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3 | A world without summer : a volcano erupts, a creature awakens, and the sun goes out | Nicholas Day | “The word loud isn’t loud enough. The word hot isn’t hot enough. The word— / None of the words are enough.” Award-winner Day offers readers a rousing recitation of the catastrophes resulting from this “unfathomable” natural disaster after the millions of tons of ash and sulfates belched out by the volcano created a worldwide “climate shock.” The results included floods, fires, crop failures, violent storms, disease outbreaks, and upended seasons: “A Feedback Loop of Bad,” as one chapter heading puts it. He also draws sweeping but plausible connections to less direct but no less consequential events, including Mary Shelley’s contemporaneous Frankenstein—he sees the book’s “transfixing weirdness” as “a story straight out of the madness that Tambora made”—and the beginnings of mass westward population movements in the U.S. and the development of modern meteorology. Day includes reflection questions for readers in several places and points to Tambora as a cautionary tale of what we will all face, climate-wise, if we don’t heed the warning signs. We’re inescapably part of our planet’s story, and “we’re not the main character.” Short chapters, a breathless narrative style, and spacious typography contribute to this work’s accessibility. Final art not seen. | 8/29/25 | 9/28/25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | The wild robot on the island | Peter Brown | What happens when a robot washes up alone on an island? “Everything was just right on the island.” Brown beautifully re-creates the first days of Roz, the protagonist of his Wild Robot novels, as she adapts to living in the natural world. A storm-tossed ship, seen in the opening just before the title page, and a packing crate are the only other human-made objects to appear in this close-up look at the robot and her new home. Roz emerges from the crate, and her first thought as she sets off up a grassy hill—”This must be where I belong”—is sweetly glorious, a note of recognition rather than conquest. Roz learns to move, hide, and communicate like the creatures she meets. When she discovers an orphaned egg—and the gosling Brightbill, who eventually hatches—her decision to be his mother seems a natural extension of her adaptation. Once he flies south for the winter, her quiet wait across seasons for his return is a poignant portrayal of separation and change. Brown’s clean, precise lines and deep, light-filled colors offer a sense of what Roz might be seeing, suggesting a place that is alive yet deeply serene and radiant. Though the book stands alone, it adds an immensely appealing dimension to Roz’s world. Round thumbnails offer charming peeks into the island world, depicting Roz’s animal neighbors and Brightbill’s maturation. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Where the red fern grows | Wilson Rawls | This story of a 10 year old boy and his pair of hunting dogs should appeal to the animal loving audience as well as those with a natural bent for the great outdoors. Billy employs superhuman efforts to live up to his dogs and they in turn reward him with their uncanny abilities. The rapport between the boy and his companions and the simplicity of the Oklahoma Ozark life make this a good choice. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | What would happen if... all the bees died out? | Izzie Howell | What Would Happen If- explores some of the most important questions of modern times, ranging from issues of environmental devastation to super intelligent robots. The series focuses on the perspective of the reader, challenging them to consider their own actions and exploring how they can lend a hand in solving global issues. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | War Games | Alan Gratz | In his latest, prolific author Gratz takes on Hitler’s Olympic Games. When 13-year-old American gymnast Evie Harris arrives in Berlin to compete in the 1936 Olympic Games, she has one goal: stardom. If she can bring home a gold medal like her friend, the famous equestrian-turned-Hollywood-star Mary Brooks, she might be able to lift her family out of their Dust Bowl poverty. But someone slips a strange note under Evie’s door, and soon she’s dodging Heinz Fischer, the Hitler Youth member assigned to host her, and meeting strangers who want to make use of her gymnastic skills—to rob a bank. As the games progress, Evie begins to see the moral issues behind their sparkling facade—the antisemitism and racism inherent in Nazi ideology and the way Hitler is using the competition to support and promote these beliefs. And she also agrees to rob the bank. Gratz goes big on the Mission Impossible–style heist, which takes center stage over the actual competitions, other than Jesse Owens’ famous long jump. A lengthy and detailed author’s note provides valuable historical context, including places where Gratz adapted the facts for storytelling purposes (although there’s no mention of the fact that before 1952, Olympic equestrian sports were limited to male military officers). With an emphasis on the plot, many of the characters feel defined primarily by how they’re suffering under the Nazis, such as the fictional diver Ursula Diop, who was involuntarily sterilized for being biracial. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Talons of Power (Wings Of Fire, Book 9) | Tui T Sutherland | The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this first-ever graphic novel adaptation! - Clay has grown up under the mountain, chosen along with four other dragonets to fulfill a mysterious prophecy and end the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. He's not so sure about the prophecy part, but Clay can't imagine not living with the other dragonets, they're his best friends. So when one of the dragonets is threatened, all five spring into action. Together, they will choose freedom over fate, leave the mountain, and fulfill their destiny--on their own terms. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Swim Team | Johnnie Christmas | Leaving Brooklyn behind, Black math-whiz and puzzle lover Bree starts a new life in Florida, where she’ll be tossed into the deep end in more ways than one. Keeping her head above water may be the trickiest puzzle yet. While her dad is busy working and training in IT, Bree struggles at first to settle into Enith Brigitha Middle School, largely due to the school’s preoccupation with swimming—from the accomplishments of its namesake, a Black Olympian from Curaçao, to its near victory at the state swimming championships. But Bree can’t swim. To illustrate her anxiety around this fact, the graphic novel’s bright colors give way to gray thought bubbles with thick, darkened outlines expressing Bree’s deepest fears and doubts. This poignant visual crowds some panels just as anxious feelings can crowd the thoughts of otherwise star students like Bree. Ultimately, learning to swim turns out to be easy enough with the help of a kind older neighbor—a Black woman with a competitive swimming past of her own as well as a rich and bittersweet understanding of Black Americans’ relationship with swimming—who explains to Bree how racist obstacles of the past can become collective anxiety in the present. To her surprise, Bree, with her newfound water skills, eventually finds herself on the school’s swim team, navigating competition, her anxiety, and new, meaningful relationships. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Refugee --the Graphic Novel | Alan Gratz | The timeless #1 New York Times bestseller Refugee is brought to life in a stunning graphic novel adaptation! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America... MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe... All three kids must endure harrowing journeys. All face unimaginable dangers. But there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 20) | Jeff Kinney | It’s Greg’s birthday—and you’re invited to the chaos. In Partypooper, the 20th book in Jeff Kinney’s global smash-hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley is planning the ultimate party—for himself. But when the guest list grows, the decorations flop, and the surprises backfire, this birthday bash turns into a total blowout—just not the kind Greg had in mind. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Octopus ocean : geniuses of the deep | Mark Leiren-Young | All hail the weirdly alien cephalopods: dreamers, unsurpassed escape artists, and among the smartest creatures on the planet. Noting that even as he was writing this book, researchers were continuing to make new discoveries about octopuses and their squid and cuttlefish cousins, Leiren-Young nonetheless forges ahead to introduce representative members of the cephalopod clan and to explore their distinctive qualities and capabilities. In addition to celebrating their vaunted ability to camouflage themselves and to escape from captivity (one Auckland overachiever, dubbed Rambo, even learned how to use a waterproof camera), he points to evidence that they are at least as smart as chimps and dolphins, that they may dream, and that, with fantastically sensitive sensors in their arms, they can tell if what they touch is “friend, foe or food” and even detect light and color. The author attempts to remain nonjudgmental about the consumption of octopuses; after all, he writes, “any animal that can eat an octopus will,” including other octopuses. Still, he emphasizes the controversy around farming them, and to counter anthropodenial (the assumption that animals don’t have emotions or intelligence), he urges readers to use gendered pronouns when thinking about them. From the giant Pacific octopus and a “squid squad” to a fingertip-size wolfi and the “adorable” dumbo, specimens undulate fetchingly across natural settings in the heavy suite of stock photos. