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Pizza face

Ogle, Rex,


Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, Presents a graphic memoir following late bloomer Rex as he tries to navigate his low-income family, bullies, sports, and middle school, all while learning to have confidence with a body that refuses to stop changing.
Date Published:2024

Home in a lunchbox

Mo, Cherry,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Young Jun has just moved from Hong Kong to America. The first week of school is frustrating since Jun can't speak or understand English. But each day when she opens her lunchbox, the foods there remind her of home and comfort her. The food catches the attention of a classmate and leads to Jun making new friends.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Young Jun has just moved from Hong Kong to America. The first week of school is frustrating since Jun can't speak or understand English. But each day when she opens her lunchbox, the foods there remind her of home and comfort her. The food catches the attention of a classmate and leads to Jun making new friends.

Date Published:2024

Twenty-four seconds from now ... : a LOVE story /

Reynolds, Jason,


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, In a series of moments spanning two years, seventeen-year-old Neon navigates the progression of his relationship with Aria, culminating in a case of the jitters as the two intend to take the next big step in their relationship.
Date Published:2024

Tree. Table. Book.

Lowry, Lois,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.
Date Published:2024

The trouble with heroes

Messner, Kate,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Wrestling with grief and anger since the loss of his father during the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Finn Connelly gets in trouble for vandalizing a local cemetery. The headstone he damaged is that of local climbing legend Edna Grace Thomas, who promoted the hiking of all forty-six Adirondack peaks. Edna's sympathetic daughter challenges Finn to complete the forty-six over the summer--with Edna's dog Seymour in tow--as restitution for the damage he caused. As Finn sets out to complete the hikes, he wrestles with his feelings for his famous father--a hockey legend, 9/11 hero, and paramedic--and works to complete an overdue poetry assignment on heroes that he couldn't bring himself to write during the school year. Each peak brings Finn closer to his father, himself, and to what it means to be a hero.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Wrestling with grief and anger since the loss of his father during the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Finn Connelly gets in trouble for vandalizing a local cemetery. The headstone he damaged is that of local climbing legend Edna Grace Thomas, who promoted the hiking of all forty-six Adirondack peaks. Edna's sympathetic daughter challenges Finn to complete the forty-six over the summer--with Edna's dog Seymour in tow--as restitution for the damage he caused. As Finn sets out to complete the hikes, he wrestles with his feelings for his famous father--a hockey legend, 9/11 hero, and paramedic--and works to complete an overdue poetry assignment on heroes that he couldn't bring himself to write during the school year. Each peak brings Finn closer to his father, himself, and to what it means to be a hero.

Date Published:2025

Uprising

Nielsen, Jennifer A.,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Date Published:2024

Crazy Horse, 1842-1877

Todd, Anne M.


Includes index. Includes chronology. Includes glossary. This book discusses the life of Crazy Horse, a Sioux warrior who would not give up hope for his people's freedom.
Date Published:2003

Under the same stars

Bray, Libba,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The lives of six teenagers living in three different time periods link together in unexpected ways, beginning in 1940s Germany where best friends Sophie and Hannah regularly visit the Bridegroom's Oak in the Dodauer Forest, said to bring lasting love to those who write to it. Hopeless romantic Sophie brings her love letters to the tree, hoping for a response, but when the Nazi's invade Poland, Hannah gets involved in the resistance movement, and begins using the tree for a different purpose, that leads to the two girls' disappearances. In 1980s West Germany, American transplant Jenny meets rebellious punk rocker Lena, who shows her love, the Berlin underground scene, and the legacy left by World War II. In 2020 New York City, quarantined teens Miles and Chloe rifle through a box of mementos from Chloe's grandmother, and work to unravel the mysterious thread that ties Chloe to the women in her past.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The lives of six teenagers living in three different time periods link together in unexpected ways, beginning in 1940s Germany where best friends Sophie and Hannah regularly visit the Bridegroom's Oak in the Dodauer Forest, said to bring lasting love to those who write to it. Hopeless romantic Sophie brings her love letters to the tree, hoping for a response, but when the Nazi's invade Poland, Hannah gets involved in the resistance movement, and begins using the tree for a different purpose, that leads to the two girls' disappearances. In 1980s West Germany, American transplant Jenny meets rebellious punk rocker Lena, who shows her love, the Berlin underground scene, and the legacy left by World War II. In 2020 New York City, quarantined teens Miles and Chloe rifle through a box of mementos from Chloe's grandmother, and work to unravel the mysterious thread that ties Chloe to the women in her past.

Date Published:2025

Geronimo

Welch, Catherine A.


