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TitleLifeboat 5
AuthorHood, Susan
Illustrator
ImprintS&S Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
ISBN-139781665943246
On Sale10/08/24
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages272
In the wake of Lifeboat 12 comes a World War II novel-in-verse by acclaimed author Susan Hood about two very real girls who clung together for dear life when their evacuee ship was torpedoed, their lifeboat capsized, and they spent nineteen hours in the Atlantic Ocean, waiting for rescue.
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
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 middle grade novel in verse from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again.
TitleWild Dreamers
AuthorEngle, Margarita
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatTeen Fiction
ISBN-139781665939751
On Sale04/23/24
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages224
In this stirring young adult romance from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservation intertwine as two teens fight to protect wildlife and heal from their troubled pasts.
TitleDeep Water
AuthorSumner, Jamie
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
ISBN-139781665935067
On Sale04/09/24
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages224
“Readers will feel every wave of Tully’s emotions as she risks everything to try to get her mom’s attention. A powerful novel in verse.” —Lisa Fipps, author of Printz Honor book Starfish

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans one girl’s marathon swim over twelve miles and six hours, calling her mom back home with every stroke.
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$18.99
CDN Price$24.99
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.
TitleKin
AuthorWeatherford, Carole Boston
IllustratorWeatherford, Jeffery Boston
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction Illustrated
ISBN-139781665913621
On Sale09/19/23
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$24.99
Pages208
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

An “imaginative and moving” (The Horn Book, starred review) portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
TitleA Work in Progress
AuthorLerner, Jarrett
IllustratorLerner, Jarrett
ImprintAladdin
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction Illustrated
ISBN-139781665905152
On Sale05/02/23
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages368
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade journey to self-acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration.