January

2 Jan
Camila the Music Star by Alicia Salazar; illustrated by Thais Damiao. Picture Window Books
Camila the Invention Star by Alicia Salazar; illustrated by Mario Gushiken. Picture Window Books.
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao. Delcorte
Descendants of Dragons by Katie Zhao. Random House
Ghost Roast by Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs, and Emily Cannon. Versify
Hip-Hop: The Beat of America by Jarrett Williams. First Second
Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia. HarperTeen
The Misfits #1 A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee and Dan Santat. Random House
Sejal Sinha Dives for Diamonds on Neptune by Maya Prasad. Aladdin Paperback
Stay With My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan. Inkyard
The Unbeatable Lily Hong by Diana Ma. Clarion Books
Wishing on a star with Estrella : a diary from 2022 to 2023 by Vanessa Ramos; illustrated by Eugenia Nobati. Stone Arch Books

9 Jan
Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat. Wednesday Books
Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors by Gail D Villanueva. HarperCollins
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham. First Second
Mid Air by Alicia D. Williams. Athenuem
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta. Quill Tree
Somewhere in the Deep by Tanvi Berwah. Sourcebooks Fire

16 Jan
Beasts of War by Ayana Gray. Nancy Paulsen Books
Behind you is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj. HarperVia
The Chosen One: Triumphs of a Black Girl in the Ivy League by Echo Brown. Little Brown
A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel. Rick Riordan Presents
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney. HarperTeen
My Big, Fat Desi Wedding Dress by Aamna Querishi. Page Street YA
The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh. Dutton
Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston. Bloomsbury
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole. Little, Brown

23 Jan
Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani. Kokila
Between Two Brothers by Crystal Allen. Balzer+Bray
The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee by Ellen Oh. Crown Books
Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland. Bloomsbury
Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School by Tiffany Jewell. Versify
Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru. HarperTeen
Maybe It’s a Sign by E.L. Shen. FSG
Through Fences (Latinographix) by Frederick Luis Aldama; illustrated by Oscar Garza. Mad Creek Books

30 Jan
Alterations by Ray Xu. Union Square Kids
Poemhood: Our Black Revival History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin. HarperTeen.
These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang. G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emil. Delcarte Press

February

Feb 4
Akeem Keeps Bees! A Close-Up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms by Kamal Eugene William Bell; illustrated by Darnell Johnson. Storey Publishing
The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani. Carolrhoda Books
How to Draw a Secret by Cindy Chang. Allida
How to Survive on the Moon: Lunar Lessons From a Rocket Scientist by Joalda Morancy; illustrated by Aaron Cushley. Neon Squid
Kaho’olawe: The True Story of An Island and Her People by Kamalanie Hurley; illustrated by Harinani Orme. Millbrook Press
Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours. Wednesday Books

6 Feb
Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar. Nancy Paulsen
All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi. HarperCollins
Art Club: Dare to Create! by Rashad Doucet. LB Ink
ASAP by Axie Oh. HarperTeen
Aya: Claws Come Out by Oubrerie; translated by Edwige Dro. Drawn & Quarterly
Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Hahanda. Kokila
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo. Make Me A World
Daniel Deconstructed by James Ramos. Inkyard
Drawing Deena by Hena Khan. Salaam Books/Simon and Schuster
The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez. Levine Querido
I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang. Scholastic Press
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender. Tor Teen
Out Of Body by Nia Davenport. Balzer and Bray
Redwood Court by Délana R. A. Dameron. Dial Press
Relit: 16 Latix Remixes of Classic Stories ed. by Sandra Proudman. Inkyard
These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang. G.P. Putnam’s Sons
You’re Breaking My Heart by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovitch. Levine Querido
Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto. Groundwood

11
What Fell From the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas. Farrar, Straus and Giroux

13
The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala. Katherine Tegen Books
Bunt? Striking Out of Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert. First Second
Call Me Iggy by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado. First Second
The Eternal Ones (The Gilded Ones #3) by Namina Forna. Delacorte
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha. Balzer+Bray
A Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai. Atheneum
This is How You Fall In Love by Anika Hussain. BloomsburyYA
Viewfinder by Christine D. U. Chung and Salwa Majoka. Tundra Books

