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Time for camp!

Camp creepy / Kiersten White.

White, Kiersten, author.

The accursed vampire. The curse at witch camp / Madeline McGrane.

McGrane, Madeline, author, artist.

Camp Quiltbag / Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass.

Melleby, Nicole, author.

Mirror to mirror / Rajani LaRocca.

LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Epic Ellisons : Cosmos camp / Lamar Giles illustrations by Morgan Bissant.

Giles, Lamar, 1979- author.

Menacing manor / Kiersten White.

White, Kiersten, author.

My bunkmate hates puppies / written by Sam Hay illustrated by Ria Maria Lee.

Hay, Sam, author.

Monster Camp / Sarah Henning.

Henning, Sarah, author.

Go pig or go home : a Batpig book / Rob Harrell.

Harrell, Rob, author, illustrator.

My teammate is a hot head / written by Sam Hay illustrated by Ria Maria Lee.

Hay, Sam, author.

Punk rock unicorn : another Phoebe and her unicorn adventure / Dana Simpson.

Simpson, Dana, 1977- author, artist.

There’s a sea witch in my swim class / written by Sam Hay illustrated by Ria Maria Lee.

Hay, Sam, author.

The braid girls / Sherri Winston.

Winston, Sherri, author.

Camp Sylvania / Julie Murphy

Murphy, Julie, 1985- author.

Second chance summer / Sarah Kapit.

Kapit, Sarah, author.

The Jake show / Joshua S. Levy.

Levy, Joshua (Joshua S.), author.

Sky ropes / Sondra Soderborg.

Soderborg, Sondra (Young adult author), author.

Sort of super. The magma cup / by Eric Gapstur color by Dearbhla Kelly.

Gapstur, Eric, author, artist.

The mark of Athena : the graphic novel / by Rick Riordan adapted by Robert Venditti art by Orpheus Collar lettering by Chris Dickey.

Riordan, Rick.

Enemies in the orchard : a World War 2 novel in verse / Dana VanderLugt.

VanderLugt, Dana, 1979- author.

Doom’s day camp. 2 : the story eater / Joshua Hauke color flats & color assists by Aaron Polk.

Hauke, Joshua, author, artist.

Secrets of Camp Whatever. Vol. 3 : The witching hour / by Chris Grine designed by Kate Z. Stone with Sarah Rockwell edited by Shawna Gore consulting reader Alexandrea Gill.

Grine, Chris, author, artist.

Waffles and Pancake. Best friends fur-ever / Drew Brockington.

Brockington, Drew, author, illustartor.

The naughtiest unicorn on holiday / Pip Bird illustrated by David O’Connell.

Bird, Pip, author.

The songbird and the rambutan tree / Lucille Abendanon.

Abendanon, Lucille, author.

Wilder boys : Death Valley summer / Brandon Wallace.

Wallace, Brandon, author.

Summer at Squee / Andrea Wang.

Wang, Andrea, author.

Absolute zeros. Camp launchpad / written by Greg Smith and Michael Tanner illustrated by Gabrielle Gomez colors by Meaghan Carter lettering by AndWorld Design.

Smith, Greg (Comic strip writer), author.

Unhappy camper / Lily LaMotte [illustrated by] Ann Xu and Sunmi.

LaMotte, Lily, author.

The secret language of birds / Lynne Kelly.

Kelly, Lynne, 1969- author.

Upstaged / Robin Easter.

Easter, Robin, author, artist.

Summer vamp / Violet Chan Karim.

Karim, Violet Chan, author.

Sink or swim / [illustrated by] Veronica Agarwal & [written by] Lee Durfey-Lavoie.

Durfey-Lavoie, Lee, author.

The last Rhee witch / by Jenna Lee-Yun.

Lee-Yun, Jenna, author.

Band camp! 1 : All together now! / Brian Smitty Smith.

Smith, Brian (Comic book writer), author, artist.

Camp prodigy / Caroline Palmer.

Palmer, Caroline (Comics creator), author, artist.

Camp Sylvania. Moon madness / Julie Murphy & Crystal Maldonado.

Murphy, Julie, 1985- author.

My little pony : Camp Bighoof / writer, Stephanie Cooke artist, Kate Sherron colorist, Reggie Graham color assistants, Jonathon Dobbs and Rik Mack (#1) letterer, Neil Uyetake.

Cooke, Stephanie, 1986- author.

Tales from Cabin 23. The boo hag flex / by Justina Ireland series created by Justina Ireland & Hanna Alkaf.

Ireland, Justina, author.

Welcome to Camp Croak! / Taylor Dolan.

Dolan, Taylor, author, illustrator.

Wings to soar / Tina Athaide.

