The Mismatch by Sara Jafari Penguin Random House/Dell Now that Soraya Nazari has graduated from university, she thinks it’s time she get some of the life experience that she feels she’s still lacking, partly due to her upbringing—and Magnus Evans seems like the perfect way to get it. Whereas she’s the somewhat timid, artistic daughter […]
Accused My Story of Injustice by Adama Bah Edited by Dave Eggers, Zainab Nasrati, Zoë Ruiz Norton Young Readers Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman shares her harrowing experience of being wrongly accused of terrorism. Adama Bah grew up in East Harlem after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected […]
Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry From William C. Morris Finalist Nafiza Azad comes a thrilling, feminist fantasy about a group of teenage girls endowed with special powers who must band together to save the life of the boy whose magic saved them all. We are the Wild Ones, and we […]
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers : The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001. From the Sibert Honor– and […]
I Can Help by Reem Faruqi Illustrated by Mikela Provost Eerdmans Books for Young Readers When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle—he’s creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch. But when Zahra’s other classmates start teasing her for helping […]
Magical History Tour: The Crusades (volume 4) by Fabrice Erre Illustrated by Sylvain Savoia Papercutz Annie and Nico embark on a journey to learn about The Crusades! Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to the Middle Ages to find out what started the Crusades—and why there were so […]
The Shape of Home by Rashin Kheiriyeh Levine Querido It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to […]
Our Stories Carried Us Here : A Graphic Novel Anthology Edited by Tea Rozman Clark & Julie Vang, illustrated by Tom Kaczynski Green Card Voices The first national graphic anthology of 10 U.S. immigrants and refugees illustrated by 10 immigrants and refugees from all over the world. A bold and unconventional collection of first-person stories […]
Ms. Marvel: Game Over by G. Willow Wilson Illustrated by: Mirka Andolfo, Takeshi Miyazawa, Francesco Gaston, Marco Failla Marvel A new chapter begins for Kamala Khan! But it’s lonely out there for Ms. Marvel when loved ones no longer have her back. It’s time for Kamala to find out exactly who she is on her […]
Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition, which he just knows he can win. Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. […]
Ms Marvel: Stretched Thin by Nadia Shammas and Nabi H. Ali Scholastic/Graphic Kamala Khan (a.k.a. Ms. Marvel) is stretched too thin-literally. She's having a hard time balancing schoolwork with being a good friend, being there for her family, becoming the best fanfic writer this side of the Hudson River . . . and, you know, […]
Better Together, Cinderella by Ashley Franklin, Illustrated by Ebony Glenn HarperCollins In this magical follow-up picture book to Ashley Franklin’s and Ebony Glenn’s celebrated fairy tale twist, Not Quite Snow White, princess Tameika becomes a big sister . . . to twins! Tameika can’t seem to do anything right for her new twin siblings and struggles to […]