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | A long walk to water : a novel : based on a true story | Linda Sue Parks | Salva Dut is 11 years old when war raging in the Sudan separates him from his family. To avoid the conflict, he walks for years with other refugees, seeking sanctuary and scarce food and water. Park simply yet convincingly depicts the chaos of war and an unforgiving landscape as they expose Salva to cruelties both natural and man-made. The lessons Salva remembers from his family keep him from despair during harsh times in refugee camps and enable him, as a young man, to begin a new life in America. As Salva’s story unfolds, readers also learn about another Sudanese youth, Nya, and how these two stories connect contributes to the satisfying conclusion. This story is told as fiction, but it is based on real-life experiences of one of the “Lost Boys” of the Sudan. Salva and Nya’s compelling voices lift their narrative out of the “issue” of the Sudanese War, and only occasionally does the explanation of necessary context intrude in the storytelling. Salva’s heroism and the truth that water is a source of both conflict and reconciliation receive equal, crystal-clear emphasis in this heartfelt account. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | The last unexplored place on earth : investigating the ocean floor with Alvin the submersible | Aly Brown | Atribute to the submersible Alvin, which has played an important role in undersea research for over a half century. In its thousands of dives, the durable vessel, launched in 1964, has been attacked by swordfish, flooded and recovered, and used to search for a lost hydrogen bomb. Alvin has also carried scientists to uniquely remote edges of continental plates for first encounters with hydrothermal vents, explored the ruins of the Titanic and the devastation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and made possible the discovery of uncounted new species of deep-sea life. After setting the stage with properly arresting references to “creepy creatures with glowing tentacles and cruel fangs,” Brown retraces Alvin’s storied career with frequent references to oral histories and interviews with many pilots and passengers. Notably, she covers some of the women who had to shoulder their way past sexist practices and attitudes. While briefly addressing the general challenges of spending long hours at deadly depths in cramped quarters (with the nearest bathroom miles away), she offers vivid impressions of the exhilarating rewards: the excitement of plunging into the deep’s unexplored reaches, where any moment could bring some fresh new biological or geophysical discovery. And if the photos are small and sparse, sidebars include simple hands-on experiments and “Alvin Facts,” plus in-depth resource notes to compensate. “Pretty neat!” as the author puts it. Readers will agree. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair (Last Kids On Earth, Book 10) | Max Ballier | Atribute to the submersible Alvin, which has played an important role in undersea research for over a half century. In its thousands of dives, the durable vessel, launched in 1964, has been attacked by swordfish, flooded and recovered, and used to search for a lost hydrogen bomb. Alvin has also carried scientists to uniquely remote edges of continental plates for first encounters with hydrothermal vents, explored the ruins of the Titanic and the devastation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and made possible the discovery of uncounted new species of deep-sea life. After setting the stage with properly arresting references to “creepy creatures with glowing tentacles and cruel fangs,” Brown retraces Alvin’s storied career with frequent references to oral histories and interviews with many pilots and passengers. Notably, she covers some of the women who had to shoulder their way past sexist practices and attitudes. While briefly addressing the general challenges of spending long hours at deadly depths in cramped quarters (with the nearest bathroom miles away), she offers vivid impressions of the exhilarating rewards: the excitement of plunging into the deep’s unexplored reaches, where any moment could bring some fresh new biological or geophysical discovery. And if the photos are small and sparse, sidebars include simple hands-on experiments and “Alvin Facts,” plus in-depth resource notes to compensate. “Pretty neat!” as the author puts it. Readers will agree. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | InvestiGators. Off the hook (InvestiGators, Book 3) | John Green | InvestiGators Mango and Brash don their fanciest V.E.S.T.s for InvestiGators: Off the Hook, a zany new adventure from John Patrick Green that will have readers HOOKED! Join more three million fans as we follow these sewer-loving secret agents in their fight for the GATOR good! The InvestiGators are the best crime-fighting duo in the world. But not even their hi-tech training programs can prepare them for the return of their greatest nemesis, Crackerdile, in a shocking new form! Even worse, he's creating a team of super villains! Faced with the choice between saving themselves or catching the crooks, can Mango and Brash make sure the gator good prevails? | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | InvestiGators. Ants in our P. A. N. T. S. (InvestiGators, Book 4) | John Green | Super-spies Mango and Brash are bugging out in InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, the latest chapter in the hilarious adventure series from John Patrick Green. With more than three million copies in print, these comics have legs - more than six, even! With agent Brash trapped in a mysterious coma, the technicians at S.U.I.T. have designed the ultimate replacement: RoboBrash! This high-tech replica has been programmed with all of the original Brash's crime-fighting skills and knowhow―but it seems he's got a few bugs in his system! Will Mango and his new partner be enough to stop the giant ants that are on a rampage in the city? Orchestrated by the spaced-out villain, Maestronaut, and Houdino, the dinosaur escape artist, it seems criminals are certainly upping the ANT-y! | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | I survived the Japanese tsunami, 2011 (I Survived, Book 12) | Georgia Ball | Includes bibliographical references. In 2011, while visiting his father's hometown in Japan shortly after his death, Ben finds himself and his family being swept away by a terrible tsunami that leaves him stranded and alone in a strange country, far from home. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 (I Survived, Book 25) | Lauren Tarshis | The conditions of the Dust Bowl created over 2.5 million refugees who fled massive dust storms and barren landscapes. Lauren Tarshis's story of one boy's journey to escape this disaster will leave you breathless. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was the worst environmental disaster in American history, a time when "black blizzards" of dust, some hundreds of miles wide, swept across the southern plains. Hundreds of people were killed. Thousands of farms were buried. Millions of refugees fled starvation and sickness in the plains only to face hatred and prejudice in California. | 8/29/2025 | 9/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived, Book 13) | Lauren Tarshis | Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh finds solace in the California wilderness and in the newfound friendship with his cousin Holly. But on a trip into the nearby forest, Josh and Holly suddenly find themselves in the middle of a frighteningly powerful firestorm, one which threatens to burn down everything in its path. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames roaring all around him. | 9/2/2025 | 10/02/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived, Book 14) | Lauren Tarshis | A day no one will ever forget... Danny Crane and his mom moved from New York City to Pearl City, Hawaii two months ago. Every day since, Danny has been making a plan to get back to NYC. He's not afraid of the crime or dark alleys there. And he's not afraid to stow away on the next ship out of Pearl Harbor. But that morning, the skies fill with fighter planes. Bombs pound the harbor. Bullets rain down on the beaches. Danny is shocked - and, for the first time, truly afraid. He's a tough city kid. But can Danny survive the day that will live in infamy? | 09/02/2025 | 10/02/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Guinness World Records, 2026 | Find a hidden talent within the Fantastic Feats chapter, including crazy collections, super strength and even pickleball Get inspired by 8 new ICONS - who embody the very best of record breaking - from music legend Dolly Parton, blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer to powerhouse swimmer Katie Ledecky Marvel at the possibilities of the cutting-edge tech behind modern cities, robots and space exploration in a dedicated Science & Engineering chapter Celebrate the differences of the most incredible Human Beings from height extremes to superlative seniors and awesome anatomy Take on the grown-ups with records just for under 16s and the Young Achievers proving age is no barrier in the Kids Zone Cheer on American sporting heroes - including Caitlin Clark, Lamar Jackson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and more - as we run through the latest year in Sports | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Four eyes (Four Eyes, Book 1) | Rex Ogle | A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and finding the right pair of glasses. Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in his class, who may or may not like him back. With so much going on, everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the ugliestpair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus. In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade, but now he's got to find a way to do it with glasses, no friends, and a family that just doesn't get it! | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | The flames of hope (Wings of Fire, Book 15) | Tui Sutherland | "Luna has always wanted to change the world--to fix it, to free it--even if she's never actually known how. Now that all of dragon--and humankind are in mortal danger, Luna is flying back home to Pantala with a team of dragons on a rescue mission, determined to be brave and useful. But saving a continent isn't as easy as a prophecy makes it sound, and 'facing a great evil' definitely requires more than the fiery silk that Luna is uniquely able to create. As she fights her way to the abyss that hides the dark roots poisoning Pantala, Luna must uncover a long-buried secret and unite her friends, her enemies, and her own powers. If she doesn't, she won't get to change the world. She'll have to say goodbye to it--forever"--Dust jacket. | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Dog Man. Big Jim believes (Dog Man, Book 14) | Dav Pilkey | When the mischievous Space Cuties From Space return, our caped crusaders--Dog Man (aka Scarlet Shedder), Commander Cupcake, and Sprinkles--along with Mecha Molly, discover that the city has changed and nothing is how it should be. Can Big Jim's positivity and innocence help our heroes? Will Dog Man, Big Jim, Grampa, and Molly have the courage to trust each other and save the day? How does the past help shape the future? And who is the chosen one?"--Provided by publisher. | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Curlfriends Back in Business (A Graphic Novel) (Curlfriends, Book 2) | Sharee Miller | Nola Washington has never met a problem she can't solve. She's a fashionista and an honor roll student, and she knows her way around a comb. When she's not helping her mom at their family's hair salon, Nola's hanging out with her besties, the Curlfriends! This time, Ella has signed them up for the school talent show, and who better to lead them in a dance routine than Nola, with her amazing moves? All she needs is a stylish new outfit to perform in, but when one of the salon's hair dryers breaks down, Nola finds out her mom is having money trouble. If they can't pay the bills, will the salon go out of business? | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | The collector | K.R Alexander | Replacing a current book in the Media Center | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | The Cartoonists Club | Telgemeier, Raina | #1 New York Times bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression that blends how-to and comics magic. Welcome to the club! Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures! | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | The best kids cookbook : 60+ fun and simple recipes to get kids cooking | Kartes, Danielle | Get kids cooking delicious food, learning key skills, building confidence, and having fun with this all-new recipe collection from Danielle Kartes, author and chef, known from her appearances on the Kelly Clarkson show and TODAY show. Danielle believes in real food for real families, made with love and care. This cookbook brings kids ages 6 to 10 into the kitchen--the heart of the home--and empowers them to explore, learn, and contribute. | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Baby-sitters little sister. 6,Karen's birthday (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Book 6) | Farina, Katy | Based on: Karen's birthday / Ann M. Martin.;"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Karen is having two birthday parties, one at her mom's place and the other at her dad's. But what she wants is just one big party with the whole family. Will her birthday wish come true? | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Baby-sitters little sister. 5,Karen's school picture (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Book 5) | Farina, Katy | Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that Ricky is going to get it! | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Baby-sitters little sister. 4,Karen's Kittycat Club (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Book 4) | Farina, Katy | Karen wants to start her own club! Karen's best friend Hannie just got an adorable new kitten. Their neighbor Amanda has a cat, too, and Karen has grumpy old Boo-Boo. Now that they all have cats, Karen comes up with a great idea. She wants to start a Kittycat Club! What will the club do? Karen can't baby-sit like her big sister Kristy... but she can cat-sit! Will anyone want to hire Karen and her friends? | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Baby-sitters little sister. 11,Karen's ghost (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Book 11) | Farina, Katy | Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off from The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by DK Yingst! Karen thinks there's a ghost in her house! But she has never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer... until now. Karen and her stepsister, Kristy, have found out that Ben Brewer and his spooky friends are going to have a birthday party in their attic on Halloween night! It used to be fun having a ghost around. But now Karen isn't so sure! | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Baby-sitters little sister. 10,Karen's prize (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Book 10) | Farina, Katy | Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted by Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant! Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First, she wins the spelling bee in her class. Then Karen wins another spelling contest. And another... and another! Soon Karen might be the best junior speller in the state of Connecticut. She's even going to be on TV! Karen thinks that is so great. But her friends don't. They think Karen is a show-off! | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Animal Rescue Friends. 4,Finding home | Tropper, Jana | "When ARF is flooded with requests for pet-care advice, the kids come up with a great idea to reach lots of people at once: They'll start an animal-care podcast! But when the hard work of creating a podcast leads to lots of new and exciting opportunities outside the rescue, the gang finds itself pulled in different directions. The kids tackle big changes--to their friendships, to themselves, and even to ARF itself--in these stories about friendship, responsibility, and cooperation" | 09/03/2025 | 10/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Pumpkin Jack | Will Hubbell | The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow! Will Hubbell's gentle story and beautifully detailed illustrations give an intimate look at the cycle of life. | 09/04/2025 | 10/04/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | IRL | Jenny Goebel | "Not every kid would be thrilled to move to rural Alaska, but sixth grader Lucy is eager to leave her bullies behind and start over. However, it turns out that Lucy's new school does remote learning from October to April, when the roads become too icy to navigate safely. Being the new kid is hard enough--how is she going to make friends when she can't meet anyone in person? Luckily, the sixth grade class at White Pine Secondary School is tiny (just thirteen students)and they're all super nice and really welcoming . . . As the ice starts to thaw, Lucy grows increasingly excited about meeting her new friends in person. But when she enters the school's address on her phone's GPS, it leads her to a crumbling, clearly abandoned building with a rotted wood sign in front--a sign that reads White Pine Secondary School" | 09/09/2025 | 10/09/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter --A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Club, Book 18) | Crenshaw, Ellen T | A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw! The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure do have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, who do they call? The Baby-sitters Club! Kristy feels pretty sure that the BSC does not pet-sit. But Jessi has always liked animals, and she talks Kristy into being okay with her taking the job. With snakes on the loose and sick hamsters, Jessi's got plenty of pet-sitting troubles, and things don't get any easier when she and her friends get into a big fight. Will Jessi be able to handle her pet-sitting job when things are going wrong with the baby-sitters, too? | 09/09/2025 | 10/09/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate's Revenge (First Cat in Space, Book 4) | Mac Barnett | In the fourth installment of Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris's New York Times-bestselling series our heroes--First Cat, LOZ 4000, and the Moon Queen-- encounter Captain Babybeard and his crew of swashbuckling pirates. After Captain Babybeard steals a treasure map from the Queen of the Moon, the notorious pirate sees nothing but piles of gold in his future. But a mutiny, led by his first mate, the Martian Pirate James Plantain, leaves Babybeard marooned on a deserted island. Betrayed by his crew, the little captain seeks an unlikely alliance... Will Captain Babybeard get revenge Will First Cat, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000 recover their treasure map Or will the moon fall into the hands of a nefarious banana | 09/11/2025 | 10/11/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Draculas Brunch Club | Brian Gonsar | If there’s one thing that can bridge the human/undead divide, it’s donuts. Upon returning from a successful “worldwide jelly donut tour,” Count Dracula, vampire and world-class baker, is outraged to learn that his human-inclusive brunch club has been overtaken by the towering, glowering vampire Constantine, who’s banned people. Worse, Dracula’s entire store of “the crimson-red, blood orange jelly all vampires crave” has been raided. Local farmers have no blood oranges—a blight has destroyed the crops. This proves disastrous even as Dracula tries to regain his brunch-hosting ground—kale is no substitute for