Athaide, Tina, author.

There’s a skunk in my bunk! / Dan Gutman pictures by Jim Paillot.

Gutman, Dan, author.

Band camp! 2 : Out of sync / Brian Smitty Smith.

Smith, Brian (Comic book writer), author, artist.

Camp Twisted Pine / Ciera Burch.

Burch, Ciera, author.

The house of Hades : the graphic novel / by Rick Riordan adapted by Robert Venditti art by Nate Powell color by Orpheus Collar lettering by Chris Dickey.

Riordan, Rick.

Tales from cabin 23. Night of the living head / Hanna Alkaf.

Hanna Alkaf, author.

Godzilla : monster island summer camp / written by Rosie Knight artwork by Oliver Ono colors by Nick Marino letters by Jodie Troutman

Knight, Rosie, author.

Take it from the top / Claire Swinarski.

Swinarski, Claire, author.

Infinity’s secret / Katie & Kevin Tsang [interior map by Petur Antonsson].

Tsang, Katie, 1987- author.

Band camp. 3 : In the spotlight / Brian Smitty Smith.

Smith, Brian (Comic book writer), author, illustrator.

Stuck / by Kayla Miller color by Jess Lome lettering by Lor Prescott inking assistance by Thorn Knight.

Miller, Kayla, author, illustrator.

Zoo & aquarium month

Hope for Winter : the true story of a remarkable dolphin friendship / told by David Yates, Craig Hatkoff, Juliana Hatkoff, and Isabella Hatkoff.

Yates, David, author.

Fur, fins, and feathers : Abraham Dee Bartlett and the invention of the modern zoo / written and illustrated by Cassandre Maxwell.

Maxwell, Cassandre.

Worms for breakfast : how to feed a zoo / written by Helaine Becker illustrated by Kathy Boake.

Becker, Helaine, author.

Bridge to the wild : behind the scenes at the zoo / Caitlin O’Connell with photographs by Caitlin O’Connell and Timothy Rodwell.

O'Connell, Caitlin, 1965- author, illustrator.

Zoo scientists to the rescue / Patricia Newman photographs by Annie Crawley.

Newman, Patricia, 1958- author.

Joan Procter, dragon doctor : the woman who loved reptiles / written by Patricia Valdez illustrated by Felicita Sala.

Valdez, Patricia, author.

Rescuing Rialto : a baby sea otter’s story / words by Lynda V. Mapes photographs by Alan Berner.

Mapes, Lynda, 1959- author.

Can we be friends? : unexpected animal friendships from around the world / by Erica Sirotich.

Sirotich, Erica, author, illustrator.

Caring for fish : a 4D book / by Tammy Gagne consultant: Jennifer Zablotny, DVM, member, American Veterinary Medical Association.

Gagne, Tammy, author.

My pet goldfish / Catherine Rayner.

Rayner, Catherine, author, illustrator.

The adventures of Dr. Sloth : Rebecca Cliffe and her quest to protect sloths / written and photographed by Suzi Eszterhas.

Eszterhas, Suzi, author, photographer.

Temple Grandin / written by Lyn Miller-Lachmann interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

Miller-Lachmann, Lyn, 1956- author.

Martin and Chris Kratt : the wild life / by Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt illustrated by Richard Walz.

Kratt, Martin, author.

The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world’s first aquarium / [text] Jess Keating [jacket art and interior illustrations] Michelle Mee Nutter.

Keating, Jess, author.

The lady and the octopus : how Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented aquariums and revolutionized marine biology / Danna Staaf.

Staaf, Danna, author.

Anne and her tower of giraffes : the adventurous life of the first giraffologist / written by Karlin Gray illustrated by Aparna Varma.

Gray, Karlin, author.

My mom is a spy! / Andy McNab Jess French Illustrated by Nathan Reed.

McNab, Andy, 1959- author.

A snow day for Plum! / Matt Phelan.

Phelan, Matt, author, illustrator.

Turkey’s sandtastic beach day / by Wendi Silvano illustrated by Lee Harper.

Silvano, Wendi, 1962- author.

Aaron Slater and the sneaky snake / Andrea Beaty and David Roberts.

Beaty, Andrea, author.

A day at the petting zoo.

A day at the zoo [BOARD BOOK] / Carolin Görtler.

Görtler, Carolin, author.

Larger than life / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela Lopez.

Granted, Trish, author.

How to catch a polar bear / Stacy DeKeyser.

DeKeyser, Stacy, author.

Trouble finds Plum! / by Matt Phelan.

Phelan, Matt, author, illustrator.

The last zookeeper / Aaron Becker.

Becker, Aaron, 1974- author.