16
Like and Subscribe by Claudia Recinos Seldeen. West 44 Books

20
A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea) by Hafsah Faizal. FSG

27
Hope Ablaze by Sarah Nughal Rana. Wednesday Books
I Run to Make My Heart Beat by Rachel Khan and Aude Massot trans. by Ivanka Hahnenberger. Fairsquare Comics
The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi. Quill Tree
Snow Globe by Soyoung Park. Delacorte
Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury. Margaret K. McElderry Books

March
5
49 Days by Agnes Lee. Levine Querido
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith, illus. by Molly Murakami. Candlewick
Charlie Hernández & the Phantom of Time by Ryan Calejo. Aladdin
Defy the Storm (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Disney Lucasfilm
The Encanto’s Daughter by Melissa de la Cruz.  
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly.
Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd by Lyla Lee. Aladdin
The Hoop Con by Amar Shah. Scholastic
Kindling by Traci Chee. Harper Collins
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson. Holiday House
Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by Anna Lapera. Levine Querido
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Holiday House
The God of High School vol. Two by Yongje Park. Webtoon Unscrolled
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste. Sourcebooks Fire
Sona and the Golden Beasts by Rajani LaRocca. Quill Tree Book
Summer at Squee by Andrea Wang. Kokila
Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen. Holiday House

12
Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole. Labrynth Road
ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero by George Lopez and Ryan Calejo, illus. by Santy Gutierrez. Viking Books for Young Readers
Infinity Kings (Infinity Cycle) by Adam Silvera. Quill Tree Books
Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari. Dial Books
Not Your Average Jo by Grace K. Shim. Kokila
Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy. Little Brown

19
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le. Roaring Brook Press
Next Stop by Debbie Fong. Random House Graphic
Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker. Kokila
Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira. Getty
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Feiwel & Friends

20
Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle. Margaret K. McElderry

April

2
The Beginners Guide to Manga and Anime by Shuichiro Takeda. Scholastic
The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories ed. by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell. Flatiron Books
The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram. Dial Books
Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo. Carolrhoda Books
Darker By Four by June Tan. Harper Teen
The Ghost Forest (Secrets of the Sky, Book 3) by Sayantani Das Gupta. Scholastic
In the Mix by Mandy Gonzalea with Sushil Preet K. Cheema. Aladdin
José Speaks Out by José Mujica by Dolors Camats; illustrated by
Lightningborn (Storm Dragons 1) by Julie Kagawa.  Disney Hyperion
The Love Match by Pryanka Taslim. Salaam Reads
The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables) by Angie Thomas. Balzer & Bray
Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat. Scholastic
The Misdirection of Fault Lines by Anna Garcia. Peachtree Teen
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll: A Marvel Original Graphic Novel by Stephanie Williams; illustrated by Asia Simone. Graphix
No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott. Christy Ottaviano
The Not-So-Simple Question by Christina Matula. Inkyard
Running in Flip Flops From the End of the Word by Justin A. Reynolds.  Scholastic Press
That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga) by Brittany N. Willliams. Abrams
Timid by Jonathan Todd. Graphix
Ultraviolet by Aida Salazar. Scholastic Press
A Whole Song and Dance by Sarvenaz Tash. Disney Hyperion
Wrath of the Talon by Sophie Kim. Entangled Publishing

9
Against Darkness by Kendare Blake. Disney Hyperion
Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa. Wednesday Books
A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History by Naomi Hirahara; illustrated by Sarah Demonteverde. Black Dog & Leventhal
City Girls by Loretta Lopez. Triangle Square
Dragronfruit by Makiia Lucier. Clarion Books
Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio. Wendy Lamb Books
The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage by David A. Robertson. Highwater Press
The Magical Moroccan Rug by Naveed Mir; illustrated by Anisa Mohammed. Kube Publishing

