by Ted Anderson; illus. by Tara O’Connor
Seismic Press
Hannah’s dealing with a lot in her first year of college and to make matters worse, she’s also battling her own brain, in the form of anxiety and depression. Fortunately, her therapist has put her on some meds to help, but those meds cause some unintended side effects, like sleepless nights, pounding headaches… …or, in Hannah’s case, superpowers.
152 of 204 titles
Simon Sort of Says
by Erin Bow
Disney Publishing Group
In this hilarious and heart-wrenching middle-grade novel, 12-year-old Simon O’Keeffe is famous for the worst thing that’s ever happened to him—but he’s determined to start fresh in his new town. So with the help of some unexpected friends, a service puppy in training, and a faked message from space, Simon sets out to say something new.
153 of 204 titles
Sink: A Memoir
by Joseph Earl Thomas
Grand Central Publishing
"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture. “All blood and nerve and near-unbearable beauty” (Carmen Maria Machado).
154 of 204 titles
The Sister Effect
by Susan Mallery
HQN Books
Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings readers an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story. The Sister Effect follows two sisters and explores the nuances of a broken family’s complex emotions as they strive to become whole in this uplifting story of human frailty and resilience.
155 of 204 titles
Skull Water
by Heinz Insu Fenkl
Spiegel & Grau
A “mesmerizing” (Publishers Weekly starred review) inter-generational coming-of-age story that grapples with identity and displacement in South Korea in the 1970s. Alexander Chee writes that it is "life-altering, rebellious, funny, and full of a necessary truth," and James McBride calls it "a fascinating story of a young mixed-race man caught between two cultures."
156 of 204 titles
The Snow Hare
by Paula Lichtarowicz
Little, Brown and Company
Is it possible to fall in love at the edge of life? In The Snow Hare, a woman dreams of becoming a doctor until World War II leads her instead into an astonishingly fateful choice. “It’s a brilliantly told story of survival against the odds,” raves Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
157 of 204 titles
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night
by Amélie Wen Zhao
Random House Children’s Books
In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.
158 of 204 titles
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies
by Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
Gallery Books
Why is it so hard to apologize well? Authors Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy delve into how to respond to a bad apology; why corporations, celebrities, and governments seldom apologize well; and most of all, why good apologies are powerful and restorative. With thoughtfulness and humor, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry will help make the world a better place, one apology at a time.
159 of 204 titles
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
by Rainn Wilson
Hachette Go
Comedic actor and performer Rainn Wilson, cofounder of the media company SoulPancake, explores the benefits spirituality gives us in creating solutions for an increasingly challenging world. Filled with genuine insight, humor, and personal stories—Wilson offers the keys to delving into ancient wisdom and seeking out practical, transformative answers to life’s biggest questions.
160 of 204 titles
Spaced Out: How the NBA’s Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball
by Mike Prada
Triumph Books
As the NBA celebrates 75 years of existence, today's game looks nothing like it did in generations past. Today's stars enter the league with more versatility and fluidity than ever before, and they need it to handle the strategies, philosophies, schemes, and skill sets that didn't exist. Spaced Out tells the story of what professional basketball looks like right now and how it got here.
161 of 204 titles
The Speaking Stone: Stories Cemeteries Tell
by Michael Griffith
University of Cincinnati Press
The Speaking Stone: Stories Cemeteries Tell is a literary love letter to the joys of wandering graveyards. Cincinnati resident Michael Griffith began taking daily jaunts to Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, the nation’s third-largest cemetery following curiosity and accident wherever they led. The result is this fascinating collection of essays that emerge from chance encounters with an interesting headstone, odd epitaph, unusual name, or quirk of memory and stories of race, feminism, art, and death.
162 of 204 titles
Stateless
by Elizabeth Wein
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A female pilot is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people. But, with war on the horizon, events turn violent. From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal.
163 of 204 titles
Steve the Dung Beetle: On a Roll
by Susan R. Stoltz; illus. by Melissa Bailey
Lyric & Stone Publishing
Steve the dung beetle is on a mission: Roll the ball of poo home. Along the way, the elephant, giraffe, warthog and others all ask the same thing, "Why are you rolling that ball of poo?” Steve teaches them about his job and how it helps them and the environment. It's a fascinating look into one of the world's most interesting insects.
164 of 204 titles
The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives
by David Mura
University of Minnesota Press
From the country’s founding through the 2020 summer of Black Lives Matter, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. He shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of Whiteness and fully acknowledge the experiences of Black Americans.
165 of 204 titles
The Story of Lex
by Mark Huffman
Austin Macauley Publishers
This is the story of Lex, who happens to live in a dictionary. He also happens to be a sleepwalker. One morning, Lex finds himself out of his bed in an unfamiliar page. Helped by a friendly yak and other kind animals and people, Lex journeys through the dictionary to find his way home.