Sick! : the twists and turns behind animal germs / by Heather L. Montgomery illustrated by Lindsey Leigh.

Montgomery, Heather L., author.

The secret elephant : inspired by a true story of friendship / Ellan Rankin.

Rankin, Ellan, author, illustrator.

Plum to the rescue! / written and illustrated by Matt Phelan.

Phelan, Matt, author.

Zooloween / written by Alan Katz illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.

Katz, Alan, author.

The colors of fall / by Danna Smith illustrated by Jessica Gibson.

Smith, Danna, author.

Merry Christmas, zoo / by Lisa Eickholdt and Lola M. Schaefer illustrated by Laura Watkins.

Eickholdt, Lisa, author.

Snow day at the zoo [BOARD BOOK] / illustrated by Lala Watkins written by Christine Engels.

Engels, Christine, author.

Hedgehog whodunit / written by Heather Preusser art by Gal Weizman.

Preusser, Heather, 1977- author.

Big changes for Plum! / Matt Phelan.

Phelan, Matt, author, illustrator.

How to move a zoo / Kate Simpson illustrated by Owen Swan.

Simpson, Kate, 1958-, author.

Finding the lost one / Samantha van Leer.

Leer, Samantha van, author.

Juneteenth (kids)

So many years : a Juneteenth story / words by Anne Wynter pictures by Jerome Pumphrey.

Wynter, Anne, author.

The Juneteenth alphabet / words by Andrea Underwood Petifer pictures by Ana Latese.

Petifer, Andrea Underwood, author.

Juneteenth with Yasmin / written by Saadia Faruqi illustrated by Debby Rahmalia.

Faruqi, Saadia, author.

Juneteenth / Sarah Fuentes.

Fuentes, Sarah, author.

They built me for freedom : the story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park / written by Tonya Duncan Ellis illustrated by Jenin Mohammed.

Ellis, Tonya Duncan, author.

The Juneteenth cookbook : recipes and activities for kids and families to celebrate / Alliah L. Agostini with Chef Taffy Elrod illustrated by Sawyer Cloud.

Agostini, Alliah L., author.

Juneteenth is / written by Natasha Tripplett illustrated by Daniel J. O’Brien.

Tripplett, Natasha, author.

Opal Lee / written by Shelia P. Moses interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

Moses, Shelia P., author.

All good in the hood / by Dwayne Reed illustrated by Gladys Jose.

Reed, Dwayne, author.

The night before freedom : a Juneteenth story / words by Glenda Armand pictures by Corey Barksdale.

Armand, Glenda, author.

Juneteenth / written by Van G. Garrett illustrated by Reginald C. Adams and Samson Bimbo Adenugba.

Garrett, Van G., author.

Jayylen’s Juneteenth surprise / by Lavaille Lavette illustrated by David Wilkerson.

Lavette, Lavaille, author.

The real history of Juneteenth / Elliott Smith.

Smith, Elliott, 1976- author.

A flag for Juneteenth / Kim Taylor.

Taylor, Kim (Quiltmaker), author, illustrator.

Build a house / Rhiannon Giddens illustrated by Monica Mikai.

Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- author.

Juneteenth / by Emily Dolbear.

Dolbear, Emily J., author.

The Juneteenth story : celebrating the end of slavery in the United States / written by Alliah L. Agostini illustrated by Sawyer Cloud.

Agostini, Alliah L., author.

What is Juneteenth? / by Kirsti Jewel illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez.

Jewel, Kirsti, author.

Juneteenth : the story behind the celebration / Edward T. Cotham, Jr.

Cotham, Edward T. (Edward Terrel), 1953- author.

Watermelon & red birds : a cookbook for Juneteenth and black celebrations / Nicole A. Taylor.

Taylor, Nicole A., author.

The story of Juneteenth [BOARD BOOK] / written by Dorena Williamson illustrated by Markia Jenai.

Williamson, Dorena, author.

Free at last : a Juneteenth poem / written by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle illustrated by Alex Bostic.

Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner, author.

Juneteenth : our day of freedom / by Sharon Dennis Wyeth illustrated by Kim Holt.

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis, author.

Opal Lee and what it means to be free : the true story of the grandmother of Juneteenth / by Alice Faye Duncan illustrations by Keturah A. Bobo.

Duncan, Alice Faye, author.

Celebrating Juneteenth / by Jody Jensen Shaffer illustrated by Kathleen Petelinsek.

Shaffer, Jody Jensen, author.

On Juneteenth / Annette Gordon-Reed.

Gordon-Reed, Annette, author.

Let’s celebrate Emancipation Day & Juneteenth / by Barbara deRubertis.

DeRubertis, Barbara, author.

How does your garden grow?

