New Titles

Writing Drama

Schwartz, Heather E.,


Opening scenes -- Rising action -- Dramatic conclusion. Junior Library Guild. "Drama stories are told through scenes and dialogue. Readers discover the different elements of drama and refine their dramatic writing skills with photo prompts"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Beisbol Begins : how Nemesio Guillo brought baseball to Cuba /

Olivera, Ramon, 1971-,


Junior Library Guild. "When Nemesio GuilloÌ traveled from his home in Havana, Cuba, to a school in Alabama, he didn't know he was going to fall in love with a new sport-baseball! Discover how this teenager brought baseball to Cuba"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Bravepaw And The Heartsone Of Alluria

Wilkinson, Lili, 1981-,


Junior Library Guild. "A humble mouse learns she has the same magical abilities as her favorite fabled hero and must save the world from grave danger"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Europa

Ponti, James,


Junior Library Guild. "When Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless Le Fantome is released from prison, the City Spies have to split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in hopes that they can thwart the attacks and keep Le Fantome from going free"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

The Dark Is For

Kohuth, Jane,


Junior Library Guild. Magic comes to life when night arrives in this lyrical picture book with gorgeous illustrations by Caldecott Honoree Cindy Derby about embracing the beauty of darkness. The dark is for flying. The dark is for shining. The dark is for dreaming... Though darkness can be scary, beauty can be found in the stillness of the shadows. And in this stunning tale filled with poetic words and gorgeous art, we celebrate the darkness. From the creatures dancing in the blackness of the deep sea to those that wake when night falls in the forest, we feel the magic come to life. Jane Kohuth's musical text and Cindy Derby's stunning illustrations take us on an unforgettable journey to all the spectacular wonders that can only be found in the darkest of places.
Date Published:2026

Junior Library Guild. Magic comes to life when night arrives in this lyrical picture book with gorgeous illustrations by Caldecott Honoree Cindy Derby about embracing the beauty of darkness. The dark is for flying. The dark is for shining. The dark is for dreaming... Though darkness can be scary, beauty can be found in the stillness of the shadows. And in this stunning tale filled with poetic words and gorgeous art, we celebrate the darkness. From the creatures dancing in the blackness of the deep sea to those that wake when night falls in the forest, we feel the magic come to life. Jane Kohuth's musical text and Cindy Derby's stunning illustrations take us on an unforgettable journey to all the spectacular wonders that can only be found in the darkest of places.

Date Published:2026

How To Save A Tortoise

Messner, Kate,


Junior Library Guild. Ana and Sofia's cousins Ivy and Ezra volunteer for the local wildlife hospital as "critter couriers," helping injured and orphaned animals get medical help. Ana has always followed in her twin's footsteps, but since they moved to California, Ana has wondered what it'd be like to try something new--like joining the Makers Club instead of playing volleyball again with Sofia. Then the cousins get a call about an injured gopher tortoise that's been hit by a car. The city hasn't done anything to make crossings safer for the endangered animals, so the kids come up with a plan to do just that. Ana has never been one for the spotlight, but the tortoises need her! If Ana can gather the courage to stand up for the tortoises, maybe she can be brave enough to tell Sofia that she wants to try something new.
Date Published:2026

Junior Library Guild. Ana and Sofia's cousins Ivy and Ezra volunteer for the local wildlife hospital as "critter couriers," helping injured and orphaned animals get medical help. Ana has always followed in her twin's footsteps, but since they moved to California, Ana has wondered what it'd be like to try something new--like joining the Makers Club instead of playing volleyball again with Sofia. Then the cousins get a call about an injured gopher tortoise that's been hit by a car. The city hasn't done anything to make crossings safer for the endangered animals, so the kids come up with a plan to do just that. Ana has never been one for the spotlight, but the tortoises need her! If Ana can gather the courage to stand up for the tortoises, maybe she can be brave enough to tell Sofia that she wants to try something new.

