The Flicker, by H.E. Edgmon, (Sept. 2024, Feiwel & Friends), $9.99, ISBN: 9781250873965 Ages 9-12 A year after a solar flare – The Flicker – scorched the Earth and ended life as we …

Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of The American Indian Boarding Schools, by Dan Sasuweh Jones, (Sept. 2024, Scholastic Focus), $19.99, ISBN: 9781338889475 Ages 9-12 As we move into Thanksgiving we…

Aisle Nine, by Ian X. Cho, (Sept. 2024, HarperCollins), $19.99, ISBN: 9780063206809 Ages 13+ Jasper is a 17-year-old checkout clerk working in the local discount store. He puts up with all the thin…

I’m Lucky to Have My Parents, by Radostina Nikolova/Illustrated by Yana Popova, (Jan. 2025, Papercutz), $7.99, ISBN: 9781545815816 Ages 5-8 A child reflects on her family and the fun they hav…

I Spy Love, by Dan Marzollo & Dave Marzollo/Illustrated by Walter Wick, (Nov. 2024, Scholastic), $14.99, ISBN: 9781546119784 Ages 4-8 I have the warmest of warm fuzzies when it comes to I Spy b…

Teleportation and Other Luxuries, by Archie Bongiovanni & Mary Verhoeven, (Nov. 2024, Mad Cave Studios), $14.99, ISBN: 9781545812242 Ages 12+ A group of brainy misfits come together to win a sc…

Bounce! A Scientific History of Rubber, by Sarah Albee/Illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen, (Oct. 2024, Charlesbridge), $18.99, ISBN: 9781623543792 Ages 6-9 Learners who love the “why” of t…

The Goblin Twins: Too Hard to Scare, by Frances Cha/Illustrated by Jaime Kim, (Sept. 2024, Crown Books for Young Readers), $19.99, ISBN: 9780593480267 Ages 3-7 Doki and Kebi, two 601-year-old Korea…

Flash Gordon Adventures, by Art Baltazar & Franco, (Nov. 2024, Papercutz), $7.99, ISBN: 9781545812181 Ages 7-12 I grew up watching reruns of the old Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serials with my D…

Sam Can’t Poop, by Samantha Jeffries & Carly Nguyen, (Aug. 2024, Blue Balloon Books), $17.99, ISBN: 978-1962202657 Ages 4-8 Sam is a young girl with a tummy ache: she’s a girl with …

Still There Was Bread, by Lisl H. Detlefesen/Illustrated by David Soman, (Oct. 2024, HarperCollins), $19.99, ISBN: 9780063216556 Ages 4-8 The warmth of a family kitchen comes through the pages in t…

An Adventure for Lia and Lion, by Al Rodin, (Oct. 2024, Knopf Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780593903322 Ages 3-7 Lia is a little girl who wants a pet to go adventuring with. Lion is a l…

Snow Is…, by Laura Gehl/Illustrated Sonia Sánchez, (Oct. 2024, Simon & Schuster), $18.99, ISBN: 9781665915595 Ages 3-7 The anticipation of a snowy day comes alive in this rhyming story ab…

Adrift on a Painted Sea, by Tim Bird with paintings by Sue Bird, (Oct. 2024, Avery Hill Publishing), $18.99, ISBN: 9781910395820 Ages 16+ Sue Bird was an artist who “filled the house with her…

Picture Day at Dino Play, by Sean Julian, (Sept. 2024, NorthSouth Books), $19.95, ISBN: 9780735845527 Ages 4-8 It’s Picture Day at Dino Daycare, and Freda is excited to wear her favorite hat …

Nessie, by Ilse De Keyzer/Illustrated by Dana Martens, (Nov. 2024, Clavis), $19.95, ISBN: 9798890630872 Ages 6-10 The mysterious Loch Ness “monster” lives on in a touching new story. Rh…

Goth Moth, by Kai Lüftner/Illustrated by Wiebke Rauers, Translated by Tim Mohr, (Sept. 2024, North South Books), $19.95, ISBN: 9780735845558 Ages 4-8 Shy moth Walter keeps to himself in his little …

Chopping Spree, by Angela Sylvaine, (Sept. 2024, Dark Matter INK), $14.99, ISBN: 9781958598313 Ages 14+ I am a woman of a certain age, and that certain age involved reading Stephen King before I en…

Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman, (Aug. 2024, Ace), $30, ISBN: 9780593820247 Ages 14+ Folks, trust me on this one: it’s not listed under Teen/YA, but your gamers, your tabletop fans, yo…

Elephant Touch, by Susan R. Greenway, (Sept. 2024, SparkPress), $14.99, ISBN: 9781684632688 Ages 9-13 Animal lovers and fiction readers will immediately know there's something special about this medit...

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