11 new october ya releases to wake your brain cells

October 6, 2021September 24, 2021 | Tasha

Here are 11 great teen reads for your fall TBR pile. They have received plenty of starred reviews and praise and offer a nice mix of fiction and nonfiction titles. Enjoy!

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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert

Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Punching Bag by Rex Ogle

Rise Up! How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy by Crystal M. Fleming

Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narvaez Varela

The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life by Amy Butler Greenfield

11 October children’s books to wake your brain cells

October 5, 2021September 24, 2021 | Tasha

Here are some great children’s books and middle grade reads that are coming out in October. They have gotten praise and starred reviews. Enjoy!

Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman

The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin

How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta

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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud

Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself by Martin W. Sandler

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Playing the Cards You’re Dealt by Varian Johnson

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The School Between Winter and Fairyland by Heather Fawcett

The Swallow’s Flight by Hilary McKay

This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them and Us edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby

12 New October picture books to wake your brain cells

October 4, 2021September 24, 2021 | Tasha

Here are twelve of the upcoming picture books releasing in October that include favorite authors, new names, fiction and nonfiction. Enjoy!

Art Is Everywhere: A Book about Andy Warhol by Jeff Mack

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Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter, illustrated by Oge Mora

Forty Winks by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Lita Judge

From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Rachel Wada

Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel

The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder, illustrated by Catia Chien

The Message by Michael Emberley

Off-Limits by Helen Yoon

Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan, illustrated by Mercè López

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Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge by Gary Golio, illustrated by James Ransome

Sweater Weather by Matt Phelan

22 September YA Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

September 3, 2021August 20, 2021 | Tasha

Here are 22 of the YA books releasing in September that have received starred reviews and praise. You will find a combination of well-known voices and new ones to discover as well as some amazing nonfiction among the novels. Enjoy!

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Battle of the Bands edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchison

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

For All Time by Shanna Miles

Hello (From Here) by Chandler Baker and Wesley King

Kneel by Candace Buford

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

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The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider

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Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon

So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow

Tell It True by Tim Lockette

Time Will Tell by Barry Lyga

We Are Not Broken by George M. Johnson

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When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII by Susan H. Kamei

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora edited by Saraciea J. Fennell

You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

15 September Children’s Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

September 2, 2021August 19, 2021 | Tasha

Here are 15 books for children and middle grades coming out in September that have gotten starred reviews and praise. Lots of familiar names mix with new faces.

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs

Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Borders by Thomas King, illustrated by Natasha Donovan

Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman

Cuba in My Pocket by Adrianna Cuevas

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Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

The List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer

Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti, illustrated by Dana Sanmar

Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Eric Rohmann

Pony by R. J. Palacio

The Robber Girl by Franny Billingsley

A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks

Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment

18 New September Picture Books to Wake Your Brain Cells

September 1, 2021August 19, 2021 | Tasha

Here are eighteen picture books coming out in September that have garnered starred reviews and praise. September is such a busy publishing month that it was hard to narrow down the titles to include. There are so many more to be celebrated!

Ada and the Galaxies by Alan Lightman and Olga Pastuchiv, illustrated by Susanna Chapman

Bear Wants to Sing by Cary Fagan, illustrated by Dena Seiferling

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long

Chez Bob by Bob Shea

Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins

Dad Bakes by Katie Yamasaki

House by Kevin Henkes

King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza

Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl

My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, illustrated by Erika Meza

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci Todd, illustrated by Christian Robinson

Norman Didn’t Do It! Yes, He Did by Ryan Higgins

The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Loveis Wise

Ten Spooky Pumpkins by Gris Grimly

Time for Bed, Old House by Janet Costa Bates, illustrated by A.G. Ford

Time Is a Flower by Julie Morstad

True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything by Kirsten W. Larson, illustrated by Katy Wu

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When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clark

September/October Kids’ Indie Next List Preview

August 11, 2021August 10, 2021 | Tasha

The American Booksellers Association has released a preview of titles included on their September/October Indie Next List. The list is based on recommendations from independent bookstores around the U.S. Here are the books that made this season’s list:

#1 PICK

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

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