My list of new releases includse MG and YA books, those for teens and tweens, release by traditional publishers in 2025 and written by BIPOC authors. Let me know what I’ve missed in the comments!

August
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Displaced by Patrick Ochieng. Carolrhoda
The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illus by R. Gregory Christie. Lerner/Carolrhoda
Marisol Acts the Part by Elle Gonzalez Rose. Joy Revolution
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina. Macmillan/Wednesday
Rosa by Any Other Name by Hailey Alcaraz. Viking
Tiger Slayer: The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India by Ruby Lai, illus. by Molly Crabapple. Norton

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The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow. Delacorte

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Maggie and the Story Shadows by Annabelle Oh. Disney Hyperion
The Space Cat by Nnedi Okorafor, illus. by Tana Ford. Macmillan/First Second
Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai. Abrams/Amulet
Tall Water by SJ Sindu, illustrated by Dion Mbd. Harper Alley
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri. Levine Querido

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All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi. SS/Atheneum
Allyship as Action: 7 Ways to Advocate for Others by Tanya Boteju, ills. By Bithi Sutradhar. Orca
Once a Villain (Only a Monster) by Vanessa Len. Abrams Fanfare
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki, illus by Nicole Goux. Abram Fanfare
The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy by Donna Barba Higuera, illus. by Juliana Perdomo. Abrams/Amulet

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Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Heartdrum
Your Turn Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly. Greenwillow Books
My Perfect Family by Khadijah VanBrakle. Holiday House

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The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal by Ambika Vohra. Quill Tree Books