12
Feathers, Fools and Farts: Folktales from Manipur by L. Somi Roy.  Puffin

16
Across the Scorched Sea by Jennifer Hayashi Danns. One More Chapter
Calling of Light by Lori M. Lee. Page Street YA
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao. Feiwel & Friends
Fort Goode: The Goode Life by Winsome Bingham; Colin Bootman. Reycraft
How Do I Draw These Memories? By Jonell Joshua. Levine Querido
King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness. Atheneum
My Gemini by Yuu Morikawa; translated by Emma Schumacker. Yen Press
The Past Master by Patience Agbabi. Canongate Books
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger; illustrated by Rovina Cat. Levine Querido
Shiny Misfits: A Graphic Novel by Maysson Zayid; illustrated by Shadia Amin. Graphix
We’re Never Getting Home by Tracy Badua. Quill Tree

23
Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Tor Teensz
Chasing Dreams, Becoming a Doctor by Kim Uy; illustrated by sunshine gao. Green Card Voices
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha #3) by Tomi Adeyemi. Henry Holt
Fall of the Iron Gods by Olivia Chandha. Erewhon Books
Kicked Out A.M. Dassu. Tu Books
Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee. G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller. Philomel
Momo: Legendary Warrior by Naoto Tsujima, Yuuji Kobahashi. Alien Books
Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise. Viking
Rumaysa: Ever After (Rumaysa #2) by Radiya Hafiza; illustrated by El Tourny. MacMillan Children’s
Saint-Seducing Gold (the Forge & Fractured Saga bk 2) by Brittany N. Williams. Amulet
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin. Feiwel & Friends
Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle. Atheneum.

30
Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriarte. Knopf
Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers & Everyday Heroes by Leon Diop, Briana Fitzsimons
Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong. Kokila
I’ll Be Waiting for You by Mariko Turk. Little, Brown, Books
The Notes by Catherine Con Morse. Crown Books
Fish Society by panpanya. Denpa Books
From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn. Viking
Prom Babies by Kekla Magoon. Henry Holt
Sound the Gong by Joan He. Roaring Brook Press
Where Was Goodbye? By Janice Lynn Mather. Simon and Schuster

May

7
Any Way You Look by Maleeha Siddiqui. Scholastic
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen. Viking
Better Must Come by Desmond Hall. Atheneum Books
Beyond the Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz. Disney Hyperion
Bite Me, Royce Taslim by Lauren Ho. Disney Hyperion
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams. Labyrinth Road
The Boy from Clearwater, book 2 by Pei-Yun Yu; illustrated by Jian-Xin Zhou; translated by Lin King. Levin Querido
Curveball by Pablo Cartaya; illustrated by Miguel Dia Rivas. Disney Hyperion
Death’s Country by R. M. Romero. Peachtree Teen
Hoop Queens by Charles R. Smith. Candlewick
Hot Boy Summer by Joe Jiménez. MTV Books
House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell. Yellow Jacket Books
Make a Move, Sunny Park! By Jessica Kim. Kokila
Mangilaluk: A Graphic Memoir About Friendship, Perseverance, and Resiliency by Bernard Andreason; illustrated by Alan Gallo. Aravaaq Press
This Opening Sky by Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Sherman. Bushel & Peck/Milk + Cookies
Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R. X. He. Sourcebooks Fie
Queerceañera by Alex Crespo. Harperteen
Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica by Catherine Johnson. Pushkin Children’s Books
The Queens of New York by E. L. Shen by Quill Tree Books
Rising From the Ashes by Paula Yoo. Norton
Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan. Allida
The Scarf and the Butterfly by Monica Ittusardjuat. Arvaaq Press
The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon. Candlewick
Stories from the Brownie Book. Mint Editions
Sunhead by Alex Assan. HarperAlley
The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté. Page Street YA
The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found by Dina Nayari; illustrated by Anna Bosch Miralpeix. Candlewick

14
Blood & Fury by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Razorbill
A Cloud Called Bhura: Climate Champions of the World by Bijal Vachharajani.  Blackstone Publishing
The City Beyond the Stars by Zohra Nabi; illustrated by Federica Frenna. Margaret K. McElderry
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur. Feiwel and Friends
Handbook for Young Anti-Racists by Tinashe Willamson; illustrated by Thea Jacobsen. IgKids
The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-Yun. Disney Hyperion
Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo. HarperAlley

