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
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan. Marysue Rucci Books
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
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
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

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

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

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

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 Hold
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
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
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
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 Race to Be Myself (Young Readers Edition) by Caster Semenya. Norton

June
4
Hearts of Fire and Snow by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall. Bloomsbury YA

Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell. HarperCollins
11
Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer. Levine Querido

July
2
Drama and Destiny (Suitehearts) by Claire Kann. HarperCollins

August
8
We Are the Medicine (Surviving the City #3 ( by Tasha Spillett; illustrated by Natasha Donovan and Scott B. Henderson. High Water Press

20
Borderlands and the Mexican American Identity by David Dorado Romo. Crown Books for Young Readers

September
10
Between the Pipes by Albert McLeod; illustrated by Alice RL & Kielamel “Kiela” Sibal. Highwater/Portage & Main [graphic novel]

17
Stranded by Nikki Shanna Smith. Scholastic