Here are some of the books releasing this week!
Books for Kids
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? AND Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? (Board Books) – A new format from the folks who publish Who Was nonfiction books for older kids.
Little Blue Truck’s Valentine – When Little Blue Truck delivers Valentine’s cards, he wonders if he will get any.
The ABCs of Black History – Alphabet book of Black History.
Sincerely, Emerson: A Girl, Her Letter, and the Helpers All Around Us – Based on the true story of an 11-year-old girl who writes a thank you note to her mail carrier.
Interrupting Cow and the Chicken Crossing the Road – Interrupting Cow meets a famous chicken.
Space Traveler, Sally Brown – Sally looks for help writing her report on a famous astronaut.
Wonders of America: Yosemite – A leveled reader about Yosemite National Park.
Lola’s Super Club – When villains kidnap Lola’s parents, including her super secret agent father, Lola becomes Super-Lola.
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Arkhamaniacs – Young Bruce Wayne wants to know why the Arkham apartment building (owned by Wayne Enterprises) seems to be so fun.
Donut Dreams: Ready, Set, Bake – Book 5 in the Donut Dreams series. Lindsay is feeling jealous when there’s a new bakery in town. The owner’s daughter is in her class, and she’s everything Lindsay wishes she was.
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Seasons 7, Volume 1 Screen Comix – A comic retelling of the beginning of Season 7 of The Clone Wars.
Exploring the White House – Includes photos, fun facts and quotes about the folks who work and live at the White House.
Trailblazers: Martin Luther King Jr. – A biography of MLK, Jr.
Escaping Eleven – When the Earth became uninhabitable, humanity moved underground. In Compound 11, the lower the floor you live on, the worse the living conditions. Eve lives on Eleven which means she is a fighter. But she’s ready to leave Eleven, and her fighting skills might help her finally escape.
A Universe of Wishes – A collection of #OwnVoices ya fantasy stories from some of the biggest names in young adult literature.
Books for Adult
The Butterfly Effect (Trade Paperback) – An anti-social entomologist finds herself in a series of awkward situations when she leaves her research project – in the middle of her dissertation – to go home for a family health emergency.
The Daydream Cabin (Trade Paperback) – A public school teacher plans to spend her summer working as a substitute counselor for three troubled girls at a cabin for “wayward” teens while she deals with her own burdens.
A Deadly Edition (Hardcover) – Book 5 in the Blue Ridge Library Mystery series. Amy and Richard find a body during a party, and their friend Kurt is the prime suspect for the murder. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Grounds for Murder (Hardcover) – First in a new Coffee Lovers Mystery series. When Lana’s best barista leaves for another job right before the big barista competition, Lana understandably loses her temper. But when Fabrizio is later found dead, Lana is the prime suspect.
Hidden Treasure (Hardcover) – Book 13 in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series. When the elderly former owner of Josie and Ty’s new house insists that she left an old trunk behind, Josie finds it along with a jewel-encrusted box and a cat sculpture. But when Josie goes to return the box, Maudie has vanished. And there’s a dead body in her apartment. This sounds fascinating!
The Queen’s Triumph (e-book) – Book 3 in the Rogue Queen series by Jessie Mihalik, author of the excellent Consortium Rebellion series. Samara is going head to head against her sworn enemy, and her friends refuse to let her face him alone. I have book one in this series, and I can’t wait to dive into it.
Sit, Stay, Slay (Trade Paperback) – Book 5 in the Dog Club Mystery series after Paw and Order, which I loved. When Lilly’s best friend is accused of murdering her old high school rival, Lilly is determined to find the real killer.
Star Trek Deep Space 9: Too Long a Sacrifice (Graphic Novel) – A space noir graphic novel starring Odo, the chief of security for Deep Space 9. A murder on the station leads to a fractured peace while Odo tries to track a killer.
Forged by Reading: The Power of a Literate Life (Professional Book, paperback) – A new professional development book for teachers from Kylene Beers and Robert Probst exploring the value of independent reading in the growth of students as citizens of the world.