The Wild Robot Protects, by Peter Brown (Grades 3-6) (Science Fiction)
Witnessing the devastation caused by the poison tide, Roz the wild robot sets out to stop it in order to save her island and everything she loves, encountering amazing geological formations and incredible creatures along the way. 200,000 fist printing.
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold, by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Grades 4-6) (Adventure)
Bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes re-imagines the classic novel Treasure Island in this thrilling adventure set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city’s hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure.
Final Word, by Janet Sumner Johnson (Grades 4-7) (Mystery)
Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they have never known.
Hidden Truths, by Elly Swartz (Grades 4-7) (Realistic)
When an explosion leaves his best friend Dani unable to do the one thing in the world she cares about, Eric is brought into direct conflict with another friend while searching for answers about the accident, putting his loyalty to the test.
Alebrijes, by Donna Barba Higuera (Grades 4-9) (Science Fiction)
When thirteen-year-old Leandro takes the fall for his sister and is exiled into an ancient drone, he embarks on a perilous journey beyond the city’s walls where he encounters mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, and fellow outcasts as he tries to save his sister and fellow Cascabeles from the oppressive regime.
Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling (Grades 4-12) (Graphic Novel)
Struggling to fit in at school, first-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea find their world turned upside down when the witches, ogres, and other creatures from Filipino folklore come to life, forcing them to embrace who they really are to save their family.
Duel, by Jessixa Bagley (Grades 5-8) (Graphic Novel)
When her popular sister Gigi humiliates her on the first day of school, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a duel with high sisterly stakes that divides the school into factions and fractures their family even further.
Mascot, by Charles Waters (Grades 5-8) (Verse)
Told from several perspectives, this timely novel follows six middle-schoolers, all with different backgrounds and beliefs, as they learn about identity, tradition, and what it means to stand up for real change when their school’s mascot is seen as racist.
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