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  • Jason Aaron

    Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red (2023) #1-4. Exciting tales from a galaxy of talents featuring the Dark Lord of the Sith! Jason Aaron returns to the world of Star Wars, teaming with artist Leonard Kirk to present a new tale o...



  • Stig Abell

    "Gloriously atmospheric." -- Lucy Foley“Truly excellent.” -- Lee Child“Gorgeous. . . . It has the halo of an instant classic.” -- AJ Finn In this widely praised debut crime thriller, a high-flying detective leaves London for a fresh star...



  • Elizabeth Acevedo

    Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the page...



  • Afro

    Spring has arrived, and Rin has decided to go on another solo-camping adventure! But amid the changing seasons, everyone else is itching to go out too. Nadeshiko is on a drive with her big sister to enjoy the cherry blossoms in bloom, Inuko is trying...



  • John Agard

    Internationally acclaimed poet John Agard recalls the journey made by the thousands of Caribbean children and their families who traveled to Britain between 1948 and 1971 as part of the Windrush generation. With one last hug, Windrush child says good...



  • AidaIro

    Back at school, Nene can hardly wait for the start of the fall festival! As is tradition at Kamome Academy, the high school first-years will be putting on a play -- but her class’s chosen program seems to have an unsettling history at this school.....



  • Daisuke Aizawa

    All eyes are on the Bushin Festival as the totally enigmatic Mundane Mann advances toward the finals, winning all his matches in an instant. Just who could this mysterious knight (who is certainly not mild-mannered Cid Kagenou in disguise) possibly b...



  • Bobby Akart

    California faces threats from earthquakes, droughts, and wildfires.Yet, there is another cataclysm, enormous rivers of rain whose fury have wreaked havoc and ruin in the past.Scientists' fears have been realized. It's coming.ARkStorm - The Other Big ...



  • Natsume Akatsuki

    After the Grace Branch base blows up yet again, Six gets fed up with the total lack of headway on the invasion and bends the truth just a teeeensy bit in his report by saying the construction is fully complete. As a result, he’s able to trick Kisar...



  • Natsume Akatsuki

    Thanks to Kazuma’s moneymaking scheme, what started as a collaboration between Eris’s and Aqua’s followers has developed into an Axis Church takeover! Kazuma wants to believe Aqua hasn’t completely given up on being a kind, decent person, but...



  • Tim Akers

    EPIC FANTASY BY A RISING STAR OF FANTASY Since he was a boy, Rae Kelthannis has dreamed of being a stormbinder like his father, with an air elemental stitched into the fabric of his soul and the winds of heaven at his command. Those dreams died when ...



  • Hiroro Akizakura

    Lauded for her acts of bravery during Advent Day, Cecilia (still pretending to be Cecil) is invited to the seat of the Church of Caritade for an audience with the Holy Maiden herself! There, she seizes the opportunity to procure the sacred dagger tha...



  • Kwame Alexander

    In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna Nikaido and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet to celebrate the magic of discovering ...



  • Rilla Alexander

    A boldly graphic, verbally playful affirmation that the most precious things in life are immeasurable!How far can you go? How much do you know? How kind are you? How much do I love you? These are the impossible questions every child has asked, a...



  • Jayne Allen

    In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is juggling work, relationships, and a newborn baby -- but will she find the happy ending she’s always wanted?After a whirlwind year, Tabitha Walker’s care...



  • Samantha Jayne Allen

    From the Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author of Pay Dirt Road comes Hard Rain, Samantha Jayne Allen's mesmerizing next novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town dealing with disaster.In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulle...



  • Charlie Jane Anders

    Promises Stronger Than Darkness marks the final installment of the international bestselling author Charlie Jane Anders's absolutely heart-stopping YA series, Unstoppable.They're the galaxy's most wanted -- and our only hope.When Elza became a space ...



  • M.T. Anderson

    A Newbery Honor Book “A hilarious, heartfelt triumph.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the singular imagination of National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson comes a magical adventure about a boy and his dog -- or a dog and her boy -- an...



  • Arlan Andrews

    Though The Ice is receding, much of Earth remains frozen, and the Ice Sea has its pirates, among them the notorious and notable Captain Noor. Through grievous error, Noor shoots down Una with its crew of twin brothers Thist and Thusk. Eventually, the...



  • Melissa Coss Aquino

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE “I was crying like I lost my best friend as I finished. . . . This book is an act of love . . . It will break you apart and remind you that we can all be put back together again, str...



  • Julia Argy

    A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love.Emily didn’t join the cast of The One for fame or for a relationship. She simply didn’t have anything better to do. Newly fired from her dead-end job, it...



  • Ingela P. Arrhenius

    Five beautifully illustrated spreads set in England include a driver of London’s Underground train system, a Beefeater, a cyclist, and the king himself all hiding behind bright felt flaps. With a mirror on the final page, this is the perfect bo...



  • Ingela P. Arrhenius

    Visit each continent and meet an array of captivating animals in Ingela P. Arrhenius’s bright and friendly pop-up tour of the world.Lift the flaps in this quirky 3D atlas as illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius takes the youngest of readers around t...