Date Published:2026

The Unlikely Tale Of Chase & Finnegan

Warga, Jasmine,


Junior Library Guild. Told in two voices, Finnegan, a rescue dog mourning the loss of his previous life, is paired with Chase, a young orphaned cheetah, and together the two learn to trust again while discovering friendship and family.
Date Published:2026

Table Titans Club : sneak attack /

Kurtz, Scott R.,


Junior Library Guild. "Table Titans Club members Val, Kate, Alan, Andrew, and Darius are psyched to spend the summer at a LARP camp, but conflict between friends might ruin the summer and their club"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

The Mighty

Winick, Judd,


Junior Library Guild. "12-year-old Miranda Luna is tasked with fixing her city in a new form she is NOT a fan of"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Otherwise Known As Judy The Great : a poetic ode to Judy Blume /

Alko, Selina,


"Christy Ottaviano Books." Junior Library Guild. A collection of poems that honor the childhood years of Judy Blume.
Date Published:2026

Birdy

Moss, N West,


Junior Library Guild. After losing her mother to cancer and moving in with unfamiliar relatives for the summer, cautious Birdy struggles to adjust while her younger brother, Mouse, quickly grows attached to their new home, until Birdy's fears lead her to make a mistake that could threaten their future.
Date Published:2026

Taj Mahal

Webster, Christine,


Includes index. Av2 book code -- What is the Taj Mahal? -- A step back in time -- Where is the Taj Mahal? -- Outside the Taj Mahal -- Inside the Taj Mahal -- The grand design -- The science behind theTaj Mahal -- The Taj Mahal builders -- Notable Mughla structures -- Issues facing the Taj Mahal -- Test the strength of an arch. Junior Library Guild. "The Taj Mahal was built because of a great love. A grief-stricken emperor named Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to house the grave of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The words Taj Mahal mean "Crown Palace." Find out more in Taj Mahal, a title in the Virtual Field Trip series"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. Av2 book code -- What is the Taj Mahal? -- A step back in time -- Where is the Taj Mahal? -- Outside the Taj Mahal -- Inside the Taj Mahal -- The grand design -- The science behind theTaj Mahal -- The Taj Mahal builders -- Notable Mughla structures -- Issues facing the Taj Mahal -- Test the strength of an arch. Junior Library Guild. "The Taj Mahal was built because of a great love. A grief-stricken emperor named Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to house the grave of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The words Taj Mahal mean "Crown Palace." Find out more in Taj Mahal, a title in the Virtual Field Trip series"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Build 10 Bold Bridges With Stem

Luciow, Chelsey,


Build bridges with STEM -- Decked-out bridges -- Trusty truss bridge -- Spaghetti structure -- Crafty clothespin bridge -- Rubber band roadway -- Dynamic drawbridge -- Straw suspension bridge -- Amazing arch bridge -- Legendary lift bridge -- Fairy bridge. Junior Library Guild. "Engineers know there's always more than one way to solve a problem. Use your STEM smarts to brainstorm, design, and build a bridge in 10 different ways. Step-by-step projects will introduce you to the STEM concepts at the heart of bridge building. Take the projects further by experimenting with your own designs!"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2025

Build bridges with STEM -- Decked-out bridges -- Trusty truss bridge -- Spaghetti structure -- Crafty clothespin bridge -- Rubber band roadway -- Dynamic drawbridge -- Straw suspension bridge -- Amazing arch bridge -- Legendary lift bridge -- Fairy bridge. Junior Library Guild. "Engineers know there's always more than one way to solve a problem. Use your STEM smarts to brainstorm, design, and build a bridge in 10 different ways. Step-by-step projects will introduce you to the STEM concepts at the heart of bridge building. Take the projects further by experimenting with your own designs!"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2025