Nothing’s Ever the Same by Cyn Vargas. Tortoise Books
Olive Blackwood Takes Action by Sonja Thomas. Alladin
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds. Roaring Brook Press

21
Barkham Asylum by Yehudi Mercado. DC Comics
Carlos Gomez: Rise of the Trashcan Zombies: Carlost Gomez 2 by Chuck Gonzales. Reycraft Books
Liar’s Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina. Knopf        
The Magic Paintbrush by Kat Zhang. Crown Books for Young Readers
The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall; illustrated by Faith Schaffer. HarperAlley

28
The Quince Project by Jessica Parra. Wednesday Books
The Race to Be Myself (Young Readers Edition) by Caster Semenya. Norton

31
A Bridge Home by Mona Alvarado Frazier. Pinata Books
Vincent Ventura and the Curse of the Donkey Lady / Vincent Ventura Y La Maldición de la Mujer Burro by Xavier Garza. Pinata Books

June
4
Better Must Come by Desmond Hall. Atheneum
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera. Quill Tree
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar. Feiwel and Friends
Hearts of Fire and Snow by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall. Bloomsbury YA
The Kids Book of Black History in Canada by Rosemary Sadlier; illustrated by Arden Taylor. Kids Can Press
The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan. Aladdin
Lei and the Invisible Island by Malia Maunakea. Penguin Workshop
Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell. Heartdrum
Malicia by Steven dos Santos. Page Street Kids
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee. Delacorte
Sink or Swim by Veronica Agarwal, Lee Durfey-Lavoie. Random House Graphic
Spilled Ink by Nadia Hashimi. Quill Tree
The Spindle of Fate by Aimee Lim. Feiwel and Friends
Storm: Dawn of a Goddess: Marvel by Tiffany D. Jackson. Random House

11
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson. Random House
The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow. Quill Tree
Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu. Roaring Brook Press
Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca. Quill Tree
A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold. Marie Arnold
Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Zombies by Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang; illustrated by Nathan Reed. Farshore
Tilted Sky by Yao Emei; translated by.Kelly Zhang Levine Querido

15
Zia’s Story by Shahnaz Qayumi; Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi. Tradewind Books

July
2
Age 16 by Rosena Fung. Annick Press
Drama and Destiny (Suitehearts) by Claire Kann. HarperCollins
Not About a Boy by Myah Hollis. HarperTeen
The Second Chance of Darius Logan by David Walker. Scholastic Press
We Don’t Have Time for This by Brianna Craft. Disney Hyperion

9
How to Die Famous by Benjamin Dean. Little, Brown
It’s Only a Game by Kelsea Yu. Bloomsbury YA
A Magic Fierce and Bright by Memant Nayak. Simon and Schuster
Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin. Simon and Schuster

16
Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu. Amulet
The Ping Pong Queen of Chinatown by Andrew Yang. Quill Tree
Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui. Henry Holt
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power ed. by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Tor Teen

23
Asking for a Friend by Kara H.L. Chen. Quill Tree
Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 5): Volume 5 by Randy Ribay. Amulet
The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza. Henry Holt
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige. Soho
Stefi and the Spanish Prince by Donna Freitas. HarperTeen
Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide. Charlesbridge Moves

24
Kingdom of Dust by Lisa Stringfellow. Quill Tree

30
The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington. Simon and Schuster
Eighteen Roses by Shannon C. F. Rogers. Feiwel and Friend
Finding Famous: A Mashad Family Novel by Candice Jalili. Disney Hyperion