The junior plant lover’s handbook : a green thumb guide for kids / Molly Williams illustrated by Michelle Carlos.

Williams, Molly (Molly E.), author.

Farmer Eva’s green garden life / written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin illustrated by Christy Hale afterword by Eva Sommaripa.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, author.

Secret gardeners : growing a community and healing the Earth / Maija Hurme and Lina Laurent translated by Sofia Karlsson and Jen Pulju Porter.

Hurme, Maija, author, illustrator.

From plant to plate / Darryl Gadzekpo & Ella Phillips illustrator, Alan Berry Rhys.

Gadzekpo, Darryl, author.

Gardening / Bridget Heos illustrated by John D. Dawson.

Heos, Bridget, author.

Spring seeds / Mikra Hokkanen.

Hokkanen, Mirka, author, illustrator.

Nature’s best hope : how you can save the world in your own yard / Douglas W. Tallamy adapted by Sarah L. Thomson.

Tallamy, Douglas W., author.

Alcatoe and the turnip child / Isaac Lenkiewicz.

Lenkiewicz, Isaac, author, illustrator.

All about plants! / by Andrea Beaty and Dr. Theanne Griffith [illustrations by Steph Stilwell].

Beaty, Andrea, author.

Garlic & the Witch / Bree Paulsen.

Paulsen, Bree, author.

A rose named peace: how Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war / Barbara Carroll Roberts illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.

Roberts, Barbara Carroll, author.

A spring treasury of recipes, crafts, and wisdom / Angela Ferraro-Fanning & Anneliesdraws.

Ferraro-Fanning, Angela, author.

A summer treasury of recipes, crafts, and wisdom / Angela Ferraro-Fanning & Anneliesdraws.

Ferraro-Fanning, Angela, author.

Parks for the people : how Frederick Law Olmsted designed America / by Elizabeth Partridge art by Becca Stadtlander.

Partridge, Elizabeth, author.

Planting a garden in room 6 : from seeds to salad / written and photographed by Caroline Arnold.

Arnold, Caroline, author, photographer.

My first outdoor garden : everything you need to know to plant and grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers / Philippe Asseray illustrations by Charlene Tong translated by Grace McQuillan.

Asseray, Philippe, author.

How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside / by Kari Percival.

Percival, Kari, author, illustrator.

The sprite and the gardener / written by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt illustrated by Rii Abrego lettered by Crank!

Abrego, Rii, author, illustrator.

Michelle’s garden : how the First Lady planted seeds of change / Sharee Miller.

Miller, Sharee (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

Butterflies belong here / by Deborah Hopkinson illustrated by Meilo So.

Hopkinson, Deborah, author.

In the garden / Emma Giuliani.

Giuliani, Emma, 1978- author.

Let’s get gardening / editor Radhika Haswani.

Smurf salad : a Smurfs graphic novel / by Peyo with the collaboration of Luc Parthoens and Thierry Culliford, script Ludo Borecki and Jeroen De Coninck, art Nine Culliford, color Joe Johnson, Smurflations Bryan Senka, lettering Smurf Janice Chiang, lettering Smurfette.

Peyo, creator.

Plant, sow, make & grow : mud-tastic activities for budding gardeners / Esther Coombs.

Coombs, Esther, author.

We are the gardeners / Joanna Gaines and kids illustrated by Julianna Swaney.

Gaines, Joanna, 1978- author.

Picturing America : Thomas Cole and the birth of American art / Hudson Talbott.

Talbott, Hudson, author, illustrator.

Dig in! : 12 easy gardening projects using kitchen scraps / Kari Cornell photographs by Jennifer S. Larson.

Cornell, Kari A., author.

Plant, cook, eat! : a children’s cookbook / by Joe Archer & Caroline Craig.

Archer, Joe, author.

Gardening projects for kids : 101 ways to get kids outside, dirty, and having fun / Whitney Cohen and John Fisher.

Cohen, Whitney.

The nitty-gritty gardening book : fun projects for all seasons / Kari Cornell photographs by Jennifer S. Larson.

Cornell, Kari A.

PICTURE BOOKS

After the shelter / Brenda Reeves Sturgis illustrated by Amy Everson.

Reeves Sturgis, Brenda, author.

I will always be… / written by Rebecca Gardyn Levington illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell.

Levington, Rebecca Gardyn, author.

The bear out there / Jess Hannigan.

Hannigan, Jess, author, illustrator.

A cup of quiet / written by Nikki Grimes illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson.

Grimes, Nikki, author.

Old Blue is my home / Lita Judge.

Judge, Lita, author, illustrator.

Wonder why / written by Lisa Varchol Perron illustrated by Nik Henderson.

Perron, Lisa Varchol, author.