Dangers of the Apache life -- Becoming a warrior -- Fighting back -- Chasing Geronimo -- Prisoners of war. School Library Journal, April 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. A biography of the famous Apache warrior who fought for the right of Native Americans to live and roam freely on their homeland.
Date Published:2004

The Black girl survives in this one : horror stories /


Foreword / by Tananarive Due -- Harvesters / by L.L. McKinney -- Welcome back to the cosmos / by Kortney Nash -- Ghost light / by Erin E. Adams -- The brides of Devil's Bayou / by Desiree S. Evans -- TMI / by Zakiya Dalila Harris -- Black pride / by Justina Ireland -- The screamers / by Daka Hermon -- Queeniums for greenium! / by Brittney Morris -- Inheritance / by Camara Aaron -- Black girl nature group / by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite -- Cemetery dance party / by Saraciea J. Fennell -- The skittering thing / by Monica Brashears -- The black strings / by Vincent Tirado -- Local color / by Eden Royce -- Foxhunt / by Charlotte Nicole Davis. Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, A collection of fiften horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.
Date Published:2024

Foreword / by Tananarive Due -- Harvesters / by L.L. McKinney -- Welcome back to the cosmos / by Kortney Nash -- Ghost light / by Erin E. Adams -- The brides of Devil's Bayou / by Desiree S. Evans -- TMI / by Zakiya Dalila Harris -- Black pride / by Justina Ireland -- The screamers / by Daka Hermon -- Queeniums for greenium! / by Brittney Morris -- Inheritance / by Camara Aaron -- Black girl nature group / by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite -- Cemetery dance party / by Saraciea J. Fennell -- The skittering thing / by Monica Brashears -- The black strings / by Vincent Tirado -- Local color / by Eden Royce -- Foxhunt / by Charlotte Nicole Davis. Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, A collection of fiften horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.

Date Published:2024

Sitting Bull

Aller, Susan Bivin.


A boy called slow -- A changing world -- Fighting for freedom -- Sitting Bull's vision -- Living for his people. School Library Journal, April 2004. Horn Book, October 2004. Introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.
Date Published:2004

Wild wave

Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman),


Horn Book Guide, After an earthquake rocks the hometown of Nick Chase and Jess Hardy, they watch in terror as the water pulls back from the coastline, building into a towering wall of water. Nick and Jess find themselves on the run from the approaching tsunami, but when they make it to higher ground in the woods above the bay, they watch as the sea floods their whole town along the shore. The two must try to find their way to safety, but when they come across a stranded elderly couple, it's up to Nick and Jess to work together and get help so that they can all make it out alive.
Date Published:2024

Horn Book Guide, After an earthquake rocks the hometown of Nick Chase and Jess Hardy, they watch in terror as the water pulls back from the coastline, building into a towering wall of water. Nick and Jess find themselves on the run from the approaching tsunami, but when they make it to higher ground in the woods above the bay, they watch as the sea floods their whole town along the shore. The two must try to find their way to safety, but when they come across a stranded elderly couple, it's up to Nick and Jess to work together and get help so that they can all make it out alive.

Date Published:2024

Faker

Korman, Gordon,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Trey is used to lying and always moving around due to his family's lucrative lifestyle. First, his dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents, where Trey makes friends and his dad makes connections. Then, Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes, and once they have the money, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run once again. His dad tells him it's okay because no one is getting hurt and the people getting swindled have more than enough money, but Trey is getting tired of running and lying, and he just wants to make an actual friend and have a place to call home.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Trey is used to lying and always moving around due to his family's lucrative lifestyle. First, his dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents, where Trey makes friends and his dad makes connections. Then, Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes, and once they have the money, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run once again. His dad tells him it's okay because no one is getting hurt and the people getting swindled have more than enough money, but Trey is getting tired of running and lying, and he just wants to make an actual friend and have a place to call home.

Date Published:2024

The yellow bus

Long, Loren,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, A forgotten school bus finds joy and purpose in the most unexpected places.
Date Published:2024

Ursula upside down

Tabor, Corey R.,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ursula the catfish has spent all her life swimming with the seaweeds flowing in the water above her and the sunny sky with its tasty insects shining beneath. Then one day another fish comes along and asks her why she always swims upside down. Readers and Ursula find their world flipped upside down--literally, readers must rotate the book and turn the pages right to left--until a friendly bat helps Ursula see that it is best to just be herself.
Date Published:2024

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ursula the catfish has spent all her life swimming with the seaweeds flowing in the water above her and the sunny sky with its tasty insects shining beneath. Then one day another fish comes along and asks her why she always swims upside down. Readers and Ursula find their world flipped upside down--literally, readers must rotate the book and turn the pages right to left--until a friendly bat helps Ursula see that it is best to just be herself.

Date Published:2024

Very bad at math

Larson, Hope,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Verity "Very" Nelson is student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist, and she's pretty much the best at everything except math. Despite her best efforts, math just doesn't make sense to Very, and soon she finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class. She worries that if she doesn't raise her math score, she's going to lose her presidency, but everything changes when Very discovers she has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers. After learning there's nothing wrong with her, Very finds a way to be confident and realizes she doesn't have to be perfect at everything.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Verity "Very" Nelson is student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist, and she's pretty much the best at everything except math. Despite her best efforts, math just doesn't make sense to Very, and soon she finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class. She worries that if she doesn't raise her math score, she's going to lose her presidency, but everything changes when Very discovers she has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers. After learning there's nothing wrong with her, Very finds a way to be confident and realizes she doesn't have to be perfect at everything.

