Our latest acquisitions in Children's and Young Adult Literature, as well as Teacher Resources, are featured here.
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Picture Book
By Richard Ho
Recommended: Grades PreK to 2
Pages: 32
Summary: "A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years: the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later." --From Publisher's Description
Beginning Chapter
By Matthew Cordell
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 80
Summary: "Poppy can't WAIT to try a roller coaster. Cornbread...can. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when the Carnival rolls into town, Cornbread agrees to check it out." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Books
By Jessica Hische
Recommended: Ages 3 to 7
Pages: 32
Summary: "During the annual Find Yourself Field Trip at Ms. Bracket's School for Little Letters, U discovers all the different ways letters are used in the world and contemplates what she will be when she grows up." --From Publisher's Description
Early Reader
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 31
Summary: "A young girl celebrates her birthday and the special treats she can make for her class." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Sharon Creech
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "The new principal, Mr. Tatters, says that in order to be a smart, smart school, we will have lots and lots of tests." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Linda Liu
Recommended: Grades PreK to 2
Pages: 32
Summary: "When a small pebble sees a display of glittering gemstones, he wonders if he can be special, too." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Jonathan Fenske
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "The book's narrator attempts to tell a tale about a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark, but the three characters are unimpressed and uncooperative." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Angela DiTerlizzi; Tony DiTerlizzi
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Cranky doesn't want to be read. He just wants you to leave him alone. But when other books show up for story time, will Cranky change his mind?" --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Kelly Collier (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Skunk wants to be a dog. Everyone loves dogs. When he sees a "lost" poster for Max the dog, Skunk wonders if he can pass for the missing pet." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Jory John; Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades PreK to 3
Pages: 32
Summary: "The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. But when the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, what if he's not the winner?" --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Emily Satoko Seo; Mique Moriuchi (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades K-3
Pages: 32
Summary: "A little girl is determined to make perfect nigiri sushi for her grandmother, but she learns that cooking with love is more important than cooking perfect food." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Lindsay Ward; Brizida Magro (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades K-3
Pages: 32
Summary: "A sweet friendship begins between two young girls on the first day of school, and they fill their pockets all year long." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Raúl the Third (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year!" --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Helena Ku Rhee; Stella Lim (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades K to 3
Pages: 32
Summary: "When her parents reveal the origin of her name, Sora channels a newfound pride and combats her peers' hurtful comments." --From Publisher's Description
Picture Book
By Julie Downing
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "When children are fast asleep, some people are hard at work keeping the city safe and clean. And when daylight comes, they go home to sleep." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Kim Zachman
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 140
Summary: "People have been inventing drinks for thousands of years. From soda to water to milk and juice, this book is full of fun facts and stories of the origins of some of America's most popular drinks." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Kelly Crull
Recommended: Ages 6 to 10
Pages: 32
Summary: "An artist makes animal sculptures from plastic garbage that washes up on beaches. Photos of these sculptures are paired with facts about featured sea creatures and the impacts of plastic on sea life." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Deborah Hopkinson
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "In the wake of two world wars, Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady and U.S. delegate to the newly formed United Nations, drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Signed on December 10, 1948, this is an adaptation for children." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Megan Madison
Recommended: Ages 2 to 5
Pages: 36
Summary: "This book serves to normalize and celebrate the experience of asking for and being asked for permission to do something involving one's body." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Neil Gaiman
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm?" --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Jonell Joshua
Recommended: Ages 12 to 18
Pages: 423
Summary: "Jonell Joshua spent her childhood living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. This is an illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Elaine M. Alexander
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 30
Summary: "Dive 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface, where no ray of sunlight can penetrate. This is the midnight zone--home of the anglerfish, known as the Seadevil of the Deep." --From Publisher's Description
Poetry
By Renée Watson; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 81
Summary: Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Ryse Tottingham (Revised by); Andy Passchier (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 7 to 12
Pages: 61
Summary: "Each page represents a letter and provides concise, age-appropriate definitions for 10 or more terms, with subject matter spanning issues like racial justice, climate change, gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, income disparity, voter engagement, and immigration." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Melissa Stewart
Recommended: Ages 6 to 9
Pages: 32
Summary: "Travel back to prehistoric times and meet some of the most impressive yet lesser-known creatures to ever roam the Earth." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By S. D. Nelson