166 of 204 titles
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
by Beth Lincoln
Penguin Young Readers
Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts follows Shenanigan Swift—little sister, risk-taker, and mischief-maker—in this middle grade debut about a family reunion-turned-murder mystery. This celebration of words and individuality is packed with games, wordplay, and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important.
167 of 204 titles
The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game
by Tim Brown, with Erik Kratz
Twelve
Told partly through the experiences of MLB veteran, Erik Kratz, The Tao of the Backup Catcher chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back.
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There Goes the Neighborhood
by Jade Adia
Disney Publishing Group
The gang is fake, but the fear is real. A raised fist against the destructive forces of gentrification and a love letter to communities of color everywhere, Jade Adia's unforgettable debut tells the darkly hilarious story of three best friends willing to do whatever it takes to stay together.
169 of 204 titles
This Bird Has Flown: A Novel
by Susanna Hoffs
Little, Brown and Company
Music, fate, redemption, and love all collide in this delightfully funny and romantic debut novel from Susanna Hoffs, the celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles. “Part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable,” raves bestselling author Tom Perrotta.
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The Three Elissas: A Tale of Privilege, Rebellion, And a Shared Tragic Fate
by Samantha Leach
Legacy Lit
Bustle editor and writer Samantha Leach traces the lives of a trio of girls who met in the Troubled Teen Industry and went on to share the same tragic fate. The Three Elissas will challenge what you know about the opioid epidemic and the Troubled Teen Industry — and ultimately offer a window into the secret lives of young suburban women.
171 of 204 titles
Time: The Untold Story of the Love That Held Us Together When Incarceration Kept Us Apart
by Fox and Rob Richardson
Baker Books
The documentary of their epic love despite two decades apart due to incarceration was nominated for an Oscar. Now Fox and Rob Richardson reveal the rest of their riveting story, including the faith that sustained them and the miracles that brought them back together again.
172 of 204 titles
Tiny Travelers Australia Treasure Quest
by Steven Wolfe Pereira and Susie Jaramillo
Encantos
In Tiny Travelers Australia, little ones journey from the hazy Blue Mountains to wonderful Melbourne. From the brilliant colors of the Great Barrier Reef to the red rocks of the Outback. Each spread brings the country and its culture to life. The musical rhymes delight readers as they search and find hidden treasures on every page.
173 of 204 titles
Token: A Novel
by Beverley Kendall
Graydon House
She’s brilliant, beautiful…and tired of being the only Black woman in the room. After being plucked from reception and placed into the boardroom in the name of diversity, Kennedy and her best friend founded Token, a boutique PR agency that helps “diversity-challenged” companies and celebrities. She quickly discovers some messes aren’t easy fixes and there’s a lot of on-the-job learning.
174 of 204 titles
Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst
by Laura Belgray
Hachette Books
From award-winning TV writer and founder of Talking Shrimp Laura Belgray, a hilarious collection of painfully relatable coming-of-age stories and life lessons learned the hard (and embarrassing) way. Described by Laura’s own husband as “Loser Sex and the City,” Tough Titties gives you permission to be a dork, a user, a sometimes-unspiritual slacker, and, ultimately, 100% you
175 of 204 titles
Tweakerworld: A Memoir
by Jason Yamas
Unnamed Press
Tweakerworld is about the year Jason Yamas became the top meth dealer in the Bay Area. Unlike any other addiction memoir, it is an account of how drug use and chemsex in the gay community is operated and sustained through dating apps. Yamas intends to shine a light on the invisible world beyond the initial taboo hang outs
176 of 204 titles
Twinkle, Twinkle, Daytime Star
by Elizabeth Everett; illus. by Beatriz Castro
Science, Naturally!
Twinkle, Twinkle, Daytime Star introduces children to the many ways the Sun affects our world, from small things we experience every day on planet Earth to the way our entire solar system functions. A science lesson wrapped in a familiar rhyme, this charming story is about the one-of-a-kind star that makes everything possible. In this book, the Sun truly shines!
177 of 204 titles
Twist: An American Girl
by Adele Bertei
ZE Books
Twist is an episodic survival of the fittest, navigating the crooked rivers of the foster care system, poverty, race, sexuality, and gender. Through the eyes of her alter ego, Maddie Twist, musician Adele Bertei threads together the tapestry of an extraordinary, troubled childhood in the 60s and 70s. It’s a memoir of heartbreak and perseverance, and, ultimately, redemption.
178 of 204 titles
Under the Starry Skies
by Tracie Peterson
Bethany House
When an accident leaves Cassandra Barton incapacitated, she spends her time compiling a book of stories about the men working on the Santa Fe Railroad. But worry grows as revolutionaries set out to destroy the railroad. As the danger intensifies, Cassie and her longtime friend Brandon must rely on their faith to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way.