  • Kafka Asagiri

    Fire above, water below -- trapped in Dostoyevsky’s hellish torture chamber, Sigma and Dazai only have one slim chance to escape! Read the next chapter of Bungo Stray Dogs the same day as Japan!...



  • Ramona Ausubel

    A NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Whip-smart and compulsively readable. . . both a wildly entertaining adventure story and a meditation on what it means to love your children -- fiercely and imperfectly.” -- Oprah Daily “Springs alive to explore question...



  • Sven Axelrad

    Welcome to Vivo, where the only cemetery is run by old Mateus and his dog, God. Mateus’s eyes aren’t so good these days, which is why he has been burying bodies in the wrong graves, and also why, while out walking with God, he trips over a young ...



  • Dezh Azaad

    This poignant story, about an Afghan refugee child and the family carpet that connects them to home, inspires readers to live and learn in love, not fearWe sip our tea and talk together, Ruby cushions of goose feather. The carpet is for sitting.The C...



  • David Baldacci

    Simply Lies is an intense thriller featuring Mickey Gibson, a former New Jersey detective, from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci. NO TRUTH Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for globa...



  • Tracey Baptiste

    A mermaid and a pirate build a friendship through kindness, empathy, and shared adventure in this heartwarming picture book by New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste, with bright, bold illustrations by Leisl Adams.  Glub glub… ...




  • Rena Barron

    Immortal magic, shocking twists, and star-crossed romance collide in the electrifying conclusion to Rena Barron’s epic YA fantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Raybearer, and Strange the Dreamer. A king with a score ...



  • Kunal Basu

    The eight stories of this collection are about unforeseen terrors and adventures, surreal comedies, the apocalypses and the sublime poetry of everyday life. A disgruntled trucker sets out to kill his rival, ending up as the saviour of migrant workers...



  • Peter S. Beagle

    Renowned author Peter S. Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.” The Last Unicorn is one of fantasy’s most revere...



  • Rachel Beanland

    A “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever.R...



  • Jenna Beatrice

    A little librarian with a larger-than-life voice finds her place in this sweet and uproarious picture book about being true to yourself -- no shushing required!Penelope is perfect for the job of student-librarian. Friendly? Check. Helpful? Check. Boo...



  • Michael D. Beil

    A writer’s conference brings twelve-year-old Lark’s favorite writer—and a suspicious death—to Swallowtail Island, in the second book in this middle grade mystery series by an Edgar Award-nominated author.Swallowtail Island is ...



  • Michael D. Beil

    A writer’s conference brings twelve-year-old Lark’s favorite writer -- and a suspicious death -- to Swallowtail Island, in the second book in this middle grade mystery series by an Edgar Award-nominated author.Swallowtail Island is hosting the Sw...



  • Alexandria Bellefleur

    Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a steamy sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage of convenience...Tansy Adams’ great...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    Collects GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1-2, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: DREAM ON, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: GALAXY'S MOST WANTED and ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5. They're the rag-tag band of adventurers tasked with protecting the entire Marvel-Verse. They're ...



  • Terry J. Benton-Walker

    GODS MEDDLE AND MAGIC WILL BETRAY YOU, BUT THIS TIME JUSTICE WILL REIGN.Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, is "an extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses,...



  • Ella Berman

    A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel from Ella Berman. . . .Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any invol...



  • Sian Ann Bessey

    Emily Norton loves nothing more than losing herself within the pages of a good book. But at the moment, she instead finds herself facing that most dreadful rite of passage: the London Season. Her trepidation over formally entering Society is all-enco...



  • Adam Blade

    Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!When the New Protectors capture four dangerous bandits, Tom thinks that Tangala will finally liv...



  • Landis Blair

    A boy struggling to fall asleep peeks beneath his covers to find a world filled with nighttime adventures under a starry, tented sky.Watson is having trouble sleeping. He lies awake at night, doing his best not to think about the lurking, creeping th...



  • Olivie Blake

    From New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake comes an intricate web of love, magic, and rival witch families in New York City.In modern-day Manhattan where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respectiv...



  • Lynnor Bontigao

    In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her lola’s store empty. Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store,...



  • Disha Bose

    GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • “A twisty tale of murder and love gone wrong, rife with bone-chilling revelations . . . This is a riveting debut, and Disha Bose is a writer to watch.” -- Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author...



  • Shira Boss

    In this enchanting and informative picture book with environmental themes, a newly planted sidewalk tree transforms the neighborhood as residents nurture it through the seasons. Vibrantly illustrated and with extensive back matter, this is a lov...



  • Hyde Bowie

    I know my husband is dead. I just don't know whether I killed him . . .Charles and I were law students when I fell for him. He was handsome, charming, sure of himself " and he deigned to look at me. We had a dream-come-true courtship, wedding,...



  • Kristy Boyce

    Rom-com lovers and fans of Elise Bryant and Jenna Evans Welch will adore this next summer read from Hot British Boyfriend author Kristy Boyce.No one has ever accused Sage Cunningham of being easily distracted. She has a plan, and she won’...



  • Jeff Boyd

    A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbrin...



  • Sandra Boynton

    A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an important message to share in this inspiring and highly giftable all-ages picture book for every life milestone.   Whether you are learn...



  • Alexandra Bracken

    INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunning contemporary fantasy inspired by Celtic lore -- the tale of a teenage girl who seeks her destiny in the cursed ruins of Avalon, driven by...