delicious, energizing fruit jelly. The shortage also jeopardizes his standing with his crush, the human Elena, since he’s promised to donate a year’s supply of jelly donuts to her charity auction to help sick children. Something must be done—and it might just involve blood. After all, Count Dracula is a vampire. This book will greatly appeal to young readers looking for comics with a little edge: The gore is mild and cartoon-silly, and there are plenty of jokes to lighten the mood. The story moves at a measured pace, and the fun, kid-friendly artwork adds depth to the narrative. Gaybba’s color palette predominantly contains cool, moody tones that make the occasional spots of red—mostly jelly and blood—pop. Human and vampire characters have skin in varying shades of blue and purple. | 09/30/2025 | 10/30/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | I survived The Black Death 1348 | Lauren Tarshis | The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable propotions, taking the lives of 75 - 200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope. The deadliest disease in the history of the world… Elsie dreams of becoming a brave warrior like her father, who is an archer fighting in England’s war against France. But life isn’t fair in 1348 Europe. Peasant girls like Elsie can’t be archers or knights or anything exciting. Then one day in the forest, Elsie and her best friend, Humphrey, discover a chest filled with stolen treasures ― and a dangerous secret. At last Elsie has a chance to prove that she’s as brave as any knight. Little does she know that a deadly illness ― the Black Death ― has begun its attack on England. It’s already killed millions around the world. And now it’s come for Elsie. | 09/30/2025 | 10/30/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | GoosebumpsThe Haunted Mask Graphic Novel | Maddi Gonzalez | n this graphic novel adaptation of one of Stine’s most beloved Goosebumps books, a Halloween mask inspires brutal scares…for a price. Carly Beth Caldwell is easily frightened; everyone picks on her, from classmates Chuck and Steve to her little brother, Noah. This Halloween, however, she intends to get revenge by using a particularly hideous mask purchased from the forbidden section of a mysterious costume shop. It’s way more effective than her mom’s homemade duck outfit. But, like any horror story curio, it comes with dangerous warnings and high-stakes instructions. As Carly Beth and her best friend, Sabrina, set out for a night of trick-or-treating, Carly Beth finds that the mask makes her absolutely terrifying, but it also threatens to take over her personality, turning her into something of a local menace. Eventually, she finds she’s unable to take it off. Readers who recall the original tale will relish watching timid Carly enact her righteous vengeance at the risk of her own identity. The artwork sells her scaredy-cat reactions as effectively as her masked, monstrous moments. Some comedic elements balance the body horror, such as a cute cameo from Stine and gag comic strips that close out the book. Carly Beth and her family are light-skinned; Chuck and Steve are tan-skinned; Sabrina is brown-skinned. | 09/30/2025 | 10/30/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Goosebumps Monster Blood Graphic Novel | Maddi Gonzalez | Adangerous substance livens up a family visit in this latest comics adaptation of one of Stine’s Goosebumps books. Evan’s less than thrilled to be spending the next few weeks with his formidable great-aunt Kathryn; she greets him with a bloody knife in hand (she was slicing beef, she tersely explains), and she ominously intones that they’ll have to do something about Evan’s dog, Trigger, when he clashes with her cat, Sarabeth. Evan quickly befriends a girl named Andy after she rescues him from the bullying Beymer twins. Enter a can of the titular substance, sold at an antiques store. The green slime seems harmless, but when it grows and begins coming to life, who will stop its rampage? And what secrets are Kathryn and Sarabeth hiding? The tale’s first half is deliberately paced; apart from some foreshadowing, the scares don’t really start until the monster blood begins threatening lives midway through the book. Gonzalez’s cartoon artwork balances pleasant scenes of Evan and Andy hanging out in their suburban neighborhood with forays into a dark, creepy basement and dramatic confrontations with supernatural beings. Exaggerated character reactions keep the energy level high. Though the story contains some spooky moments—like Evan’s body-horror nightmares in which he and Trigger transform into huge monsters—the scares are never overwhelming. Most characters present white; Andy is Black. | 10/20/2025 | 11/20/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | The Legend Of The Candy Cane | Lori Walburg | One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned? | 10/20/2025 | 11/20/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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