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where she and her family set up the ancestral tipi and tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots." --From Publisher's Description
Nonfiction
By Aya Ghanameh (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. But war has come to their door once more, forcing them to flee." --From Publisher's Description
Graphic Early Reader
By: Jeffrey Ebbeler
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Izzie and her new friend, an Ogre named Tim, plan an obstacle course to lure her brother Ollie away from his video game." --From Publisher's Description
Graphic Novel
By: Deya Muniz
Recommended: Ages 12 and Up
Pages: 235
Summary: "Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage." --From Publisher's Description
Graphic Novel
By Molly Horton Booth
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 158
Summary: "Waitlisted by her dream college and questioning her identity, Leah steps down as cheer captain to focus on her future. But when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team." --From Publisher's Description
Graphic Novel
By Trevor Bream; Cait May (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 5 to 8
Pages: 284
Summary: "Tucked away in a government facility, six not-quite-human kids learn to control their strange and unpredictable abilities. Life is good--or safe, at least--until a security breach forces them out of their home and into the path of a mysterious being called the Collector." --From Publisher's Description
Graphic Novel
By Michael Regina
Recommended: Grades 4 to 8
Pages: 221
Summary: "Matt's friends plan a fun sleepover to try and cheer him up after the death of his beloved nanny, it quickly takes a turn when they realize the family's new nanny may be an actual monster." --From Publisher's Description
Grapic Novel
By S. J. Sindu; Nabi H. Ali (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 245
Summary: "When the three meanest girls in school start casting spells, 12-year-old Shakti must harness her own strength, power, and empathy to save those she loves and end the hate." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Linda Crotta Brennan
Recommended: Grades 4 to 6
Pages: 204
Summary: "Brigit knows all the old fisherman songs and legends by heart. But she also knows the truth: she's the daughter of a selkie. So when her village is threatened with storms and sickness, Brigit must confront the Great Selkie and protect those she loves." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Ream Shukairy
Recommended: Ages 12 to 18
Pages: 392
Summary: "As fireworks pop off at a Fourth of July bonfire, an explosion off the California coast results in chaos and, worse, murder. At the center are six Muslim teens, falsely accused. Now they must choose: trust, or turn their backs on each other to prove their innocence." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Andrea Wang
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 308
Summary: "Tween Phoenny Fang plans to have the best summer ever at Chinese cultural overnight camp, where she explores new friendships and first crushes and discovers a deeper understanding of her community." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By LaDarrion Williams
Recommended: Grades 9 and Up
Pages: 419
Summary: "Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Now, at 17, he discovers an unexpected connection with his long-lost grandmother: a legendary conjurer in her own right." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By A. J. Sass
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 372
Summary: "Shai, a 13-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, is an expert problem-solver. To help deal with her anxiety, they attempt to find a 'new normal' post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends, and learn about their Jewish identity." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Aida Salazar
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 294
Summary: "13-year-old Elio is struggling with "coming of age"--first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man," a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Holly Jackson
Recommended: Grades 9 and Up
Pages: 433
Summary: "When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Amélie Wen Zhao
Recommended: Ages 14 and Up
Pages: 348
Summary: "The Demon Gods have risen. Skies' End has fallen to the colonizers. And Lan and Zen have chosen sides. But they will not fight together...To win the war, Lan will have to decide: Can she face the boy she loves again? And when she does, can she kill him to free her people?" --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Recommended: Grades 10 to 12
Pages: 400
Summary: "When Sade Hussein begins her third year of boarding school at the prestigious Nobel Academy, she doesn't expect her roommate Elizabeth to disappear after her first night. Or for people to think she had something to do with it." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Ritu Hemnani
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 410
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. But with Partition declared, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families are torn apart--and Raj's and Iqbal's families are among them. Forced to flee and become refugees, Raj must start over in a new country." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Kristin Dwyer
Recommended: Grades 9 and Up
Pages: 328
Summary: "Atlas James has lost her way. In an effort to pull her life together, she's doing community service rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. With her team, she heads into the wilderness, realizing that these four strangers might know her better than anyone has before." --From Publisher's Description
Fction
By Shelly Page (Editor)
Recommended: Ages 13 to 18
Pages: 290
Summary: "Halloween is a symbol of transformation, and in this collection thirteen authors explore how it can be a night when anything is possible. Each short story is told through the lens of a different BIPOC teen, and tells of a Halloween night that changes their life forever." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Rick Riordan
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 268
Summary: "Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Cristina Fernandez
Recommended: Grades 10 to 12
Pages: 403
Summary: "Astrid's plan for college is clear, until Max Martin, a nerdy boy from high school, crashes back into her life. When he saves her from a supervillain one night, Astrid realizes she will now have to balance a double life." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Shannon Gibney
Recommended: Grades 9 and Up
Pages: 336
Summary: "Written by adoptees for adoptees, this anthology of 15 powerful stories reflects the complexity, breadth, and depth of the transracial adoptee experience." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Marie Lu
Recommended: Grades 9 to 12
Pages: 314