  • Marcia Bradley

    Growing up in the 1990s, a young girl escapes her abusive parents"and the “ranch” they ran for “bad” girls -- and becomes an advocate for teen runaways in this harrowing and heartfelt novel for fans of Joanna Goodman and Lisa Wingate.While ...



  • Monica Brashears

    FINALIST for the 2024 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award • NPR BEST BOOK OF 2023 • An enchanting Black Southern gothic debut, perfect for readers of Mexican Gothic... "Fresh, haunting...In her roller-coaster ride of a gothic debut novel, Monica Brash...



  • Jennifer Marie Brissett

    Jennifer Marie Brissett, author of Destroyer of Light, blends high tech African furturism, science ficiton, and Greek myth in Daughters of the Night where cybernetic furies decide the fate of humanity.Three cybernetic women awake from several centuri...



  • Ed Brisson

    Collects PREDATOR (2022) #1-6. Hunt. Kill. Repeat. In the near future, a young girl sees her family slaughtered by the deadliest and most feared hunter in the universe: a Predator. Years later, though her ship is barely holding together and food is r...



  • Martha Brockenbrough

    “To Catch a Thief is a page-turner of a mystery with a great big heart, and Amelia MacGuffin is the smart, funny kid sleuth we’ve all been waiting for. Readers will laugh and fall in love with the MacGuffin family as they follow the clues to crac...



  • Carolyn Brown

    One horse trainer finds his heart opening up to new possibilities -- and a second chance at love -- in this heartwarming story from the New York Times bestselling author of Small Town Charm.   Mama Pearl always told Lucas that home is where the ...



  • Jeffrey Brown

    Jeffrey Brown's irresistible comic spin comes to Marvel! Young Thor and Loki have traveled with their parents Odin and Frigga across the ten realms to their favorite world, and Midgard (aka Earth) may never be the same. From the creator of the be...



  • Ness Brown

    Ness Brown's The Scourge Between Stars is a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a doomed generation ship harboring something terrible within its walls.“A perfect scare to swallow up in one sitting.” -- Chloe Gong, #1 New York Ti...



  • Thomas Brussig

    Thomas Brussig’s classic German novel, The Short End of the Sonnenallee, now appearing for the first time in English, is a moving and miraculously comic story of life in East Berlin before the fall of the WallYoung Micha Kuppisch lives on the nubbi...



  • Stephen Buoro

    The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist
    Longlisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize
    Named a Best of the Year Book by NPR

    Crackling with energy and intelligence, this debut is the "smart, subversive, funny, heartbrea...



  • Ross Burach

    Make way for another riotous adventure in the Very Impatient Caterpillar series that slyly combines science and social-emotional learning with laugh-out-loud humor! Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' Pigeon series."Full of witty banter...a buzzworthy ch...



  • Matthew Burgess

    Like modern-day Miss Rumphius and her promise to make the world a more beautiful place, this luminous story brings the scope of a lifetime into focus for a young reader and fills it with the magic of gifts given and received.This moving and radiant s...



  • Katryn Bury

    Fan-favorite detective Drew Leclair returns to crack the case of a sneaky locker thief in this heartfelt sequel to the critically acclaimed middle grade mystery series that’s been called “the perfect story for readers rea...



  • Anne Bustard

    From the author of Blue Skies comes a lively middle grade novel about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother’s name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure.It’s 1964, the Space Race is well underway...



  • Rae Cairns

    A desperate phone call. A decade of questions. A deadly race to the truth. A new heartstopping thriller to keep you up all night, from critically acclaimed Rae Cairns Twelve years ago budding journalist Geneva Leighton received a phone call that stop...



  • Howard Calvert

    The fable of the tortoise and the hare receives a charming new spin in this wonderfully illustrated, cheering tale about a lovable and relatable trouper.Barbara Hendricks, a tortoise, has entered a road race, but what was she thinking? With only a we...



  • Josephine Cameron

    In this stand-alone middle-grade novel set in the same world as A Dog-Friendly Town, Josephine Cameron delivers a mystery full of prime-time puppers, Houdini-inspired whodunits, and a reminder that puzzles are best solved with a little teamwork.Eleve...



  • Nora Shalaway Carpenter

    Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he ha...



  • Gerard Carruthers

    A beautiful hardcover Pocket Classics collection of stories by great Scottish writers from the past two centuries ranging from Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Muriel Spark, Ali Smith, Irvine Welsh, and Lei...



  • V. Castro

    A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this “utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood” (Library Journal, starre...



  • Ceez

    Cayna finally interrogates Opus, who’s been busy with various clandestine activities. He tells her that during the Game Era, Event Monsters in the Brown Kingdom broke out of the system and took corporeal forms, resulting in a mass monster propagati...



  • B. Celeste

    From the fan-favorite author of Underneath the Sycamore Tree comes the next installment in a raw, real romance series following the lives of the Lindon U football players and the complicated girls who change their lives forever.When Skylar Allen deci...



  • Becky Chalsen

    A sun-soaked debut about love, sisterhood, and destiny, set on glorious Fire Island . . . Can Amy's marriage survive Jo's wedding? For as long as anyone can remember, it has been Amy, Jo, and Ben. Amy and Jo, the inseparable Sharp twins wh...



