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Billions to Burn by Taylor Banks. Melissa de la Cruz Studio
Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball by Charles R. Smith. Candlewick
A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya. Kokila
At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Erin Entrada Kelly. Greenwillow Books
Climate is Just the Start by Mikaela Loach. Bright Matter Books
Come Home to My Heart by Rile Redgate. Union Square & Co.
El Niño by Pam Muñoz Ryan; illustrated by Joe Cepeda. Scholastic
Flying in Colors by Padma Prasad Reddeppa. Tu Bpooks
Faiza Is a Fighter by Debasmita Dasgupta. Soaring Kite Books
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin. Little, Brown Books
I Can’t Even Think Straight by Dean Atta. Quill Tree
If I Could Go Back by Briana Johnson. Peachtee Teen
J vs. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. Little, Brown Books
The Last Rhee Witch and the Nine-Tailed Fox (The Last Rhee Witch) by Jenna Lee-Yun. Disney Hyperion
The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan. G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Letters to Misty by Misty Copeland. Aladdin
Malcolm Lives: The Official Biography of Malcom X for Young Readers by Ibram X. Kendi. FSG
Martial Arts Stars (The Legendary Mo Seto) by A. Y. Chan. Aladdin
One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia. Quill Tree
The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan. GP Putnam’s Sons
This Thing of Ours by Frederick Joseph. Candlewick

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Blades of Furry (vol 1) by Deya Muniz; illustrated by Emily Erdos.
Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than. First Second
Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee. Quill Tree
Firefly Season by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Kate Gardiner. Heartdrum
Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Madonado. Holiday House
Home Has No Borders ed, by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra. HarperCollins
An Immense World: How Animals Sense Earth’s Amazing Secrets (Young Readers ed.) by Ed Yong, illus. by Rebecca Mils. (Bright Matter/Random)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Force of Chaos by Diana Ma. Amulet
Their Just Desserts by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow. Quill Tree Books

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Loves Craves Cardamon (Love in Translation) by Aashna Avachat. Joy Revolution
Salcación by Sandra Proudman. Wednesday Books
Sanskari Sweetheart by Ananya Devarajan. HarperCollins
This Could Be Forever by Ebony LaDelle. Simon & Schuster
Zarina Divided by Reem Faruqi. HarperCollins

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Cooking Up Change: Grandma’s Recipes from a Year in Black History by Michael Platt, illustrated by Alleanna Harris. Magic Cat
The Glade by Nassem Jamnia. Aladdin
Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology by Angela Hsieh. Quill Tree
This Moth Saw Brightness by A. Aa. Vacharat. Dutton
When Devils Sing by Xan Jaur. Henry Holt

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The Closest Thing to a Normal Life by Michael Méndez Guevara. Pinata Books