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Updated September 4, 2025
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Amari and the Night Brothers
B. B. Alston
Paper Book
"AMARI IS MAGICAL!" ANGIE THOMAS An epic middle grade supernatural adventure series, soon to be a major movie starring Marsai Martin. Perfect for readers aged 8+ and fans of Percy Jackson, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Marvel and Onyeka. Amari Peters knows three things. Her...
New Kid
Jerry Craft
Paper Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature!  Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low...
The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys
Paper Book
A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin **Shortlisted for the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction 2025** Remember, you are bound by the official secrets act...  It is the summer of 1940. The world is at...
Vanya and the Wild Hunt
Sangu Mandanna
Paper Book
Sangu Mandanna's magical adventure series begins with Vanya and the Wild Hunt, with stunning illustrated by Kristina Kister. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, A. F. Steadman and Pari Thomson. Eleven-year-old Vanya Vallen can talk to books. But more importantly, the books talk back.When her family is...
Stuntboy, in the meantime
Jason Reynolds
Paper Book
Last Gate of the Emperor
Kwame Mbalia
Paper Book
  From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an action-packed Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.  Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime- a hardscrabble...
Odder
Katherine Applegate
Paper Book
A touching and lyrical tale about a remarkable sea otter, from Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate, author of Wishtree. Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, she...
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord
Garth Nix
Norah's Ark
Victoria Williamson
Paper Book
Nominated for The Yoto Carnegies Medal for Writing 2024 Norah's Ark is an uplifting tale of empathy, friendship, and finding a sense of belonging in the face of adversity. Norah Day lives in temporary accommodation, relies on food banks for dinner, and doesn't have a mum. But she's...
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
Kate McKinnon
Paper Book
From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sisters, a ravenous worm, and a mysterious mad scientist. "Brilliant" - KATHERINE RUNDELL "This book upsets me. It frightens me. I cannot wait to read it again." - LEMONY...
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney
Paper Book
Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley...
Guts
Raina Telgemeier
Ebook
A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!Raina wakes up...
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