3The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun by Wendy Wan-Long Shang. Scholastic PressThe Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino. G P Putnam’s SonsI’ll Pretend You’re Mine by Tashie Bhulyan. HarperTeenMysteries of the Human Body: Weird and Wonderful Anatomy Explained by Asmain Chowdhury; illustrated by Daniel Nelson. Neon SquidNever Thought I’d End Up Here… Read More June 2025

6Billions to Burn by Taylor Banks. Melissa de la Cruz StudioBlack Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball by Charles R. Smith. CandlewickA Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya. KokilaAt Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Erin Entrada Kelly. Greenwillow BooksClimate is Just the Start by… Read More May 2025

Not only do I have the April list a few days before the month begins, but I also have a fairly complete list for 2025 through July. Please, add what I’m missing in the comments. Thank you! April 1Around the Spider-Verse (Original Spider-Man Graphic Anthology) by Pable Leon, Justin Reynolds, Roseanne Browne et al.; illustrated… Read More April 2025

Sorry I got behind with this! You have to notice how short this list has gotten. Please, let me know what books I’ve missed. Even more import: Keep talking about these books! I’ve read and am strongly recommending A Blrd in the Air and All the Blues in the Sky. I think over the next… Read More February and March Releases

What new books are you looking forward to this month? I have Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman next up and am l really looking forward to Marilyn Nelson’s Radiant, and the next Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkivich. Jan1The Cook Who Defended Pearl Harbor: A Graphic Novel Biography of Doris “Dorie” Miller by Shawn Pryor, illustrated by… Read More January 2025