Date Published:2025

The cookie crumbles

Badua, Tracy,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Laila and Lucy have been best friends ever since kindergarten when Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of school, but they are devastated to learn that because they live on opposite sides of town, they'll be attending different high schools. They find a solution to their problem when Laila is selected to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school. Lucy, on the other hand, has secured her position in the journalism track at Sunderland and is invited to report the outcome of the competition in order to apply for a Sunderland scholarship, but things take a dangerous turn when one of the celebrity judges collapses after tasting Laila's cookies. As suspicion falls on Laila and a storm cuts off access to the outside world, it's up to Laila and Lucy to uncover the truth and clear Laila's name before anyone else gets hurt.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Laila and Lucy have been best friends ever since kindergarten when Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of school, but they are devastated to learn that because they live on opposite sides of town, they'll be attending different high schools. They find a solution to their problem when Laila is selected to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school. Lucy, on the other hand, has secured her position in the journalism track at Sunderland and is invited to report the outcome of the competition in order to apply for a Sunderland scholarship, but things take a dangerous turn when one of the celebrity judges collapses after tasting Laila's cookies. As suspicion falls on Laila and a storm cuts off access to the outside world, it's up to Laila and Lucy to uncover the truth and clear Laila's name before anyone else gets hurt.

Date Published:2024

The Bletchley riddle

Sepetys, Ruta,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, In 1940, nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his fourteen-year-old sister Lizzie, who share a love of riddles and puzzles, find themselves immersed in one when they arrive at the clandestine British intelligence site called Bletchley Park, where the top mathematical minds attempt to break the ciphers generated by the German Enigma machines. Jakob begins work as a mathematician at Bletchley Park, while Lizzie, determined not to be evacuated to America, follows her brother and become a messenger at Bletchley Park, ferrying letters across the grounds. Lizzie also hopes to solve the mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance, but as they follow the clues, they soon find themselves faced with a difficult dilemma.
Date Published:2024

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, In 1940, nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his fourteen-year-old sister Lizzie, who share a love of riddles and puzzles, find themselves immersed in one when they arrive at the clandestine British intelligence site called Bletchley Park, where the top mathematical minds attempt to break the ciphers generated by the German Enigma machines. Jakob begins work as a mathematician at Bletchley Park, while Lizzie, determined not to be evacuated to America, follows her brother and become a messenger at Bletchley Park, ferrying letters across the grounds. Lizzie also hopes to solve the mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance, but as they follow the clues, they soon find themselves faced with a difficult dilemma.

Date Published:2024

A friend for Eddy

Kim Ha, Ann,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Eddy the goldfish is lonely and wishes he had a friend to play with, so when a little yellow fish appears outside his bowl one day, he's overjoyed. Another fish appears, and the three of them play hide-and-seek, dance together, have a staring contest, and giggle so hard the bowl fills with bubbles. Every day, Eddy looks forward to seeing his new friends and wishes he could be outside with them, so one day, he does the unthinkable and jumps right out of the bowl. He soon realizes he's stuck and can't swim or breathe, and when his friends appear, he discovers they aren't fish at all, they are the eyes of a cat.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Eddy the goldfish is lonely and wishes he had a friend to play with, so when a little yellow fish appears outside his bowl one day, he's overjoyed. Another fish appears, and the three of them play hide-and-seek, dance together, have a staring contest, and giggle so hard the bowl fills with bubbles. Every day, Eddy looks forward to seeing his new friends and wishes he could be outside with them, so one day, he does the unthinkable and jumps right out of the bowl. He soon realizes he's stuck and can't swim or breathe, and when his friends appear, he discovers they aren't fish at all, they are the eyes of a cat.

Date Published:2024

Dreamslinger

Kim, Graci,


Maps on end papers. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Fourteen-year-old Aria is a dreamslinger, someone who has a genetic mutation that allows access powerful magic from their dreams. Dreamslingers are suppressed, however, due to the Great Outburst ten years ago that killed Aria's mother. Aria's father teaches her and other dreamslingers to suppress their emotions and therefore control their magic. Everyone is surprised when the secretive Kingdom of Royal Hanguk, the only kingdom who doesn't suppress their dreamslingers, opens up their annual Royal Slinger Trials to other nations. Aria is selected to go in order to spy on the kingdom for her father, but when she arrives, she finds that nothing is what she expected and she begins to question what she's been told about her mother and dreamslingers' danger to the outside world.
Date Published:2025

Maps on end papers. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Fourteen-year-old Aria is a dreamslinger, someone who has a genetic mutation that allows access powerful magic from their dreams. Dreamslingers are suppressed, however, due to the Great Outburst ten years ago that killed Aria's mother. Aria's father teaches her and other dreamslingers to suppress their emotions and therefore control their magic. Everyone is surprised when the secretive Kingdom of Royal Hanguk, the only kingdom who doesn't suppress their dreamslingers, opens up their annual Royal Slinger Trials to other nations. Aria is selected to go in order to spy on the kingdom for her father, but when she arrives, she finds that nothing is what she expected and she begins to question what she's been told about her mother and dreamslingers' danger to the outside world.

Date Published:2025