  • Roland Chambers

    From the Arctic to China to Egypt to America, Billy time travels to new adventures. A series about the pivotal moments of discovery through the ages, bringing the past to life with a generous helping of fantasy, humour and delightful black and white ...



  • E.E. Charlton-Trujillo

    A brilliant, inclusive ode to self-expression, girl power, and the many things readers can create.Have you ever dreamed of building something? Maybe something little -- like a birdhouse? Or something big -- like a skyscraper? If you can envision it, ...



  • Dai Chikamoto

    Agredios, the son of a local landowner, arrives home from a long hunt...only to find his village silent and devoid of its usual laughter and commotion. What he discovers is an unimaginable agony that sparks a desire to avenge his fallen people by sla...



  • Lauren Child

    When a stray dog follows Clarice Bean home, she decides it’s up to her to take care of him. Now all she has to do is figure out how to keep him a secret from the rest of the family . . .Nothing ever happens except for sometimes.And only on rare...



  • Patrick Chiles

    THRILLING SPACE ADVENTURE FROM A MARINE VET!IN A RACE AGAINST TIME, A GATEWAY TO THE UNKNOWN AWAITS A Thrilling New Space Adventure Five years ago, astronaut Jack Templeton took the spacecraft Magellan to the farthest reaches of our solar system, n...



  • C. Chilove

    This summer, escape to the Shores­--a Southern lake town full of elegance and glamour in a story about family traditions, friendship, and a love that can’t be denied. Chareese “Reese” Devlin spent every summer of her childhood in the lake town...



  • Kevin Chong

    Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize “A nuanced, complex, and highly original novel.” -- Charles Yu, National Book Award"winning author of Interior Chinatown A fresh, unique work of metafiction that follows a graphic novelist who loses ...



  • Jessica Clare

    One of Amazon's Best Romances of April!Enemies-to-lovers has never been more enchanting in this witchy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Hex Yourself. Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch....



  • Mary Higgins Clark; Alafair Burke

    The legacy of the “Queen of Suspense” continues with the highly anticipated follow-up to Mary Higgins Clark’s iconic novel Where Are The Children?, featuring the children of Nancy Harmon, facing peril once again as adults.Of the fifty-six bests...



  • Chanel Cleeton

    An NPR Books We Love selection for 2023"An unforgettable read that should be at the top of every TBR list." -- NPRIn 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in N...



  • Amy Clipston

    Korey Bontrager and Savannah Zook are just pretending to date -- but could their feelings turn into something more?Korey Bontrager knows he’s been an immature dummkopp. When his widowed dad remarried, Korey was unwelcoming to his kindhearted stepmo...



  • Jason Cockcroft

    A seemingly endless road trip for Lula and her father only seems to get worse when the car breaks down in the middle of the desert. Things are too boring and too orange until Lula encounters a mysterious painter who shows her that the desert is full ...



  • Victoria J. Coe

    The little dog with the GIANT personality has some competition for his short human’s attention -- a bird who speaks human!Usually Fenway has a great time visiting Nana with his short human, Hattie. But this time is very different -- a bird is livin...



  • Lucille Colandro

    The bestselling Old Lady series is back...with a magical twist!The Old Lady is back and this time she's swallowed a princess, a dragon, and a knight...to create a classic fairytale!With rhyming text and hilarious illustrations, this lively song will ...



  • Eoin Colfer

    From New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels and bestselling, acclaimed graphic novel Illegal comes a compelling and timely story that follows two courageous children as they face the effects ...



  • Eoin Colfer

    Eoin Colfer, New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, pens a warm, empathy-building story based on illustrator Chris Judge’s family’s experience with childhood illness.Six-year-old Erin’s favorite game is spott...



  • Gina Conkle

    A Mass Market OriginalA sparkling grand finale to USA Today bestselling author Gina Conkle’s Scottish Treasures series with one last daring heist orchestrated by a brave Scotswoman and the man she never meant to fall for.A Lost TreasureCorset maker...



  • Marcykate Connolly

    Brimming with danger and magic, this new fantasy adventure from acclaimed author MarcyKate Connolly will leave readers breathless as Aria discovers the strength of her courage -- and the power of friendship.Aria is raised by the Wind. She grew up in ...



  • Rebecca Connolly

    Can one nurse on a mission of mercy and rebellion turn the tide of WWI?November 1914The Great War has come to Brussels, the Germans have occupied the city, and Edith Cavell, Head Nurse at Berkendael Medical Institute, faces an impossible situation. A...



  • Queen's Corgi

    Queen Elizabeth II was best known for two things -- as the longest reigning monarch in British history and her love for corgis. Now, in this elegant gift book, we have a beautifully illustrated tribute to the final days of QEII, told from the poignan...



  • Larry Correia

    WAR RAGES AS THE GREAT EXTERMINATION SPREADS IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF LARRY CORREIA'S BEST-SELLING SAGA OF THE FORGOTTEN WARRIOR EPIC FANTASY SERIES.The assassination of the Chief Judge has pushed the Capitol to the edge. The Great Exterminat...



