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10 New May Middle Grade Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

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Ten of the top new middle-grade books coming out this May that have received multiple starred reviews and praise.

All Together Now by Hope Larson

A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine

Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

Once Upon an Eid edited by Aisha Saeed and S. K. Ali

Poisoned Water by Candy J. Cooper and Marc Aronson

Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz

Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson

Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

9 New May Picture Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

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Here are nine of the upcoming May picture books getting the most buzz in review journals. Enjoy!

Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann

Cityscape: where science and art meet by April Pulley Sayre

Grandparents by Chema Heras

Hello Neighbor! the Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell

Lift by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat

Spacebot by Mike Twohy

Together We Grow by Susan Vaught, illustrated by Kelly Murphy

What Sound Is Morning? by Grant Snider

You Matter by Christian Robinson

April 2020 New YA Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

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Here are some of the new teen titles being published in April. These all have received praise and starred reviews:

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health by Melanie Siebert, illustrated by Belle Wuthrich

Kent State by Deborah Wiles

Lightness of Hands by Jeff Garvin

Little Universes by Heather Demetrios

The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson

They Went Left by Monica Hesse

This Is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio

We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changed the World by Todd Hasak-Lowy

We Didn’t Ask for This by Adi Alsaid

April 2020 Middle-Grade Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

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Here are a bunch of new middle-grade books coming out in April that have gotten praise and starred reviews:

Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

A Game of Fox and Squirrels by Jenn Reese

In the Role of Brie Hutchens by Nicole Melleby

The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds

Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Kenard Pak

Rick by Alex Gino

The Water Bears by Kimberly Baker

What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson

 

 

 

 

 

April 2020 Picture Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

| Tasha

Here are some fiction and nonfiction picture books to look forward to in April!

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood

The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by Daniel Miyares

Cat Dog Dog by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Andrea Zuill

Don’t Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton

Exquisite: the Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera

How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi, illustrated by Yao Xiao

In My Anaana’s Amautik by Nadia Sammurtok, illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

In the Woods by David Elliott, illustrated by Rob Dunlavey

Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl, illustrated by Lauren O’Hara

One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey by Henry Cole

Outside In by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Cindy Derby

Rosie: Stronger Than Steel by Lindsay Ward

Sorry (Really Sorry) by Joanna Cutler, illustrated by Harry Bliss

Summer Song by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu

The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner and Adam Rex

Why Do We Cry? by Fran Pintadera, illustrated by Ana Sender

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest by Georghia Ellinas, illustrated by Jane Ray

 

10 New Books That Celebrate Women’s History Month

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A pile of new books that celebrate women and what they have done in STEM, the arts and sports. The books are all new this year, some not released quite yet:

Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani

Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties by Sue Macy

Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM by Tonya Bolden

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera

For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for “America the Beautiful” by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Olga Baumert

How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne

No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Shiella Witanto

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora

To Fly Among the Stars: The Hidden History of the Fight for Women Astronauts by Rebecca Siegel

 

 

 

7 New Teen Books to Wake Your Brain Cells in March

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Here are seven books for teens that will be released this month. They have plenty of buzz with a mix of starred reviews and large print runs.

Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg

A Phoenix Must First Burn by Patrice Caldwell

Seven Endless Forests by April Genevieve Tucholke

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco

9 New Middle-Grade Books to Wake Your Brain Cells in March

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Here are nine middle-grade titles releasing in March that caught my eye. They have lots of buzz with a mix of starred reviews and large print runs.

Aster and the Accidental Magic by Thom Pico, illustrated by Karensac

Bloom by Keith Oppel

Enchanter’s Child: Twilight Hauntings by Angie Sage

Mananaland by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

Wink by Rob Harrell

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter

A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

15 New Picture Books to Wake Your Brain Cells in March

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Here are 15 new picture books releasing this month that have lots of buzz with starred reviews or large print runs!

Vamos! Let’s Go Eat! by Raul the Third

Amphibian Acrobats by Leslie Bulion, illustrated by Robert Meganck

Hello World! by Ethan Long

Hike by Pete Oswald

I Go Quiet by David Ouimet

Letters from Bear by Gauthier David, illustrated by Marie Caudry

Mama Baby by Chris Raschka

My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

The Nest that Wren Built by Randi Sonenshine, illustrated by Anne Hunter

Nesting by Henry Cole

An Ordinary Day by Elana K. Arnold, illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic

Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Wendell Minor

Things That Go Away by Beatrice Alemagna

The Three Billy Goats Buenos by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Miguel Ordóñez

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade