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2) Brooms
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1930s Mississippi. Magic is permitted only in certain circumstances, and by certain people. Unsanctioned broom racing is banned. But for those who need the money, or the thrills...it's there to be found. Meet Billie Mae, captain of the Night Storms racing team, and Loretta, her best friend and second-in-command. They're determined to make enough money to move out west to a state that allows Black folks to legally use magic and take part in...
Author
Series
Clementine Fox ; 1
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deciding to ditch school for a day of adventure and exploration, Clementine recruits her friends to join her and together they hitch a ride to a mysterious local island where Clementine's great aunt lives, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This edge-of-your-seat page turner recounts the adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American pilots to fight in WWI for the French military, and how they went down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus."--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With his bold, iconic art, Oliver Jeffers follows the human path from the dawn of our species through history, sharing profound, sometimes poignant, commentary on our present, and then offers a challenge: Where do we go from here? How can we create new stories and new systems that allow all of humanity to flourish? How can we journey toward a collective and robust future?" --
6) Lost boy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
"In the aftermath of a deadly car accident in the remote Wyoming wilderness, a young boy escapes as the sole survivor. Stranded, freezing and without anyone around to help him, he struggles to stay alive as he attempts to find his way back to civilization"--
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Series
Unpetables ; 1
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"These two best friends have had enough of being petted! It's a non-stop zany middle-grade adventure as they bust out of the petting zoo and hit the road to find their destiny"--
8) Low power
Author
Series
Your pal Fred ; 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Life-sized toy Fred and his friend Wormy set off to recharge his solar battery, but he has to solve the mystery of garbage-like creatures attacking the city of SunTop before he runs out of power.
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Series
Language
English
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"After being stranded in a forgotten military outpost, grumpy Dobrinia sets out on a quest to marry a princess. But in the vast Tzardom of Glas, where magic has been outlawed, troubled histories can catch up with even a flying ship"--|cProvided by publisher.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
"Jay often feels that like they are a nobody. Beah, on the other hand, is fierce, charming, athletic--and OBSESSED with the street skipping art, Double Dutch. When the two meet, sparks fly, in this colorful slice-of-life graphic novel about the wonder of platonic friendship and finding your identity. Jay is always scribbling poetry in their notebook. When they come across Skip, a Double Dutch team, they befriend the members--and decide to join, too....
11) Constellations
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead and Nobody’s Fool, comes Three Rocks, a biography of cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller, creator of the iconic comic strip Nancy. But this graphic novel is about more than a single comic book artist. It is the story of this American art form, tracing its inception to 1895 with the Yellow Kid, the creation of Nancy in 1933, and all the strips that followed, including Peanuts and The Far Side. When Bushmiller...
13) Two tribes
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn't want to talk about him, but Mia can't help but feel like she's missing a part of herself without him in her life. Soon, Mia makes a plan...
14) Under kingdom
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
When his mother disappears, Shay is thrust into a secret world of monsters as he takes her place as guardian of a subterranean kingdom and struggles to maintain his normal life while he searches for his mother and trains to become a warrior.
15) Duel
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
"Sixth grader Lucy is brand-new to middle school, and when her older sister GiGi--the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade--humiliates her in the cafeteria, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a fenncing duel."--
16) Mabuhay!
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But that hope seems like a long shot, for both of them. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore -- annoying tales they've...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tells the true story of one of the most important--but largely forgotten--military leaders of the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, who brought much-needed knowledge to the inexperienced and ill-prepared Continental Army. As its first Inspector General, von Steuben created an organizational framework for the US military, which included writing the Blue Book guide that became the standard for training American soldiers for more than a century"--...
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press Kids, an imprint of Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"This 4-color graphic novel guide embraces all the icky, all the sticky, and all the confusing of our monthly cycle, acknowledging that there's no cookie cutter way to manage the physical and emotional mayhem. Filled with consumable, bite-sized tips, tricks, and "inside" medical information, this humorous, character-driven guide is the best friend you never knew you needed. And with its fully gender-, body-, and sexuality-inclusive content, this is...
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Series
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
"Follows the story of Charisma, a Black high school student grappling with mounting pressures from home and school, and when frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future" --
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