You are home / by Bex Tobin Fine illustrated by Andrés Landazábal.

Fine, Bex Tobin, author.

Don’t lose Mr. Cuddles : life lessons from Chip the dog / written by Dev Petty illustrated by Mike Boldt.

Petty, Dev, author.

So many books! / Sue Fliess and Ann Marie Stephens illustrated by Alexandra Colombo.

Fliess, Sue, author.

We dig fossils / by Alliah L. Agostini illustrated by Joelle Murray.

Agostini, Alliah L., author.

Beatrix Butterfly wings it for once / written by Maren Morris & Karina Argow illustrated by Kelly Anne Dalton.

Morris, Maren, author.

Good luck, ice cream truck! / by Sorche Fairbank illustrated by Terry Runyan.

Fairbank, Sorche, author.

How to reach the moon / written by Nicolás Schuff illustrated by Ana Sender translated by Lawrence Schimel.

Schuff, Nicolás, 1973- author.

Midnight motorbike / written by Maureen Shay Tajsar illustrated by Ishita Jain.

Tajsar, Maureen Shay, author.

Bluey : the big blue guy’s book of dad goals.

Dreaming of a quinceañera / Yamile Saied Méndez illustrated by Christine Almeda.

Méndez, Yamile Saied, author.

Bluey. Perfect.

Mama moon : a story about love and mental health / by Noah Grigni.

Grigni, Noah, author, illustrator.

One day at the bottom of the deep blue sea / story by Daniel Bernstrom pictures by Brandon James Scott.

Bernstrom, Daniel, author.

Birds sing their words [BOARD BOOK] / Mélina Mangal illustrated by Stella Lim.

Mangal, Mélina, author.

Where are you, Brontë? / written by Tomie DePaola illustrated by Barbara McClintock.

DePaola, Tomie, 1934-2020, author.

Saif’s special patches / written by Humera Malik art by Ravan Sader.

Malik, Humera, author.

Nainai’s mountain / Livia Blackburne illustrations by Joey Chou.

Blackburne, Livia, author.

We Are the Sneetches [BOARD BOOK] / by Cat Reynolds illustrated by Tom Brannon.

Seuss, Dr., author, illustrator.

Little troublemaker defends her name / Luvvie Ajayi Jones illustrated by Joey Spiotto.

Ajayi Jones, Luvvie, author.

Mary had a little jam / by Tammi Sauer illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton.

Sauer, Tammi, author.

Snap! Crunch! Munch? / Diana Castillo.

Castillo, Diana (Children's author), author, illustrator.

Ripening time / written by Patrice Gopo illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera.

Gopo, Patrice, 1979- author.

And then came you : when families grow, love grows too / written by Christina Shawn illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani.

Shawn, Christina, author.

Wonder wings : guess who’s flying / written by Rebecca E. Hirsch illustrated by Sally Soweol Han.

Hirsch, Rebecca E., author.

Ruffles and the bouncy, bouncy ball / David Melling.

Melling, David, author, illustrator.

Unicorns Love Rainbows [BOARD BOOK] / Pamela Barbieri Cottage Door Press.

Barbieri, Pamela.

Marcel with a splash / written and illustrated by Julia Sørensen translated by Shelley Tanaka.

Sørensen, Julia, 1979- author, illustrator.

Suka’s farm / Ginger Park and Frances Park illustrated by Tiffany Chen.

Park, Ginger, author.

What happened on Thursday? : a Nigerian civil war story / by Ayo Oyeku illustrated by Lydia Mba.

Oyeku, Ayo, author.

When the air sang / written by Laura Bontje illustrated by Sarah Whang.

Bontje, Laura, author.

When night comes calling / by Cynthia Schumerth illustrated by Sheryl Murray.

Schumerth, Cynthia, author.

Mama wears a hijab / Fifi Abu.

Abu, Fifi, author, illustrator.

The fairy queen / Chrissy Donoghue Ward illustrated by Monika Mitkute.

Donoghue Ward, Chrissy, author.

Sadie Mouse wrecks the house / by Elliott Kalan illustrated by Tim Miller.

Kalan, Elliott, 1981- author.

Night light / Michael Emberley.

Emberley, Michael, author, illustrator.

The jade bracelet / by Hà Dinh illustrated by Yong Ling Kang.

Dinh, Hà, author.

Piet cools off / by Carina Wohlleben and Peter Wohlleben illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi translated by Jane Billinghurst.

Wohlleben, Carina, author.

The paper bridge / Joëlle Veyrenc and Seng Soun Ratanavanh translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes.

Veyrenc, Joëlle, author.

And there was music / Marta Pantaleo translated by Debbie Bibo.