179 of 204 titles
The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse
by Thomas P. Vartanian
Prometheus Books
This incisive and important book investigates the creation and history of our financial Internet, the vulnerabilities of our current data storage and sharing platforms, the pitfalls and potential that cryptocurrency holds, the promise that quantum computing and the blockchain offer, and how we can – and must – make a stronger and safer Internet.
180 of 204 titles
Unseelie
by Ivelisse Housman
Inkyard Press
This high-energy YA fantasy follows the adventures of changeling Seelie and her twin sister as they embark upon the heist of a lifetime for a mystery legacy. As they evade capture by both human and fae forces, Seelie discovers more about her own Autistic identity, her magical powers, and love along the way.
181 of 204 titles
Wandering Souls: A Novel
by Cecile Pepin
Henry Holt and Co.
After the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Thanh, and Minh begin a perilous journey to Hong Kong with the promise that their parents will soon follow. But when tragedy strikes, 16-year-old Anh becomes the caretaker for her two younger brothers overnight.
"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean Vuong
182 of 204 titles
The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine
by Christopher Miller
Bloomsbury
The inside story of Ukraine's bravery and defiance in the face of Russian aggression, from the conflict’s leading journalist. This is the story of modern Ukraine and its transformation, as told through the lives of Ukrainians, their fears and struggles. It is Ukraine in all its glory: vast, weird, exhilarating, defiant, resilient, trying to escape the long shadow of its former imperial ruler while fighting to build a new future.
183 of 204 titles
Warrior Mother: Equipping Your Heart to Fight for Your Family’s Faith
by Victoria Riollano
Kregel Publications
A battle of wills with your kids. A spiritual battle for their hearts. A personal battle to wake up and take on another day of parenting challenges. Moms face new fights every day. Warrior Mother offers you practical and authentic advice on outfitting yourself for every battle from a military mom of seven who knows what it means to go to war for your kids.
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Warrior: My Path to Being Brave
by Lisa Guerrero
Hachette Books
Lisa Guerrero chronicles her iconic career—from dealing with harassment as a sports broadcaster to chasing “bad guys” for Inside Edition—and proves that through small, daily acts, bravery is a muscle we can strengthen over time.
185 of 204 titles
Water!: Why Every Drop Counts and How You Can Start Making Waves to Protect It
by Lisa M. Gerry
National Geographic Kids
Water is fascinating! It’s also essential. Every living thing on Earth needs it, from blue whales to bacteria. But our planet is facing some serious water problems.
Fortunately, there is hope! By learning the ins and outs of important water issues and making small but powerful changes in our daily life, we can help protect the water that connects us all.
186 of 204 titles
We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBride
Feiwel & Friends
Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes that their lives are intertwined. They both have magic, and they both are terrified of the Forest at the end of lane–a Forest full of monsters, fairy tales, and pain that they have both been running from for 11 years.
187 of 204 titles
Wedding of the Season: A Novel
by Lauren Edmondson
Graydon House
A warm, whip-smart novel about two modern-day society families and the summer wedding that has all of Newport talking. After an extended absence, Cass returns to celebrate her sister’s engagement. As the grand affair arrives, along with new truths about her family, Cass must face her thorny past and decide how to honor the Coventry legacy in its chaotic glory.
188 of 204 titles
Welcome to Triumph
by Brittany Kooi and Kendra Joyner Miller
Chalice Stories
Three clergy women form a fast friendship as they help the people of Triumph County, Wyoming navigate daily drama and joy. With a diverse cast of characters (Korean American, Native American, pan-sexual, gay, gender fluid, and more) and true-life scenes of pastor life that only female pastors could provide, Welcome to Triumph is a multi-layered revelation. (CW: language, sex, drugs)
189 of 204 titles
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
by Claire Jiménez
Grand Central Publishing
A deeply powerful, raw debut novel that's "equal measures hilarious and haunting" (Crystal Hana Kim), of a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long-missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and they set out to bring her home.
190 of 204 titles
What to Do with a Stick
by Jane Yolen and Paolo Domeniconi
The Creative Company
This final book in Jane Yolen's "What to Do with a …" trio celebrates the remarkable joys of a stick that can anchor a daydream, fend off the monsters, and even make music--when combined with a box and a string!
191 of 204 titles
Whatever Comes Tomorrow
by Rebecca Gardyn Levington; illus. by Mariona Cabassa
Barefoot Books
We might not know what the future holds, but the lyrical rhyming text in this beautiful book reassures readers that they have the resilience and strength to face whatever comes their way. Based on the author’s own struggle with anxiety, Whatever Comes Tomorrow offers useful strategies for finding calm and strength in the face of uncertainty, such as mindfulness and breathing.