August
1
After the Clotilda: Africatown’s Hidden History by Anitra Butler-Ngugi. Captsone
Divya Far from Home by Sita Jit, Abhilasha Khatri. Stone Arch Books
Indigenous Cultures Today: Protecting Native Families and Practicing Cultural Traditions by Cayla Bellanger DeGroat. Lerner
Indigenous Environmentalism: Honoring Our Relationships and Responsibilities with Nature by Katrina M. Phillips. Lerner
The Lip-Sync Scandal by Natasha Deen; illustrated by Mariano Epelbaum. Stone Arch Books
Losing it in Translation by Sheelue Yang; illustrated by Karen Donnelly. Stone Arch Books/Capstone
Marian Anderson Sings for a Nation by Myra Faye Turner; illustrated by Katura Gaines. Capstone Press
Native Mascots, Myths, and Misrepresentations: Battling Indigenous Stereotypes by Cayla Bellanger Degroat. Lerner
Native Voting Rights and Sovereignty: Recognizing Indigenous Voices in Government by Cayla Bellanger DeGroat. Lerner
A Talent Show of Nerves (The Nhia Normal Series) by Sheelue Yang; illustrated by Karen Donnelly. Stone Arch
The Untold Story of A. Philip Randolph by Dr. Artika R. Tyner. Capstone
The Untold Story of Jack Johnson: Heavyweight Boxing Legend by Elliott Smith. Capstone Press
What-a-Bummer Camp by Sheelue Yang; illustrated by Karen Donnelly. Stone Arch Books/Capstone

2

The Nine Night Mystery by Sharna Jackson. Puffin/IPG

6
Birds on the Brain by Uma Krishnaswami, Julianna Swaney. Groundwood
The Crossbow of Destiny by Brandon Hoang. Scholastic Press
The Empire Wars by Akana Phenix. Blackstone Publishing
Guardians of Dawn: Ami by S. Jae-Jones. Wednesday Books
The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow. Delacorte/Penquin Random House
It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House
Hovergirls by Geneva Bowers. Bloomsbury Press
The Lonely Below by g. haron davis. Scholastic Press
The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee; illustrated by Tintin Pantoja; translated by Melanie U. Andrews McMeel
Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings by Dionna L. Mann. Margaret Feguson Books
Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos by Tracey Baptiste. Freedom Fire/Disney
My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions by Daniel A. Olivas. University of Nevada Press
Project Mercury by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion Books/HarperCollins
Rick Riordan Presents: Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda. Rick Riordan Presents/Disney
That’s Not Fair by Shinsuke Yoshitake. Chronicle Books
The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis. Disney Hyperion
We Are Big Time by Hena Khan; illustrated by Safiya Zerrougui. Knopf/Penguin Random House

8

We Are the Medicine (Surviving the City #3 ( by Tasha Spillett; illustrated by Natasha Donovan and Scott B. Henderson. High Water Press

13
Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang. First Second/Macmillan
The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee. Zando – Gillian Flynn Books
Diwali: Festival of Lights by Rina Singh. Orca Books
Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies by Abigail Hing Wen. Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan
Lion Dancers by Cai Tse. Simon& Schuster
The Maid and The Crocodile: A Novel in the World of Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. Abrams
Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox by Rebel Girls, Marti Dumas; illustrated by Kristina Kister. DK Children/Penguin Random House
A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Readers): My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz. Delacorte Press
Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai. Henry Holt/Macmillan
The Super Sunny Murder Club by Abiola Bello, Maisie Chan, Benjamin Dean, Nizrana   Farshore/HarperCollins
When Secrets Set Sail by Sita Brhmachari. Orion Children’s/Hachette

20
A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen. Henry Holt/Macmillan
Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma (Book 1) by Melanie Lee; illustrated by Arif Rafhan. Difference Engine
Bad Witches by H. B. Akumiah. Blackstone
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story by David Dorado Romo. Crown Books for Young Readers
Drown Me with Dreams by Gabi Burton. Bloomsbury/Macmillan
Helga by Catherine Yu. Page Street/Macmillan
Infested by Angel Luis Colón. MTV Books/Simon & Schuster
Kingdom of Dust by Lisa Stringfellow. Quill Tree/HarperCollins
Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield. Joy Revolution/Penguin Random House
Pearl: A Graphic Novel by Sherri L. Smith; Illustrated by Christine Norrie. Graphix
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters. Viking
The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong. Simon & Schuster
The Science of Friendship by Tanita S. Davis. HarperCollins
Tessa Miyata is So Unlucky by Julie Abe. Little Brown/Hachette