Death At The Lighthouse

Beckett-King, Alasdair,


Junior Library Guild. "Bonnie Montgomery is finally getting a vacation from cracking cases as her alter ego, Montgomery Bonbon.But something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island-and it's not just the smell of the harbor. There's been a mysterious death at the lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon's mustache all aquiver: something is Highly Suspicious. When a second death takes place, Bonnie is sure the two are connected. But can she solve this case alone, or will she need double the detectives to solve double the murders?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Junior Library Guild. "Bonnie Montgomery is finally getting a vacation from cracking cases as her alter ego, Montgomery Bonbon.But something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island-and it's not just the smell of the harbor. There's been a mysterious death at the lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon's mustache all aquiver: something is Highly Suspicious. When a second death takes place, Bonnie is sure the two are connected. But can she solve this case alone, or will she need double the detectives to solve double the murders?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The Unlikely Heroes Club

Foster, Kate, (Children's author),


"First published by Walker Books Australia."--Title page verso. Junior Library Guild. "Eleven-year-old Oli is spending his spring break at Heroes Club, where autistic kids like him can build friendships and learn about their emotions. Sounds fun, right? No. Nothing like a week of forced socialization and emotional learning to ruin summer break. Oli just wants to be home, where it's familiar, not so boring, and he can play games on his phone. But when Oli and the other kids at the club see a stray dog who keeps disappearing into a soon-to-be-demolished building across the street, they hatch a daring rescue plan to save the dog before it's too late. It's going to take bravery, some seriously smart teamwork, and a few broken rules to make a difference. For Oli and his new friends in the Heroes Club, making use of their unique talents and perspectives-together-will be a challenge. But doing the right thing is entirely worth it. The Unlikely Heroes Club is a celebration of friendship and community that is sure to make your heart sing"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

"First published by Walker Books Australia."--Title page verso. Junior Library Guild. "Eleven-year-old Oli is spending his spring break at Heroes Club, where autistic kids like him can build friendships and learn about their emotions. Sounds fun, right? No. Nothing like a week of forced socialization and emotional learning to ruin summer break. Oli just wants to be home, where it's familiar, not so boring, and he can play games on his phone. But when Oli and the other kids at the club see a stray dog who keeps disappearing into a soon-to-be-demolished building across the street, they hatch a daring rescue plan to save the dog before it's too late. It's going to take bravery, some seriously smart teamwork, and a few broken rules to make a difference. For Oli and his new friends in the Heroes Club, making use of their unique talents and perspectives-together-will be a challenge. But doing the right thing is entirely worth it. The Unlikely Heroes Club is a celebration of friendship and community that is sure to make your heart sing"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

The Five Sides Of Marjorie Rice : how to discover a shape /

Alznauer, Amy,


Junior Library Guild. "When Marjorie Rice was a little girl in Roseburg, Oregon, in the 1930s, she saw patterns everywhere. Swimming in the river, her body was a shape in the water, the water a shape in the hills, the hills a shape in the sky. Some shapes, fitted into a rectangle or floor tilings, were so beautiful they made her long to be an artist. Marjorie dreamed of studying art and geometry, perhaps even solving the age-old "problem of five" (why pentagons don't fit together the way shapes with three, four, or six sides do). But when college wasn't possible, she pondered and explored all through secretarial school, marriage, and parenting five children, until one day, while reading her son's copy of Scientific American, she learned that a subscriber had discovered a pentagon never seen before. If a reader could do it, couldn't she? Marjorie studied all the known pentagons, drew a little five-sided house, and kept pondering. She'd done it! And she'd go on to discover more pentagonal tilings and whole new classes of tessellations. In this visually wondrous tribute, Anna Bron's intricate art teems with patterns, including nods to M. C. Escher, and radiates the thrill of one woman's discovery, playfully inviting readers to approach geometry through art-and art through geometry. Back matter offers more on the story of five and suggestions on how to discover a shape"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Junior Library Guild. "When Marjorie Rice was a little girl in Roseburg, Oregon, in the 1930s, she saw patterns everywhere. Swimming in the river, her body was a shape in the water, the water a shape in the hills, the hills a shape in the sky. Some shapes, fitted into a rectangle or floor tilings, were so beautiful they made her long to be an artist. Marjorie dreamed of studying art and geometry, perhaps even solving the age-old "problem of five" (why pentagons don't fit together the way shapes with three, four, or six sides do). But when college wasn't possible, she pondered and explored all through secretarial school, marriage, and parenting five children, until one day, while reading her son's copy of Scientific American, she learned that a subscriber had discovered a pentagon never seen before. If a reader could do it, couldn't she? Marjorie studied all the known pentagons, drew a little five-sided house, and kept pondering. She'd done it! And she'd go on to discover more pentagonal tilings and whole new classes of tessellations. In this visually wondrous tribute, Anna Bron's intricate art teems with patterns, including nods to M. C. Escher, and radiates the thrill of one woman's discovery, playfully inviting readers to approach geometry through art-and art through geometry. Back matter offers more on the story of five and suggestions on how to discover a shape"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Game Changers : stories of hijabi athletes from around the world /

