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TitleBridge Across the Sky
AuthorNg, Freeman
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatTeen Fiction
ISBN-139781665948593
On Sale08/27/24
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages368
A raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world.
TitleWindsongs
AuthorFlorian, Douglas
IllustratorFlorian, Douglas
ImprintBeach Lane Books
SubformatPicture Book
ISBN-139781665937726
On Sale05/28/24
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages48
Discover the fascinating world of weather through clever and entertaining poetry in this “delightfully sunny” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book from celebrated poet Douglas Florian, creator of Dinothesaurus, Poetrees, and UnBEElievables.
TitleMid-Air
AuthorWilliams, Alicia D.
IllustratorNovgorodoff, Danica
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
ISBN-139781481465830
On Sale04/23/24
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages320
Longlisted for the National Book Award

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning illustrated middle grade novel in verse “full of vulnerability and hope” (Booklist, starred review) from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again.
TitleLove Is My Favorite Color
AuthorLaden, Nina
IllustratorCastrillon, Melissa
ImprintPaula Wiseman Books
SubformatPicture Book
ISBN-139781665913096
On Sale01/02/24
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages40
A sparkling and tender picture book about all the things that are bright and loving in the world and fill our lives with joy.
TitleA Stone is a Story
AuthorBarnard Booth, Leslie
IllustratorMartin, Marc
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
SubformatPicture Book NF
ISBN-139781534496941
On Sale10/03/23
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
A National Science Teaching Association Outstanding Science Trade Book

Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beautiful nonfiction picture book that is Seeds Move! meets A Stone Sat Still.
TitleRain
AuthorRylant, Cynthia
IllustratorCongdon, Lisa
ImprintBeach Lane Books
SubformatPicture Book
ISBN-139781442465091
On Sale04/25/23
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$24.99
Pages48
From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant comes a vibrantly illustrated, poetic picture book tribute to the beauty and magic of a rainy day.
TitleWings in the Wild
AuthorEngle, Margarita
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatTeen Fiction
ISBN-139781665926362
On Sale04/18/23
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages224
This gorgeously romantic contemporary novel-in-verse from award-winning author Margarita Engle tells the “inspiring and hopeful” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) love story of two teens fighting for climate action and human rights.
TitleSpin
AuthorCaprara, Rebecca
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatTeen Fiction
ISBN-139781665906197
On Sale03/28/23
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages400
A Chicago Public Library Teen-Approved Best Book of 2023

“A powerful feminist retelling of an ancient tale about empathy and defiance, written in beautiful verse from a truly unique viewpoint.”Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Surrender Tree and Young People’s Poet Laureate

The Song of Achilles and Circe get a sapphic, young adult twist in this “exciting, richly textured, thought-provoking” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) retelling of the myth of Arachne spun in moving verse.
TitleThe In-Between
AuthorVan Heidrich, Katie
Illustrator
ImprintAladdin
SubformatMiddle-Grade Nonfiction
ISBN-139781665920124
On Sale01/17/23
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages304
For fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grade memoir in verse with “stellar writing [and] perfect pacing” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) chronicles a young girl and her family who must start over after losing their home.
TitleYou So Black
AuthorS.O.N.G.B.I.R.D., Theresa tha
IllustratorLadd, London
ImprintS&S Books for Young Readers
SubformatPicture Book
ISBN-139781665900348
On Sale01/10/23
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$22.99
Pages48
Based on Theresa Wilson’s (a.k.a. Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.’s) beautiful, viral spoken word poem of the same name, You So Black is a picture book celebration of the richness, the nuance, and the joy of Blackness.