192 of 204 titles
When It All Syncs Up
by Maya Ameyaw
Annick Press
A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut by Maya Ameyaw about the healing power of art and friendship. “[A] stunning read…simmering with tension and gripping to the final word."—Debbie Rigaud, NYT bestselling author of Simone Breaks All The Rules
193 of 204 titles
Where Did Poppy Go?
by Gail Silver; illus. by Amanda Quarter
Parallax Press
From beloved author Gail Silver comes a touching story of a father comforting his son after a grandfather dies. The lovely rhyme and poetry offers a heartfelt way to discuss loss and grief with a child. We see, along with the little boy of the story, how our loved ones are with us forever, in everything we do.
194 of 204 titles
Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone Adventure
by Zoleka Filander; illus. by Patricia Hooning
Earth Aware Kids
Meet Meso, an explorer robot, as it’s launched into the ocean twilight zone. In the cold, dark waters, Meso discovers unusual and wonderful creatures, and learns that we’re all weird in our own ways… a very good thing! Inspired by the Mesobot project, which uses cameras and lights to noninvasively follow ocean animals enabling biologists to study their behavior over extended periods.
195 of 204 titles
Why Are You Like This?
by Meg Adams
Andrews McMeel Publishing
A collection of comics with a millennial take on marriage, adulthood, pet ownership, self-love, and self-care. Dorky and downright hilarious, Why Are You Like This? explores what it means to make fun of.
196 of 204 titles
The Winter Knight
by Jes Battis
ECW Press
A queer, modern Arthurian tale set in contemporary Vancouver. An autistic college student who is the latest reincarnation of Sir Gawain is drawn deeper and deeper into the family secrets and round table feuds he’s spent his life trying to avoid while a Valkyrie tries to figure out who is murdering knights before the body count climbs.
197 of 204 titles
Winter’s Reckoning
by Adele Holmes
She Writes Press
In this Southern Gothic set in 1917—and winner of a William Faulkner Literary Competition honorable mention—an herbalist healer is accused of witchcraft and targeted by the KKK as a result of challenging racial discrimination and suppression of women. Kirkus Reviews calls it “a notable tale that offers the hope that even small actions can lead toward greater good.”
198 of 204 titles
Within These Walls of Sorrow
by Amanda Barratt
Kregel Publications
Zosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany’s invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves. As ghetto walls rise and the occupiers tighten their grip on the city of Kraków, Zosia meets Tadeusz Pankiewicz, a pharmacist who dares to operate a pharmacy in the heart of the Kraków ghetto.
199 of 204 titles
Without Restraint: How Skiing Saved My Son’s Life
by Robert C. DeLena and Ryan C. DeLena
Falcon Guides
Ryan DeLena had difficulty controlling his emotional outbursts, which led to placement in schools that relied on detrimental methods of behavior modification. This is a joint memoir told with pain and levity, struggle and strength, adventure and heart. It is the story of a misunderstood boy, a father’s growth, and a shared love of the outdoors that formed their unbreakable bond.
200 of 204 titles
The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera
by Susan Goldman Rubin; Foreword by Ruth E. Carter with Meera Manek
Calkins Creek
Discover the electrifying untold stories of the pioneering and groundbreaking women of Old Hollywood in this nonfiction book for young readers. From well-known, glamorous starlets like Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish, to under-appreciated trailblazers like Anna May Wong and Hattie McDaniel, acclaimed author Susan Goldman Rubin shows that movies wouldn’t be the same without the women who succeeded against the odds and built Hollywood from the ground up.
201 of 204 titles
Work & Live Anywhere: Island Hopping in Greece
by Tara Richter-Hatzilias
Richter Publishing
Yes, you can travel the world while you are working. The world has changed. If you are a digital nomad, or want to be, then this is the book for you! Or if you just want to travel and learn more about Greece. This has all the tips n’ tricks to start globe trotting and get out there!
202 of 204 titles
World’s Worst Time Machine
by Dustin Brady
Andrews McMeel Kids
Life can be boring, but Liam and Elsa know how to create their own fun—or so they think. After finding a $3 time machine at a garage sale, Liam uses the machine to summon Thomas Edison for help with his book report. It's not until the time machine sends a different Thomas Edison from the 1930s that chaos ensues.
203 of 204 titles
The Wrong Kind of Weird
by James Ramos
Inkyard Press
A high-energy YA contemporary love story following multicultural geek and nerd club member Cameron Carson... and his secret relationship with school queen bee Karla Ortega.
204 of 204 titles
You’re Joking Me: Jokes for Kids by a Kid
by William Daniel
Revell
Written by a kid for kids, You're Joking Me is a hilarious collection of more than four hundred puns, riddles, one-liners, and knock-knock jokes that are sure to have kids (and their adults) laughing up a storm!
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