Pantaleo, Marta, 1990- author, illustrator.

The great pollinator count / Susan Edwards Richmond illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman.

Edwards Richmond, Susan, author.

Grumble boats / Susannah McFarlane illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie.

McFarlane, Susannah, author.

I want it! / Paul Meisel.

Meisel, Paul, author, illustrator.

Lily the pond mermaid / Lucy Fleming.

Fleming, Lucy, author, illustrator.

Otto and the story tree / Vivien Mildenberger.

Mildenberger, Vivien, author, illustrator.

Mother Earth : my favourite artist / Carol Rose GoldenEagle & [illustrations by] Hawlii Pichette.

GoldenEagle, Carol Rose, 1963- author.

Brave / Weshoyot Alvitre.

Alvitre, Weshoyot, author, illustrator.

Amoya Blackwood is brave / written by Chantaie Allick illustrated by Aaron Marin.

Allick, Chantaie, author.

Fierce aunties! / Laurel Goodluck illustrated by Steph Littlebird.

Goodluck, Laurel, author.

Paddington’s Easter egg hunt / Michael Bond & Karen Jankel illustrated by R.W. Alley.

Bond, Michael, author.

Sleepover night! / by Candice Ransom illustrated by Ashley Evans.

Ransom, Candice F., 1952- author.

The bakers dozen / Amy Moore illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier.

Moore, Amy, 1974- author.

Shell song : based on a true family story / Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson.

Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon, author.

Six little sticks / Tiffany Stone + Ruth Hengeveld.

Stone, Tiffany, 1967- author.

Bear feels sad / Karma Wilson illustrated by Jane Chapman.

Wilson, Karma, author.

So many years : a Juneteenth story / words by Anne Wynter pictures by Jerome Pumphrey.

Wynter, Anne, author.

You’re fabulous as you are [BOARD BOOK] / Sophie Beer.

Beer, Sophie, author, illustrator.

When Hiccup met Toothless / adapted by Patty Michaels illustrated by Patrick Spaziante.

Michaels, Patty, author.

Lucy sings on Lucy Street / written by Lawrence Roberts and Sally-Ann Roberts illustrated by Jestenia Southerland epilogue by Robin Roberts.

Roberts, Lawrence (Lawrence E.), author.

See Marcus grow / by Marcus Bridgewater illustrated by Reggie Brown.

Bridgewater, Marcus, author.

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Juvenile Fiction

Rainbow Fair / Diana Ma.

Ma, Diana, author.

Survive this safari / Natalie D. Richards.

Richards, Natalie D., author.

Boy who lost his spark / Maggie O’Farrell illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.

O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972- author.

Fuecoco, I choose you! / adapted by Maria S Barbo.

Barbo, Maria S., author.

Mindy Kim and the fun family vacation / by Lyla Lee illustrated by Dung Ho.

Lee, Lyla, author.

You’re amazing, Anna Hibiscus! / Atinuke illustrated by Lauren Tobia.

Atinuke, author.

Adi of Boutanga : a story from Cameroon / Alain Serge Dzotap [illustrations by] Marc Daniau.

Dzotap, Alain Serge, author, translator.

The trouble with heroes / Kate Messner.

Messner, Kate, author.

The fox’s tower / Sam Thompson illustrated by Anna Tromop.

Thompson, Sam, 1978- author.

Farah rocks new beginnings / by Susan Muaddi Darraj illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa.

Darraj, Susan Muaddi, author.

Farah rocks summer break / by Susan Muaddi Darraj illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa.

Darraj, Susan Muaddi, author.

Orris and Timble: lost and found / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Carmen Mok.

DiCamillo, Kate, author.

Etta flies high / by Maddy Mara illustrations by Cristina Gómez.

Mara, Maddy, author.

Summer of rocks / by Jenna Greene.

Greene, Jenna (Author), author.

How to tell a true story / Tricia Springstubb.

Springstubb, Tricia, author.

Superworld. Destructo World / Yarrow & Carrie Cheney.

Cheney, Yarrow, author.

Opal Watson, private eye / Brittany J. Thurman.

Thurman, Brittany, author.

Willow’s woods. Rosey Stink Badger / by Suzanne Selfors illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki.

Selfors, Suzanne, author.

Benny on the case / Wesley King.

King, Wesley, author.

Family week / Sarah Moon.

Moon, Sarah, 1982- author.

Rabbit rabbit / Dori Hillestad Butler & Sunshine Bacon.

Butler, Dori Hillestad, author.

Storm singer / Sarwat Chadda interior illustrations and map, Virginia Allyn.

Chadda, Sarwat, author.