27
Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B. B. Alston. Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins
Bridge Across the Sky by Freeman Ng. Atheneum/Simon and Schuster
Brown Girls Do Ballet: Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage by TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian and JaNay Brown-Wood. Black Dog & Leventhal
Buckle Up : (A Graphic Novel) by Lawrence Lindell. Random House Graphic
Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan. Nancy Paulsen Books
The Everybody Experiment by Lisa Moore Ramée. HarperCollins
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay. Kokila/Penguin Random House
Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic by Jamar J. Perry. Bloomsbury/Mcmillan
Journey: My Story of Migration by Luis Onofre Valencia. Norton Young Readers
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar. Dial Books/Penguin Random House
Miles Morales Untangles a Web by Terrance Crawford; illustrated by Dave Bardin. Simon Spotlight
Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia. Disney Hyperion
The Skeleton Flute by Damara Allen. Aladdin
Star Wars: The High Republic: Beware the Nameless by Zoraida Córdova. Disney LucasFilm Pre
The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal by Ambika Vohra. Quill Tree/HarperCollins
Tales from Cabin 23: Night of the Living Head by Hanna Alkaf. Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins
Twin Flames by Olivea Abtahi. Tu Books/Lee & Low
Waiting for the Dawn by Fabiola Anchorena. Tra Publishing.

September
3
Beholder by Ryan La Sala. Push/Scholastic
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas. Feiwel and Friends
The Chainbreakers by Juian Randall. Henry Holt
Cool Cat: A Wish Novel by Jazz Taylor. Scholastic
The Daggers of Ire by J. C. Cervantes. HarperCollins
Doña Quixote: Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero; illustrated by Monica M. Magaña. Henry Holt and Co./Macmillan
Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos. Bloomsbury/Macmillan
Hispanic Star: Bad Bunny by Claudia Romo Edelman, Ann Dávila Cardinal, Alexandra Beguez. Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma (Immortal Dark Trilogy #1). Little, Brown
Mi Tierra by Adria Quinones; illustrated by Mrinali Alvarez. Reycraft Books
One Last Chance to Live by Francisco X. Stork. Scholastic Press
The Queen of Ocean Parkway by Sarvenaz Tash. Knopf Books/Penguin Random House
Rebel Fire by Ann Sei Lin. Tundra Books/Penguin Random
A Second Chance on Earth by Juan Vidal. Holiday House
Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones. Scholastic Focus
The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs. Heartdrum/Harper Collins
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao. Wednesday Books/Macmillan

10
Adrift by Tanya Guerrero. Square Fish/Macmillan
Between the Pipes by Albert McLeod; illustrated by Alice RL & Kielamel “Kiela” Sibal. Highwater/Portage & Main [graphic novel]
Fathomless by Samantha San Miguel. Union Square Kids
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up by Sonia Patel. Dial Books/Penguin Random House
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1): A Nonfiction Graphic Novel by Tonya Bolden; illustrated by David Wilkerson. Abrams Fanfare/Abrams
The Henna Start-Up by Andaleeb Wajid. Duckbill/IPG
How To Lose a Best Friend by Jordan K. Casomar. MTV Books/Simon & Schuster
Ida In Love and In Trouble by Veronica Chambers. Little, Brown Books/Hachette
Joyful, Joyful: 20 Stories by BRILLIANT Black Creators from Around the World edited by Dapo Adeola. By Two Hoots/Macmillan
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi. G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random HouseKwami Crashes the Underworld by Craig Kofi Farmer. Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
Represent: The Unfinished Fight For the Vote by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau. Little, Brown Books/Hachette
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga. HarperCollins
Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase by Julie C. Dao. FSG
Team Park by Angela Ahn. Tundra Books/Penguin Random House
The Serpent Rider by Yxavel Magno Diño. Bloomsbury Children
They Thought the Buried Us by Nonieqa Romas. Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner
Till the Last Beat of My Heart by Louangie Bou-Montes. HarperCollins
Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan. Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
Victory by David F. Walker; illustrated by Brett Weldele. Dynamite Entertainment/Diamond Books
We Are the Dreams of Our Ancestors by Imani brown-Ajayi, Mariama Dibbia, Dazariah Ellis, Nalah     Planting People Growing Justice/Lerner