  • Angela K. Couch

    Sometimes love finds you where you are, and other times it meets you across distant shores as four women discover in these four historical stories linked by a shared gold pendant.  More Than Gold (New South Wales, 1851) by Carolyn Miller Josephi...



  • Robbie Couch

    From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that's endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams. For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived...



  • Lucy Cousins

    Get your empty bottles and cans ready—Maisy’s here to recycle them! A shaped-board-book adventure to please every truck-loving fan. It’s trash day today, and here come Maisy and Tallulah in a big, noisy recycling truck. Quick, Charl...



  • Lucy Cousins

    Nee-nah, nee-nah! Maisy’s ambulance is on its way! A shaped-board-book adventure for little ones on the go. Maisy and Charley are driving their ambulance today. What an important job! All the cars on the road move aside as they make their speed...



  • Lucy Cousins

    On his first trip to the dentist, Charley gets lots of moral support from Maisy and friends in a full-length story readers will be eager to sink their teeth into. Maisy's friend Charley has a wiggly tooth! He's going to the dentist for the first time...



  • Jerry Craft

    New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color con...



  • Eli Cranor

    In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkansas town.After his son is convicted of capital murder, Vietnam War veteran Jeremiah Fitzjurls takes over the care of his granddaughter, Joanna, raising...



  • Jacqueline Crooks

    FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023“[A] powerful debut.”  -- The Washington Post“An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” -- Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl,...



  • Adrianna Cuevas

    An Edgar Award winning middle grade mystery by Adrianna Cuevas -- author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez -- perfect for fans of Claribel Ortega's The Ghost Squad and Louis Sachar's Holes.'Rafa would rather live in the...



  • N.K. Curran

    'Grabs the reader from the very first page - and never lets go' DAILY MAIL'Taut and properly disturbing. . . Impressive' The CriticEVERYONE HAS A PAST. . . YOURS IS COMING TO KILL YOUAlex and Morven have a pretty perfect marriage. Still madly in lov...



  • Leah Cypess

    The Pied Piper’s little sister is determined to rat out the truth behind her brother’s bad behavior—and save the children of Hamelin! The third book in the Sisters Ever After series, perfect for anyone who loves fairy tale retelling...



  • Janet Dailey

    Fans of RaeAnne Thayne and Susan Mallery will adore the heartwarming new romance from the New York Times bestselling author, filled with the healing power of love and the enduring allure of the drive-in movie theater, as a woman who puts down new roo...



  • Sandra Dallas

    Now a Denver Post bestseller"Addictive. Highly recommended!" -- Paulette Jiles, New York Times bestselling author of News of the WorldBeautifully rendered, Where Coyotes Howl is a vivid and deeply affecting ode to the early twentieth century West, fr...



  • N.E. Davenport

    In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god, all in the hopes of sav...



  • Brad Davidson

    A uniquely humorous approach to sadness, this picture book helps kids understand this big, heavy feeling while encouraging mindfulness and exploring what it means to be a good friend.Rabbit is SO excited to go fishing with Bear. But Bear's ...




  • Melissa de la Cruz

    Love is stronger than poison in this lush retelling of "Snow White" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.Known as Snow White, Lady Sophie has led a sheltered life in the mountains of Bavaria. Until now. Her father, the widowed D...



  • Liana De la Rosa

    "Pleasingly subversive."--New York Times Book Review“A perfect mix of slow-burn romance, geopolitical maneuvering and sisterly antics.” -- The Washington PostOne of Library Journal's Best Romances of 2023!A BookList Editor's Pick of 2023!A forbid...



  • Jane De Suza

    A poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery solved by imaginative, lively, almost-nine-year-old Swara.When the pandemic hits and India goes into lockdown, high-spirited Swara keeps up her daily chat...



  • Alyson Derrick

    2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature LonglistPerfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Five Feet Apart, this tender solo debut by the coauthor of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl is a “punch to the...



  • Jude Deveraux

    Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time… When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta ...



  • Disney Book Group

    Read twelve original adventures about Princess Ariel and her friends from Disney’s The Little Mermaid (1989) in this magical 5-minute storybook collection.Join Ariel as she learns an exciting new dance, discovers mysterious ghost lights under t...



  • Disney Book Group

    Everything's better under the sea!Swim along with Ariel and learn the names of the sea creatures she lives with. This small board book is the perfect size for even the littlest mermaids.Complete your collection with these swimmingly good books: D...



  • Disney Book Group

    Fly away on a journey to Neverland with this novelization of the Walt Disney Studios live action film Peter Pan & Wendy, coming to Disney+. Wendy Darling isn't sure she's ready to grow up. Growing up means no more nights in the nursery, sharing s...



  • Disney Book Group

    Life has been peaceful for the Guardians lately, and the girls are living it large. With romance blossoming and an opportunity to glimpse into their futures, everything seems great…until a new villain ambushes them in their sleep! The fierce La...



  • Angela Dominguez

    Once a year, Abuelo comes from Mexico to visit his family. He brings his guitar, his music—and his memories. In this story inspired by the life of Apolinar Navarrete Diaz—author Angela Dominguez’s grandfather and a successful mariac...