Moose and Violet knock things down / by Corey Powell illustrated by Kristen Humphrey.

Powell, Corey, author.

The gods’ revenge / Katherine Marsh.

Marsh, Katherine, author.

The right call / Tommy Greenwald.

Greenwald, Tommy, 1962- author.

The poetry of car mechanics / Heidi E.Y. Stemple.

Stemple, Heidi E. Y., author.

J vs. K / Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Entirely Emmie / Terri Libenson.

Libenson, Terri, author, illustrator.

Revenge of the raccoons / written by Susan Tan illustrated by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei.

Tan, Susan, author.

Star Wars the high republic : A valiant vow / Justina Ireland illustrations by Petur Antonsson.

Ireland, Justina, author.

Spirit service / Sarena and Sasha Nanua.

Nanua, Sarena, author.

Lucy Lancaster is totally in control / by Willow Coven illustrated by Priscilla Burris.

Coven, Willow, author.

Chronicles of Whetherwhy. The age of enchantment / Anna James illustrated by David Wyatt.

James, Anna (Anna Lois), author.

All ears / Stuart Gibbs.

Gibbs, Stuart, 1969- author.

Bibbidi bobbidi academy. Tatia and the camping trip troubles / written by Kallie George cover illustration and character design by Lorena Alvarez Gómez interior illustrations by Andrea Boatta.

George, K. (Kallie), 1983- author.

Return to sender / Vera Brosgol.

Brosgol, Vera, author, illustrator.

The wish switch / Lynn Painter.

Painter, Lynn, author.

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Full STEAM Ahead

The roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop / by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison Jr.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Who was Nikola Tesla? / by Jim Gigliotti illustrated by John Hinderliter.

Gigliotti, Jim, author.

Out of this world: the surreal art of Leonora Carrington / written by Michelle Markel illustrated by Amanda Hall.

Markel, Michelle, author.

The electric war : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the race to light the world / Mike Winchell.

Winchell, Mike, author.

Big data : information in the digital world : with science activities for kids / Carla Mooney illustrated by Alexis Cornell.

Mooney, Carla, 1970- author.

Bugs and errors with Wreck-it Ralph / Allyssa Loya.

Loya, Allyssa, author.

Building projects for beginners / by Tammy Enz.

Enz, Tammy, author.

Coding in Scratch for beginners / by Rachel Ziter.

Ziter, Rachel, author.

Electronics projects for beginners / by Tammy Enz.

Enz, Tammy, author.

Junk drawer geometry : 50 awesome activities that don’t cost a thing / Bobby Mercer.

Mercer, Bobby, 1961- author.

Mission Python : code a space adventure game / by Sean McManus.

McManus, Sean, 1973- author.

Ultimate secrets revealed! : a closer look at the weirdest, wildest facts on earth / Stephanie Warren Drimmer.

Drimmer, Stephanie Warren, author.

You wouldn’t want to live without coding! / written by Alex Woolf illustrated by David Antram series created by David Salariya.

Woolf, Alex, 1964- author.

Just right : searching for the Goldilocks planet / Curtis Manley illustrated by Jessica Lanan.

Manley, Curtis, author.

The everything kids’ Scratch coding book : learn to code and create your own cool games! / Jason Rukman.

Rukman, Jason, author.

Reducing, reusing, and recycling waste / Rebecca Rissman.

Rissman, Rebecca, author.

STEM lab : 25 super cool projects : build, invent, create, discover / Jack Challoner.

Challoner, Jack, author.

Thomas Jefferson and the mammoth hunt / written by Carrie Clickard illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.

Clickard, Carrie (Carrie L.), author.

Careers in drone technology / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in artificial intelligence / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in virtual reality technology / Joshua Gregory.

Gregory, Josh, author.

Careers in wearable electronics / Martin Gitlin.

Gitlin, Marty, author.

Hedy and her amazing invention / Jan Wahl illustrated by Morgana Wallace.

Wahl, Jan, author.

Hedy Lamarr’s double life / written by Laurie Wallmark illustrated by Katy Wu.

Wallmark, Laurie, author.

Snowman – cold = puddle : spring equations / Laura Purdie Salas illustrated by Micha Archer.

Salas, Laura Purdie, author.

Astrophysics for young people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson with Gregory Mone.

Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author.

Which one doesn’t belong? : playing with shapes / Christopher Danielson.

Danielson, Christopher, author.

A ray of light : a book of science and wonder / written and photographed by Walter Wick.

Wick, Walter, 1953- author, photographer.

A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon / written by Suzanne Slade illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.

Slade, Suzanne, author.

Light waves / by David A. Adler illustrated by Anna Raff.

Adler, David A, author.

