It’s the last release week of April – here are some of the books out this week: Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults The Cats of Silver Crescent – A girl visiting her great aunt encounters walking and talking cats, and they need her help. The Ultimate Wizarding World: History of Magic (Older Middle Grade) – From the editors of MuggleNet. A collection of historical moments in the magical world of Harry Potter. Big Dweeb Energy – A new FoxTrot collection!! I have already preordered this! The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge (LGBTQ+) – Three guys having boyfriend trouble team up for revenge ..read more

Happy April! No fooling, here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids Not My Cat – A women “adopted” by a stray cat insists it is not her cat – but when the cat disappears, she worries about what happened to it.   Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults Tree. Table. Book. – Two Sophies. One in elementary school, the other much older. But they are best friends. But when the elder Sophie starts having memory issues, her family plans to move her away – something young Sophie can’t even imagine. Just reading the description of this book made me tear up. I have to read this o ..read more

Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids My Lost Freedom – Author, actor, and activist George Takei shares his story of being in an incarceration camp as a boy during WWII. Books for Teens/Young Adults Dear Wendy (LGBTQ+) – Two college freshmen who identify as aromantic and asexual start to become friends thanks to that shared identity. But neither knows that the other is behind their IG rival’s secret identity. I’m looking forward to reading this one! The King’s Sword – Book 2 in the League of Rulers series by Jennifer Anne Davis. Sabine finds more than she bargained for ..read more

Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids Shared Space – From the author of the Wombats! series. An order-loving mouse gets a new neighbor – Pak-rat. I discovered this book after falling in love with the illustrations for the Wombat! series. And now I want all of the author’s picture books too! Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults   Keeping Pace (Older Middle Grade) – A girl who wants to run a half-marathon starts training with her middle school rival. What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? – I had never heard of the “molasses flood” before I read an I Survived ..read more

Happy April! No fooling, here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults The Mystery of Locked Rooms – A girl whose family is facing foreclosure teams up with her friends to find a rumored treasure in an abandoned fun house. The Second Favorite Daughters Club: Sister Sabotage – Two girls tired of feeling like second class citizens in their families start a club with the goal of becoming their parents’ favorite children. Draw Down the Moon – A girl who was never supposed to develop magic and a boy who thought he knew his magical destiny meet up at a magica ..read more

Happy March! Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids For You I Will – A mother’s message to her daughter. Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets – Penelope’s new pet is a lot to handle. This looks adorable!   Books for Older Kids/Teens Listen to This – Two teens negotiating friend and family issues meet and find in the other someone who finally sees them and listens to them. Olivetti – An old family typewriter tries to help a boy whose mother has disappeared by sharing some of the things she would type when she used the typewriter regularly. What a creative concept ..read more

Happy March! Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids YOU Can Change the World – A compilation book that includes examples from many of the biographies in this series. Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Sweet Shop – Book 13 in this darling chapter book series. Itty tries to figure out why no one is shopping at the new sweet shop. Books for Teens/Young Adults Cancelled – A teen is mistaken for someone in a viral video and that starts to tank all of her plans for the future. Rules for Rule Breaking – Two high schoolers who want nothing to do with one another must go on a colleg ..read more

Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults Bird Brain – A girl who always wanted a pet ends up petsitting her uncle’s parrot and finds out the bird is more special than she ever would have guessed. Get Your Hopes Up: 90 Devotions and True Stories for Young World Changers (Nonfiction) – A devotional for middle grade readers. Not Your Average Jo – A girl is sidelined at her performing arts school for being “too Asian” and her replacement in her band takes credit for her original song. Another student who is working on a documentary about the band leaks ..read more

Happy March! Here are some of the new books out this week: Books for Kids The Imposter – A little girl’s lost stuffy goes missing and then is found – but something about Mr. Snuggles seems…. off. Just Try It! – A dad tries to convince his daughter to try some new foods. No Cats in the Library – A book loving cat tries to find a way into the library. I have already pre-ordered this one. It looks perfect! Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park (Nonfiction) – A picture book biography of the woman who fought for the creation of a national park preserve the desert. The Fa ..read more

It’s the last release week of February – here are some of the books releasing. Books for Kids Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover – Sleepy Sheepy is back, and this time he’s going on his first sleepover to his grandparents’ house. The Wrong Book – The narrator of a book keeps getting things wrong while a bookmark tries to fix things. Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears – Pete the Kitty visits the Three Bears. The Case of the Poached Painting (Graphic Novel) – Book 2 in the Pigeon Private Detectives series. Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults Coyote Lost and Found – Sequel to The Remarkable Jo ..read more