Summary: "Adelina has achieved the ultimate victory: Revenge. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but the darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Margarita Engle
Recommended: Grades 9 to 12
Pages: 211
Summary: "When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone. She meets Dariel, a fellow Cuban American refugee, and together they work to bring attention to Cuba's imprisoned artists." --From Publisher's Description
Fiction
By Abdi Nazemian
Recommended: Ages 12 to 18
Pages: 390
Summary: "A sweeping story of intergenerational trauma and love told via three generations of boys in the same Iranian family and set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 John Newbery Medal
By Dave Eggers
Recommended: Grades 4 to 8
Pages: 249
Summary: "Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Caldecott Medal
Written and Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Recommended: Grade K to 3
Pages: 32
Summary: "Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, 'big' becomes a word of criticism as she grows." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Coretta Scott King Author Award
By Ibi Zoboi
Recommended: Grades 8 and Up
Pages: 369
Summary: "Nigeria has been raised by her father as part of the Movement. But when her mother disappears, she finds herself stepping into a role she doesn't want." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
By Kwame Alexander; Dare Coulter (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades K to 3
Pages: 32
Summary: "This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children
By Jenn Bailey; Mika Song (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 6 to 9
Pages: 40
Summary: "Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships and sudden changes in classroom routines." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades
By Sally J. Pla
Recommended: Grades 4 to 8
Pages: 324
Summary: "Follows 13-year-old neurodivergent Maudie during an eventful summer in California with her father, where she struggles with whether to share a terrible secret about life with her mom and stepdad." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Schneider Family Book Award for Teens
By Mariama J. Lockington
Recommended: Grades 10 to 12
Pages: 398
Summary: "When 16-year-old Sadie, a queer Black girl, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Pura Belpre Awards for Author and Illustrator
By Pedro Martín
Recommended: Ages 10-14
Pages: 309
Summary: "Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito. Then, during a family road trip to Mexico, he learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Pura Belpré Award and the 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Adults
By Ari Tison
Recommended: Grades 10 to 12
Pages: 312
Summary: "When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their actions and turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Robert F. Sibert Award
By Nicholas Day
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 276
Summary: "On a hot August day in Paris in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum. This book traces the secret at the heart of the most famous painting in the world." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Theodore "Seuss" Geisel Award
By Corey R. Tabor
Recommended: Grades K to 1
Pages: 32
Summary: "Fox has a not-so-new problem, and all the other animals must come together with the ultimate fix." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 William C. Morris Award and the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Young Adults
By Byron Graves
Recommended: Ages 13 and Up
Pages: 357
Summary: "Tre sees making the Red Lake Reservation high school basketball team as the first step toward his dream of playing in the NBA, no matter how much the odds are stacked against him." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
By Dashka Slater
Recommended: Ages 12 to 18
Pages: 480
Summary: "A high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh. In the end, no one was laughing." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature
By Christina Li
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 288
Summary: "13-year-old Ruby retraces her late Ye-Ye's scavenger hunt maps of San Francisco in an attempt to find a way out of her grief." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Young Adults
By Elana K. Arnold
Recommended: Ages 14 and Up
Pages: 390
Summary: "Being a Jew is dangerous for Astra. When war breaks out in her town in Romania, she must decide whether holding on to her life might mean letting go of everything else that has ever mattered." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award for Younger Readers
By Jacqueline Woodson
Recommended: Grades 5 and Up
Pages: 178
Summary: "While Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award, Picture Book
By Kim Rogers
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought their car home from the dealership, Bob has been a part of Katie's family." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award, Middle Grade
By Christine Day
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 239
Summary: "Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 John Newbery Medal
Winner of the 2023 Coretta Scott King Author Award
By Amina Luqman-Dawson
Recommended: Ages 8-12
Pages: 403
Summary: "After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal
By Doug Salati
Recommended: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Summary: "This hot dog has had enough of summer in the city! When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
By Carole Boston Weatherford; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 1-4
Pages: 32
Summary: "The popular spiritual has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Printz Award
By Sabaa Tahir
Recommended: Ages 14 and Up
Pages: 374
Summary: "Sal scrambles to run the family business as his mother's health fails. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope between working at her uncle's liquor store and the fact that she's applying to college so she can escape him. He and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children
By Shannon Stocker; Devon Holzwarth (Illustrator), 2022
Recommended: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades
By C. C. Harrington, 2022
Recommended: Ages 8-12
Pages: 324
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, with whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort. But when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever." -Provided by Publisher
Winner of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Award for Young Adults
By Erin Stewart
Recommended: Ages 12 and Up
Pages: 387
Summary: "When sixteen-year-old Lily Larkin's older sister, Alice, begins to struggle with her mental health, Lily attempts to keep everything together and perfect, despite her own growing anxiety." 12 and Up
