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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story by Jason Reynolds High School Dlouhy/Atheneum 256 pp. 10/24 9781665961271 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781665961295 $10.99 Seventeen-year-old Neon is in his girlfriend Aria’s bathroom, wracked with anxiety because, for the two of them, “tonight is for our first time.” Twenty-four seconds earlier, he was...
How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way by Rachel Michelle Wilson; illus. by the author Primary Feiwel 32 pp. 10/24 9781250910172 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781250405449 $11.99 In this nonjudgmental, laid-back, and very funny picture book, a bespectacled young penguin demonstrates how to cope with a potty accident at school:...
Unlocking the Universe: The Cosmic Discoveries of the Webb Space Telescope by Suzanne Slade Primary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 9781623544591 $17.99 e-book ed. 9781632894083 $9.99 The James Webb Space Telescope is the latest “great observatory” collecting data on distant galaxies and stars from a position orbiting Earth. Slade skillfully...
On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith Middle School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 240 pp. 9/24 9780062870001 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780062870025 $9.99 When Great-Grandfather Bat (an actual bat) calls upon (humans) Ray and Mel to help him travel to a rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game in the Southeast...
Tove and the Island with No Address by Lauren Soloy; illus. by the author Primary Tundra 48 pp. 10/24 9781774883150 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781774883167 $10.99 In this fitting homage to beloved Finnish author Tove Jansson, a girl named Tove travels to a rustic island with her family, as they do...
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie; illus. by Loveis Wise Primary Hillman Grad/Zando 48 pp. 10/24 9781638930693 $19.99 “Our stories can change the world.” Carl Hansberry’s words and courageous example were an inspiration to his daughter Lorraine (1930–1965). From a young...
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson High School Dial 528 pp. 9/24 9780525429098 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780698195042 $10.99 Nelson (Printz Award winner for I’ll Give You the Sun, rev. 11/14) begins with definitions of a fantasia—one of which is “a literary work composed of a mixture of different...
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick Studio 48 pp. 10/24 9781536238716 $18.99 A gentle panther loves the forest, but he’s afraid to scale the tall trees and feels different from the other majestic cats. He admires Tiger’s bold stripes, Lion’s bright mane, and Leopard’s...
Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber by Sarah Albee; illus. by Eileen Ryan Ewen Primary Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 978623543792 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781632893574 $9.99 Inviting readers into this spirited book, a bouncing red-rubber ball generates a path leading from the initial endpapers to the first words of text. Here...
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