Sorry this has taken so long, this has been a busy, busy month. But, look at this list friends! Just look at 1 October and you’ll be ready to go to you local bookshop or library to start gathering books. WOW! Then we move into new titles for Andrea Rogers and S.K. Ali! What a month. I love October! OK, it’s my birthday month, but still!

1 Oct
Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste. Algonquin
Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari. Walker Books US
The Dark Becomes Her by Judy L. Lin. Rick Riordan Presents.
Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro. Starscape
Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek by Kwame Mbalia. Freedom Fire
Heir by Sabaa Tahir (Heir #1). G. P. Putnam’s Sons
House of Elephants (Witchlings #3) by Claribel A. Ortega. Scholastic
Hungry Bones by Louise Hung. Scholastic
Killer House Party by Lily Anderson. Henry Holt
Leon: Worst Friends Forever: A Graphic Novel (Leon #2) by Jamar Nichols. Graphix
No Rules Tonight : A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada. Penguin Workshop
Spider-Man: Stories from the Spider-Verse by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Jahnoy Lindsay. Marvel Press
Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao. Random House

8 Oct
The Art Thieves by Andrea L. Rogers. Levine Querido.
Fledgling by S. K. Ali (The Keeper’s Records of Revolution #1). Kokila
Solis by Paulo Mendoza. Nancy Paulsen Books
Twenty four seconds from Now: A LOVE Story by Jason Reynolds. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac #1) by Katie Zhao. Random House

15 Oct
Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee. Quill Tree
The Night of the Chipmunks: A Branches Book (Pets Rule! #6) by Susan Tan and Wendy Tan; illustrated by Shiau Wei. Scholastic
Sidekicks: A Graphic Novel (Sidekicks #1) by Dan Santat. Graphix
Take the Shot (Play the Game #2) by Amar Shah. Scholastic
Under the Heron’s Light by Randi Pink. Feiwel & Friends

22 Oct
Bird Nerd by Jennifer Ann Richter. Holiday House
A Brush with Magic by Flora Ahn. Quirk Books
Frankie and Friends: The Big Protest by Christine Platt; illustrated by Alea Marley.
On the Block Stories of Home by Ellen Oh. Crown Books
Sona Sharma, A Friend Indeed  (Sona Sharma #3) by Chitra Soundar; illustrated by Jen Khatun. Candlewick
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez. Wednesday Books

29 Oct
For She is Wrath by Emily Varga. Wednesday Books
The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song by David Bowles; illustrated by Charlene Bowles. Cinco Puntos Press

30 Oct
Border Patrol by Joseph Bruchac. Reycraft Books

31 Oct
Ghost Brother by Syliva Sánchez Garza. Pinata Books
Racing at Devil’s Bridge and Other Stories by Xavier Garza. Pinata Books
Shane’s Journey to Shiprock by Gloria L. Velasquez. Pinata Books
Trina’s Magic Kitchen by Patricia Santos Marcantonio. PInata Books