Let’s take a look at some of the new books releasing this week!
Books for Kids
Change Sings – A picture book from Amanda Gorman about the change that is possible when we work together.
Uni the Unicorn in the Real World – When Uni visits her best friend in the real world, they discover no one else can see Uni.
With Great Power: The Marvelous Stan Lee – A picture book biography of Stan Lee
Hound Heroes: The Rise of Evil Weevil – Book 2 in the Hound Heroes graphic novel series. Pets all over the city are being hypnotized – but by whom and for what purpose?
I Am a Good Friend! – Book 4 in the Princess Truly series from Scholastic ACORN. This book contains a collection of stories about friendship and a sleepover.
Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn (Graphic Novel) – Book 2 in the Magic Tree House series gets the graphic novel treatment!
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Absolutely Nat (Graphic Novel) – Book 3 in the Nat Enough graphic novel series after the delightful Nat Enough and Forget Me Nat. Nat discovers summer camp is nothing like she imagined. But could it be exactly what she needs?
The Insiders (LGBTQ+) – At Hector’s old school, being gay wasn’t a big deal, but at his new school it leaves him feeling like an outsider. But then one of his trips to hide out in the janitor’s closet opens up a room that shouldn’t exist where Hector can connect with new friends in far flung places.
Lost Legends: The Rise of Flynn Rider – First in the new Lost Legends series from Disney about some of our favorite heroes, but who they were as kids. Eugene and his best friend, longing for adventures like those they read about in the Flynn Rider books, connect with a circus group that promises one thing while delivering something else.
Maya and the Return of the Godlings – Book 2 in the Maya and the Rising Dark series. Maya and her friends discover that when they rescued her father, they left something very important behind.
Ms. Marvel Stretched Thin (Graphic Novel) – An original graphic novel starring Ms. Marvel. Kamala is feeling spread thin as she tries to be a hero on top of her other responsibilities to her school work, her family, and her friends.
Room to Dream – Book 3 in the Front Desk series. A trip to China with her family gives Mia an opportunity to take in the changes there as well as to think about the changes in her own world back home.
Set Me Free – The eagerly anticipated sequel to Show Me a Sign. Mary is summoned to Boston to help a young deaf girl begin to communicate. But as Mary discovers how desperately the girl needs to be able to tell her story, she also wonders if the job is just too much for her.
Sunny Makes a Splash (Graphic Novel) – Book 4 in the Sunny series (Sunny Side Up – ♥♥♥♥♥). While Sunny’s mom would be happy to have her babysitting all summer, Sunny is thriving with a job at the pool.
The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish – Book 5 in the wildly popular Vanderbeekers series. The Vanderbeeker kids get to know their grandparents in a new way.
What Is Black Lives Matter? – The latest WhoHQ Now book takes a look at the Black Lives Matter movement.
As If On Cue – Rivals are forced to work together to write and direct a school musical after their prank war goes too far.
Maybe We’re Electric – Two teens reinvent themselves with one another as they spend a snowstorm in a tiny Thomas Edison museum.
The Other Merlin (LGBTQ+) – Emry Merlin comes to Camelot disguised as her brother as girls aren’t allowed to do magic. I’m intrigued by the description of this one!
Books for Adults
An Impossible Promise (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Providence Falls series. The angels have made it clear – Liam has to set the timestream right by pushing the woman he loves towards another man. But as Liam and Cora, police officers in this time, work a murder case, their attraction only grows stronger.
Mistle Text: ‘Twas the Text Before Christmas (e-book, September 25) – Book 5 in the Accidentally in Love series. A young woman doing a variety of jobs to make ends meet for herself and the niece she is raising agrees to be a holiday shopper for a Scrooge. There’s a Hallmark vibe here, but I am here for it – I’ve already bought most of the books in this series!
Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover) – Something new from the best-selling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea. Wallace has 7 days to finish crossing over, which he supposes means he is really dead. So he’s determined to use those 7 days to live the best life he can.
When Sparks Fly (Trade Paperback) – Two roommates are thrown into a different sort of relationship when she is injured in a car accident and he becomes her caretaker out of guilt.
Crazy Faith: It’s Only Crazy Until It Happens (Hardcover) – Learn to live with crazy faith. This sounds fantastic!
My Reading Life (Book/Reading Journal – Hardcover) – A reading tracker from author Anne Bogel.
Star Trek Villains (Paperback) – A look at the villains of Star Trek.