  • Erin Soderberg Downing

    A frozen family “business trip” to Sweden’s Ice Hotel sets the Peaches on a new grand adventure.  The third book in The Great Peach Experiment, great for fans of The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.Cashing in on his family’s recent goo...



  • Piper J. Drake

    For fans of Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City comes a bold and captivating Thai contemporary fantasy by bestselling author Piper J. Drake.My wings unbound, I am the Thai bird princess, the kinnaree, and no matter the cost, I will be free.Peeraphan Rahtta...



  • Ame Dyckman

    From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a hilarious faux-cautionary tale featuring dad jokes and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs!   In this outrageous "safety guide," a child in a museum asks their parents how the dinosaur...



  • Emily Ecton

    The Secret Life of Pets meets Spy School as furry friends come out of retirement to do some secret spy work sure to inspire “chuckles aplenty” (Kirkus Reviews) in this hilarious companion to The Great Pet Heist and The Great Ghost Hoax.Big plans ...



  • Mazey Eddings

    "Mazey Eddings’s writing is authentic, emotional, and intensely romantic! To me, it’s like a Taylor Swift song in book form." - New York Times bestselling author Ali HazelwoodWhat starts out as a fake wedding date turns into something these child...



  • Stephanie Eding

    “A playful story with heart and teasing goodwill.” -- Publishers Weekly for The Unplanned Life of Josie HaleReaders of Sally Thorne and Beth O’Leary will love Ellie Reed’s wild adventure.Ellie Reed’s self-esteem can’t take it anymore…E...



  • J. Elle

    An original novel written by New York Times best-selling author J. Elle inspired by Disney upcoming live action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.After the death of Ariel’s mother, the queen of the sea, the seven daughters of King Triton have g...



  • Kate Elliott

    Furious Heaven is Kate Elliott's highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling space adventure Unconquerable Sun!The Republic of Chaonia fleets, under the joint command of Princess Sun and her formidable mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, have defeated and d...



  • Rebecca Elliott

    Bo Tinseltail and friends welcome a new jackalope family to Sparklegrove Forest in the latest installment of this USA Today bestselling early chapter book series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, ...




  • Margarita Engle

    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.Winged beings a...



  • Ian C. Esslemont

    A riotous new novel takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New York Times bestselling Malazan Empire After decades of warfare, Malazan forces are poised to consolidate the Quon Tali mainland. Yet it is at this moment that Emperor ...



  • Loren D. Estleman

    City Walls, the next Amos Walker novel from a Grand Master. “Loren D. Estleman is my hero.” -- Harlan CobenThe search for a fugitive embezzler leads Amos Walker to Cleveland, where he is hired by Emmett Yale, a leading figure in the electric car ...



  • Karina Evans

    A grandmother-granddaughter duo set off on the Hollywood adventure of a lifetime in this funny middle-grade novel about breaking rules, growing up, and finding yourself -- perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Booki Vivat.   Audrey Covington’s pa...



  • Al Ewing

    Collects GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2020) #1-18, ROCKET #1-6 and material from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2021) #1. Al Ewing brings his cosmic brand of storytelling to the Guardians of the Galaxy! Once, they were a team of misfits. Now they're a f...



  • Juliette Fay

    "Witty, tender, beautifully written, I loved being immersed in this powerful story of loss and forgiveness."    -- Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOne perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to...



  • Gina Femia

    From award-winning playwright Gina Femia comes a modern, raw coming-of-age story of friendship and romance about a bisexual teen girl and her friends wrestling their way through the summer.Sixteen-year-old Alonda loves professional wrestling. So when...



  • Lana Ferguson

    A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.After losing her job and being on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans finds herself with two choices: get a ne...



  • Beth Ferry

    Crab must save Snail from Evil Eel’s curse in their third unforgettable seaside adventure in the graphic early reader series by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator Jared Chapman.The Evil Eel is so evil that making...



  • Aoife Fitzpatrick

    A prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West VirginiaA SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 IRISH BOOK AWARDS'A novel that demands you turn the pages' THE TI...



  • Meg Fleming

    The irresistible companion to I Was Born a Baby—a hilarious read-aloud with catchy rhymes and bold, silly art about animals and the places they call home! I live in a tree trunk. I live in a barn. I live in a shoebox. I’m down on the farm...



  • Thomas Flintham

    The villain becomes the hero in the latest page-turning installment of this USA Today bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-t...



  • Daniel M. Ford

    A Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus and a Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Editors' Pick for AmazonA Reactor Magazine Best of the Year Pick"Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! T...



  • R.S. Ford

    "Perfect for fans of Brent Weeks, George R. R. Martin, or David Gemmell . . . . The best traditional epic fantasy I have read in years." --  Grimdark Magazine on Engines of Empire“An excellent start to a new series: fast-paced and e...



  • Aisling Fowler

    Twelve journeys to new lands and embarks on even more perilous adventures in this sequel to Fireborn, which B.B. Alston praised as "the best kind of children's fantasy story." Twelve is now a full-fledged hunter, with a new name worthy of her fi...



  • Christopher Franceschelli

    Learn all about insects in Christopher Franceschelli’s Bugblock, a buzz-worthy addition to the bestselling Abrams Block Book series, featuring full-color art by David Partington, a member of Peski Studio. In Bugblock, readers will learn about a...