--From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
By Lia Levi
Recommended: Ages 8-12
Pages: 135
Summary: "Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach, and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice. Then prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Will she ever be 'just a girl' again?" --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
By Xelena González; Adriana M. Garcia (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 5-10
Pages: 32
Summary: "Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal. Gathered together, Grandma and the girls let their surroundings spark their imaginations." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Author Award
By Claribel A. Ortega; Rose Bousamra (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 4-8
Pages: 212
Summary: "Marlene doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of her best friend Camila and cool Tía Ruby, she slowly starts to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpre Award for Young Adults
By Vincent Tirado
Recommended: Grades 10-12
Pages: 338
Summary: "When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode from history in the process." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Sibert Award
By Elizabeth Partridge; Lauren Tamaki (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 8-12
Pages: 123
Summary: "Three legendary photographers document life at Manzanar, an incarceration camp in the California desert, through words and images." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Stonewall Book Award for Children
By Charlotte Sullivan Wild; Charlene Chua (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 6-8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Of all the kids in Violet's class, only one leaves her speechless: Mira. But every time Violet tries to tell Mira how she feels, Violet goes shy. As Valentine's Day approaches, Violet is determined to tell Mira just how special she is." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Stonewall Book Award for Young Adults
Winner of the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Young Adults
By Sacha Lamb
Recommended: Grades 7-12
Pages: 400
Summary: "Uriel the angel and Little Ash the demon are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl. When one of the young people from the village goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
By Michael Emberley
Recommended: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Summary: "A little creature tries again and again to learn to ride a bicycle, and all their friends help with supportive words of encouragement." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 William C. Morris Award
By Isaac Blum, 2022
Recommended: Grades 8 and Up
Pages: 218
Summary: "Hoodie Rosen's entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to a quiet, mostly non-Jewish town, but life isn't that bad. That is, until he meets and falls for the daughter of the obstinate mayor trying to keep Hoodie's community out of the town. Hoodie finds himself caught between his first love and the only world he's ever known." --Provided by Publisher
Winner of the 2023 YALSA Nonfiction Award
By Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes
Recommended: Grades 8 and Up
Pages: 200
Summary: "On the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, gold medalist Tommie Smith raised a black-gloved fist to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Picture Book Award
By Kao Kalia Yang; Rachel Wada (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 5-9
Pages: 32
Summary: "The true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a Hmong refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Middle Grades
By Lisa Yee, 2022
Recommended: Ages 8-12
Pages: 276
Summary: "11-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota, for the first time. As her stay unexpectedly lengthens, she makes new discoveries about her family's history. And when a beloved family treasure goes missing, Maizy decides it's time to find the answers." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adults
By Harmony Becker
Recommended: Ages 14-18
Pages: 374
Summary: "Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage. At the Himawari sharehouse, she meets two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio become fast friends, but will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with the challenges of being fish out of water?" --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award
By Chana Stiefel; Susan Gal (Illustrator)
Recommended: Ages 6-8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Yaffa is a spirited young girl who grows up in a once vibrant town in Poland. She survives World War II, becomes America's foremost Holocaust expert, and creates an exhibit for the National Holocaust Museum using her grandmother's photos." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Sydney Taylor Award for Middle Grades
By Mari Lowe
Recommended: Grades 3-7
Pages: 171
Summary: "A long ago 'accident.' An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Walter Dean Meyers Award for Teens
By Andrea Rogers, 2022
Recommended: Grades 8 and Up
Pages: 315
Summary: "Follows one extended Cherokee family across the centuries, from the tribe’s homelands in Georgia in the 1830s to World War I, the Vietnam War, our own present, and well into the future, as they encounter predators of all kinds in each time period." --From Publisher's Description
Winner of the 2023 Walter Dean Meyers Award for Young Children
By Angela Joy; Janelle Washington (Illustrator)
Recommended: Grades 2-5
Pages: 32
Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement." --From Publisher's Description
by Rajani LaRocca
2022 Newbery Honor & 2022 Walter Dean Meyers (Young Children) Award
by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
2022 Coretta Scott King Author & Illustrator Awards, 2022 Caldecott Honor, 2022 Sibert Honor
by Angeline Boulley
2022 Morris Winner, 2022 Printz Winner, & 2022 Walter Dean Meyers Award (Teen) Winner
by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
2022 Caldecott Award Winner & 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award Winner
by Raúl the Third
2022 Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award Winner
by Malinda Lo
2022 Printz Honor, 2022 Stonewall Award (Young Adult) Winner, & 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award (Young Adult) Winner
2022 Newbery Honor & 2022 Stonewall Book Award (Children's) Winner
by Kekla Magoon
2022 Printz Honor
by Darren Lebeuf ; illustrated by Ashley Barron
2022 Schneider Family Book Award (Young Children) Winner
by Asphyxia
2022 Schneider Family Book Award (Teen) Winner
by Sachiko Kashiwaba
2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Winner
by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
2022 Pura Belpré Young Adult Award Winner
by Veera Hiranandani
2022 Sydney Taylor Award (Middle Grade) Winner