17
The Beautiful Game by Yamie Saied Mendez. Algonquin
Beware the Heartman by Shakirah Bourne. Scholastic Press
The Dark Becomes Her by Judy L. Lin. Rick Riordan Presents
Dear Dad: Growing Up with A Parent in Prison and How We Stay Connected by Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez, and illustrated by Markia Jenai.   Graphix/Scholastic
Fortunes & Frenemies (Wildseed Witch Book 3) by Marti Dumas. Amulet
Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park. Alida/HarperCollins
Izzy Wong’s Nose for News by Marty Chan. Orca
Legends of Lotus Island #4 by Christina Soontornvat. Scholastic
Lola Reyes is So Not Worried by Cindy L. Rodriquez. HarperCollins
May the Best Player Win by Kyla Zhao. G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Oliver’s Great Big Universe: Volcanos are Hot by Jorge Cham. Amulet
On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia L. Smith. Heartdrum
Ruin Road by Lamar Giles. Scholastic Press
Stranded by Nikki Shanna Smith. Scholastic
We Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde. Feiwel and Friends
Weirdo by Toney Weaver Jr; illustrated by Jes Wibowo & Cin Wibowo. FirstSecond

20
The Finish Line by Ayo Oyeku. Iskanchi Press

24
Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho. HarperCollins
Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Labyrinth Road
Faeries Never Lie: Tales to Revel in ed by Zoraida Córdova, et.al. Feiwel and Friends
Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson; illustrated by Charly Palmer. FSG
Girl Scouts: Maven Takes the Lead: A Girl Scout Novel by Yamile Saied Méndez. HarperCollins
The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s by Hanna Alkaf. Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster
Miracle by Karen S. Chow. Christy Ottaviano Books
The No-Brainer’s Guide to Decomposition by Adrianna Cuevas. HarperCollins
Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber. Kokila
Rompepistas by Rosa Codina. Ablaze
A Two Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen. Tu Books
The View from the Very Best House in Town by Meera Trehan. Walker Books

25 Sept
Creep it Under Wraps (Monster High School Spirits #2) by Adrianna Cuevas. Amulet Books

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

November
5
Batgirl: Possession (DC Super Heroes) by Jade Adia; illustrated by Charly Palmer. Random House
The Books of Clash vol 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Les McClaine. First Second
Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia , et al. DC Comics
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez. Wednesday Books

12
The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis. Dial Books
Freedom Fire: Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood by Leah Johnson. Freedom Fire
Golemcrafters by Emi Watanabe Cohen. Levine Querid
Greater Secrets by Ananth Hirsh and Tess Stone. Random House Graphic
Heist Royale: Thieves Gambit (book 2 ) by Kayvion Lewis. Nancy Paulsen Books
I Am the Dark Answers That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea. Henry Holt and Co.
Midnights With You by Clare Osongco. Disney Hyperion
Off the Map by Meika Hashimoto. Scholastic Press
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar. Feiwel and Friends
The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa. Graphix
The Squad (The Tryout #2) by Christina Soontornvat; illustrated by Joanna Cacao. Graphix
Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3) by Alex Aster. Amulet

19
Briarcliff Prep: Sophomore Year by Briann Peppins. Disney Hyperian
Futureland: The Architect of Games by H.D. Hunter; illustrated by Khadijah Khatib. Random House
Serpent Sea by Maiya Ibrahim. Delacorte Press

26
Heart Shaped Lies by Elizabeth Agyemang. Delacorte

December

3
The Dead Will Never Haunt Me (Murder, She Wrote #3) by Stepanine Kuehn.
Encanto: Nightmars and Sueños by Alex Segura. Disney Press
The End of the Story (Chronicles of Never After) by Melissa Cruz.
When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede. Candlewick

10
A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine by Reza Aslan. DK Children
Beasts of the Uncanny Wild (Creatures of the Between) by Cindy Lin.

17
A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya. Joy Revolution
Spell of the Sinister by Danielle Paige. Bloomsbury YA

31
Build a Girlfriend by Elba Luz. Simon and Schuster