  • Ashley Franklin

    Explore under the sea and beyond with Ariel in the new picture book retelling of Disney's live action The Little Mermaid!Ariel is a curious mermaid who has always wanted to explore the human world! After saving a prince named Eric from a dangerous sh...



  • Charles Frazier

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great DepressionHurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels we...



  • Jackie French

    Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli.Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipp...



  • Maddie Frost

    Camping or Glamping?Albert and Pickles are an unlikely pair of besties and they’re ready to explore the great outdoors for the first time. Albert is ready to camp the old-fashioned way while Pickles thinks he’s going to a five-star resort...



  • Patora Fuyuhara

    Up against a Phrase, Touya and his party try a variety of tactics to break their foe’s hard shell. But as each of their strikes is repelled without leaving so much as a scratch, it seems they’ve more than met their match. All looks hopeless until...



  • Neil Gaiman

    From the fun of the fair to the depths of hell, experience sixteen more curses in this sequel to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology. A blend of traditional and reimagined curses from fairy-tales to Snow White, from some of the best names in fantasy...



  • Undead Gamja

    The tutorial is over, and Jaehwan’s journey continues in the vast realm of Chaos! After years of solitude inside the Tower, he finds himself in the company of others once again. But something seems...off with these people. When the terrible tru...



  • RaeChell Garrett

    An overachiever must decide if risking her heart by working with her former crush turned enemy is worth the reward in this snappy rom-com, perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and The Upside of Falling.  High school senior Autumn Reeves has been waitl...



  • Kallie George

    Learn the secrets to becoming a Disney fairy godmother in this new illustrated chapter book series for young readers!Ophelia is excited to go on the fairy field trip to Atlantica so she can visit the Wishing Whirlpool. There is only one problem: ...



  • Eric Geron

    Learn everything you ever wanted to know about mermaids and more from Disney's new live action film The Little Mermaid inside this gorgeous guidebook!From Prince Eric’s royal library, this beautiful guidebook deep dives into the legends and lor...



  • Maria Gianferrari

    Be as curious as a cat with this irresistible companion to Being a Dog by beloved author Maria Gianferrari and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Pete Oswald.Join a child and their cat as they embrace their curiosity: wandering, explo...



  • Lauren Gibaldi

    Sixteen acclaimed authors—including a National Book Award nominee, a New York Times best-selling novelist, and a beloved actress—join forces for a cross-genre YA anthology of linked short stories about the first days of college. Jilly can...



  • Stuart Gibbs

    The second book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form as aspiring spy Ben Ripley must spend his summer in top-secret training -- and is thrown back into danger.Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school...



  • Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

    A unique and delightful children’s book about how God’s glory can be found all around us every day, from the award-winning author of Cora Cooks Pancit.“Mama, what exactly is glory?”When Zayla asks her mom to describe God’s glory, Mama knows...



  • Nozomi Ginyoku

    Stella and Aria, still butting heads over who gets Tama’s affection, have met two adorable fairies, Lily and Feri, during their exploration of the forest labyrinth. Now that these girls have gotten to know and trust one another, they’re ready to ...



  • Mandy Gonzalez

    Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this “delectable” (Kirkus Reviews) third novel in the Fearless middle grade series from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a young thespian who feels caught between his love of baking a...



  • Heather Graham

    You can cut off the head of the snake, but another will emerge. When two hikers go missing within a series of daunting caves outside of Denver, Colorado, FDLE special agent Amy Larson and her partner, FBI special agent Hunter Forrest, have good re...



  • David Grann

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of...



  • Preston Grassmann

    A mind-blowing anthology of 18 stories bringing you the infinite Earths of the multiverse.Featuring Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Lavie Tidhar, Eugen Bacon and more.INFINITY. HERE. NOW.What if every decision you’ve ever made created a new realit...



  • Tessa Gratton

    The New York Times best-selling series continues.... For light and life! A fun and action-packed middle grade adventure set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the storytelling of Phase I. Meet hyperspace prospectors, bold explorers, ...



  • Elizabeth Graver

    A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home.A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika -- ...



  • Anissa Gray

    “Musical in structure -- the octaves rise when the music calls for it; truths are revealed by the invisible beats of this gorgeous, rich story” "Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club Pick)“R...



  • Simon R. Green

    This might be his biggest coup yet! Legendary master thief Gideon Sable is on the hunt for the ghost of an alien-possessed man in this fast-paced supernatural heist thriller.The Preserve in Bath - the British Area 51 - is the secret government dumpin...



  • Kelly Greenawalt

    Princess Truly is curious to learn about the world around her, in these rhyming stories perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read....



  • Mike Greenberg

    ESPN personality (Get Up and #Greeny) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partners with mega-producer Hembo to settle once and for all which legends flat-out own which numbers. In short essays certain to provoke debate between and am...



  • Carlyn Greenwald

    An unputdownable queer coming-of-age rom-com about life and love in Hollywood. • "Both an irresistible love story and a riveting exploration of Hollywood dynamics.” -- Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex TalkFor aspi...



  • Tommy Greenwald

    From Tommy Greenwald, the acclaimed author of Game Changer, and artist Lesley Vamos, Ultimate Goal is the first title in the hilarious, heavily illustrated chapter book series the Good Sports League.   Ben Cutler loves everything about...