Smith, Charlene, (Author of Game changers),


Doaa Elghobashy -- Fatima al Ali -- Fitriya Mohamed -- Hajar Abulfazl -- Kiandra Browne -- Kulsoom Abdullah -- Laifah McByrde -- Nadeen Alhamad -- Rahaf Khatib -- Sara Mudallal -- Shehzana Anwar -- Shirin Gerami -- Sumayyah Green. Junior Library Guild. "This illustrated nonfiction anthology features the stories of 13 inspiring hijabi athletes from around the world. Meet 13 hijabi athletes changing the rules of sport. Many of these women were the first in their sport to compete wearing the hijab. Some were up against cultural traditions that didn't allow girls to play sports, and some fought to have institutional anti-hijab rules changed so they could participate"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Doaa Elghobashy -- Fatima al Ali -- Fitriya Mohamed -- Hajar Abulfazl -- Kiandra Browne -- Kulsoom Abdullah -- Laifah McByrde -- Nadeen Alhamad -- Rahaf Khatib -- Sara Mudallal -- Shehzana Anwar -- Shirin Gerami -- Sumayyah Green. Junior Library Guild. "This illustrated nonfiction anthology features the stories of 13 inspiring hijabi athletes from around the world. Meet 13 hijabi athletes changing the rules of sport. Many of these women were the first in their sport to compete wearing the hijab. Some were up against cultural traditions that didn't allow girls to play sports, and some fought to have institutional anti-hijab rules changed so they could participate"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Dino Poet

Angleberger, Tom,


Junior Library Guild. "Get writing or get eaten! Velociraptor is on a mission: to write the first great poem-ever! His lunch, a prehistoric frog, is also on a mission: to not get eaten! So when Frog tells Velociraptor that his poems stink, the dino decides lunch can wait . . . at least until after Frog's poetry lessons. The two set off into the wide, wild world, chasing life! Chasing poetry! Until a T-Rex starts chasing them. From the incomparable mind of New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger, Dino Poet kicks off a hilarious graphic-novel series that is a rollicking romp through the land of the dinosaurs and a celebration of the poets that live in all of us"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Junior Library Guild. "Get writing or get eaten! Velociraptor is on a mission: to write the first great poem-ever! His lunch, a prehistoric frog, is also on a mission: to not get eaten! So when Frog tells Velociraptor that his poems stink, the dino decides lunch can wait . . . at least until after Frog's poetry lessons. The two set off into the wide, wild world, chasing life! Chasing poetry! Until a T-Rex starts chasing them. From the incomparable mind of New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger, Dino Poet kicks off a hilarious graphic-novel series that is a rollicking romp through the land of the dinosaurs and a celebration of the poets that live in all of us"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Papilio

Clanton, Ben, 1988-,


Junior Library Guild. "Told in three parts, Papilio transforms from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

The Adventures Of Invisible Boy : zeroes to heroes /

Horner, Doogie,


Junior Library Guild. "Stanley and Gene develop a new plan to be superheroes"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025