  • Laura Griffin

    An undercover FBI agent and a coffee shop owner who values her independence must team up when a local barista is found dead in their coastal Texas town in this new romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin.   With tw...



  • Christine Grillo

    A Best Book of the Year at NPRA Must-Read at The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and The Orange County Register“Steamy, smart, and hilarious.” -- Oprah Daily“Effervescent . . . Acerbically funny and tender . . . [A] supremely layered, emotionall...



  • Ruchira Gupta

    "Any work from Ruchira Gupta is sure to further the cause of liberating women, especially, and in this novel, girls. It takes a strong belief in us, and especially in our young ones, to persevere as she does in both art and politics." -- Alice Walker...



  • Nathan Hale

    From the New York Times bestselling cartoonist behind Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales comes a wacky graphic novel series!   What happens when a couple of prehistoric creatures want to become Internet stars? Trilobite and Amber (a walking whale)...



  • Shannon Hale

    When plans for a ball run a-fowl, Princess Magnolia accepts the help of a valiant new hero to save her secret decorations -- and the entire evening! Princess Magnolia is at the Flower Festival prepping for the evening ball when suddenly she hears a c...



  • Chris Hallbeck

    A little girl and her live-in monster learn about what makes them different -- and what unites them. This graphic novel is a silly, sweet, and sometimes gross tribute to friendship, and to the wacky world we live in.Based on his webcomic of the same ...



  • Hanna Halperin

    A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK “Halperin’s radiant second novel walks the fine line between the longing for couplehood and the torture of codependency. . . . Let the rapturous intimacy and gut-churning ups and downs begin!”  -- Leigh Haber, ...




  • Anna Harrington

    Enter into a steamy, forbidden romance between a princess destined to marry a duke and her bodyguard -- the one person she is sure she can trust and the man she’s passionately falling for.General Clayton Elliott, Home Office Undersecretary and new ...



  • C.S. Harris

    Sebastian St. Cyr must confront a savage killer and save his closest friend from the hangman’s noose in this heart-pounding new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of When Blood Lies.June 1815. The people of London wait, breath...



  • Syou Harusono

    What were Hirano and Sasaki like as first-years? How did Kuresawa become so dedicated to hismysterious, BL-loving girlfriend? And what’s going to happen between Kagiura and Hirano onPocky Day?! Find out in this collection of stories that reveals ho...



  • Katherine Heiny

    AN OPRAH DAILY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us glittering stories of love -- friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised try...



  • Monika Helfer

    #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

    For readers of Elena Ferrante, Téa Obrecht, and Claire Keegan, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria.

    Maria and ...



  • Leah Henderson

    Courage of the Little Hummingbird is a freshly retold animal fable about heroism, hope, and community, from award-winning creators Leah Henderson and Magaly Morales. Across oceans, lands, and skiesIn whispers, shouts, and in many different languagesT...



  • T.R. Hendricks

    Dive into The Instructor, former Army intelligence officer T. R. Hendricks' fast paced, action-packed debut thriller that's Jack Reacher meets Survivorman, the first novel in the Derek Harrington series!“Packed with action, tension, and humanity, T...



  • Sally Hepworth

    Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate.There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect h...



  • Olga Herrera

    Perfect for fans of Something's Wrong! and Can I Be Your Dog?, The Unwelcome Surprise is a charming new baby story full of debut author-illustrator Olga Herrera's incredibly humorous art, and that explores the fears and joys that come with change. Ev...



  • Maria Hesselager

    The spellbinding story of a young woman’s dangerous passion as it plays out over the course of an eerie summerIn their remote Viking settlement, Folkví and her brother, Áslakr, have always been close -- unnaturally close. They’ve grown more int...



  • Eric Hill

    Enjoy a rainy day with Spot in this fun lift-the-flap book!Spot and his dad go outside on a rainy day. They splash on puddles and have lots of fun. But suddenly, Spot has disappeared! Where could he have gone? This board book is great for early lear...



  • Kaitlyn Hill

    Two childhood best friends reunite in L.A. the summer before senior year -- but when one of them ends up starring on a teen reality dating show, their feelings for each other get complicated. Perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers rom-coms and The Bac...



  • Jessica Hische

    “Humorous, inventive illustrations brimming with visual charm.” -- KirkusFrom New York Times bestselling creator of Tomorrow I'll Be Brave comes a delightful picture book following an inquisitive little letter "u" as she finds out all the ways le...



  • Anthea Hodgson

    A moving and inspiring WWII novel of friendship and courage, based on the true events of the Bangka Island Massacre, by the bestselling author of The Drifter. In 1942, country girls Minnie Hodgson and Margot McNee set sail from Perth, Australia for S...



  • Susanna Hoffs

    A delightfully funny and romantic debut novel from Susanna Hoffs, celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles, that is "part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable" (Tom Perrotta).Music. Fate. Redemption. Love. Jane ...



  • Mirka Hokkanen

    Meet Kitty! Kitty wants to play! Meet Cat. Cat just wants to nap. Bold, whimsical artwork and plenty of humor engage little ones in a sly and stylish introduction to opposites. This deceptively simple concept book introduces readers to grumpy, old, e...