Brain lab for kids : 52 mind-blowing experiments, models, and activities to explore neuroscience / Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.

Chudler, Eric H., author.

Create music with Scratch / Kevin Wood illustrated by Glen McBeth.

Wood, Kevin (Writer of computer books), author.

Play with art / senior designer and illustrator, Rachael Parfitt Hunt designer and illustrator, Rachael Hare.

Steve Jobs : thinking differently / by Patricia Lakin.

Lakin, Patricia, 1944- author.

Coding games in Python / [authors, Carol Vorderman, Craig Steele, Claire Quigley, Daniel McCafferty, Martin Goodfellow].

Vorderman, Carol.

Crayola! : the secrets of the cool colors and hot hues / by Bonnie Williams illustrated by Rob McClurkan.

Williams, Bonnie, author.

Energy / author, Emily Dodd consultant, Jack Challoner.

Dodd, Emily, author.

The squirrels’ busy year / Martin Jenkins illustrated by Richard Jones.

Jenkins, Martin, 1959- author.

Thomas Paine and the dangerous word / by Sarah Jane Marsh illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Marsh, Sarah Jane, author.

How to build a hug : Temple Grandin and her amazing squeeze machine / Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville illustrated by Giselle Potter.

Guglielmo, Amy, author.

Coding from Scratch / by Rachel Ziter.

Ziter, Rachel, author.

Path to the stars : my journey from Girl Scout to rocket scientist / Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Acevedo, Sylvia, author.

Science! / written by Abigail Beall [and four others] illustrators, Peter Bull [eight others].

Beall, Abigail, author.

Visual guide to math : a first reference book for children / written by Karen Wilding.

Wilding, Karen, author.

The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague / written by Julia Finley Mosca illustrated by Daniel Rieley.

Mosca, Julia Finley, author.

Picturing America : Thomas Cole and the birth of American art / Hudson Talbott.

Talbott, Hudson, author, illustrator.

Twinkle twinkle little star, I know exactly what you are / words by Julia Kregenow pictures by Carmen Saldaña.

Kregenow, Julia, author.

Universe / Giles Sparrow consultant, Jerry Stone.

Sparrow, Giles, 1970- author.

The stuff of stars / Marion Dane Bauer illustrations by Ekua Holmes.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

Art in action : make a statement, change your world / by Matthew Levee Chavez.

Chavez, Matthew, author.

Flow, spin, grow : looking for patterns in nature / written by Patchen Barss illustrated by Todd Stewart.

Barss, Patchen, author.

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Clara the triumphant rhinoceros : a true story / written by Jane Kurtz illustrated by Claire Messer.

Kurtz, Jane, author.

Lady of the Lines : how Maria Reiche saved the Nazca Lines by sweeping the desert / Michaela MacColl illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

MacColl, Michaela, author.

Plight of the pelican : how science saved a species / by Jessica Stremer illustrated by Gordy Wright.

Stremer, Jessica, author.

Time for kids. Weather / by Sarah Jospitre.

Jospitre, Sarah, author.

The great narwhal rescue : saving the Arctic ocean’s narwhals / Sandra Markle.

Markle, Sandra, author.

A banquet for Cecilia : how Cecilia Chiang revolutionized Chinese food in America / by Julie Leung illustrated by Melissa Iwai.

Leung, Julie, author.

Bold words from Black men : insights and reflections from 50 notable trailblazers who influenced the world / curated by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli illustrated by Desire Cesar El’cesart Ngabo.

Catching cryptids : the scientific search for mysterious creatures / Kim Long illustrated by Nicole Miles.

Long, Kim, author.

Marjory’s river of grass : Marjory Stoneman Douglas, fierce protector of the Everglades / written and illustrated by Josie James.

James, Josie, 1965- author, illustrator.

Ours to tell : reclaiming Indigenous stories / Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger.

Yellowhorn, Eldon, 1956- author

Barred owls / by Rachael Barnes.

Barnes, Rachael, author.

Canada / by Julie Murray.

Murray, Julie, 1969- author.

David Beckham / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara illustrated by Fernando Mar̕tn.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.

France / by Julie Murray.

Murray, Julie, 1969- author.

India / by Julie Murray.

Murray, Julie, 1969- author.

Marian Anderson sings for a nation / by Myra Faye Turner illustrated by Katura Gaines.

Turner, Myra Faye, author.

Morocco / by Julie Murray.

Murray, Julie, 1969- author.

My life with a foster family / written by Mari Schuh art by Alice Larsson.

Schuh, Mari C., 1975- author.

Screech owls / by Rachael Barnes.

Barnes, Rachael, author.

Snowy owls / by Rachael Barnes.

Barnes, Rachael, author.

The Wright Brothers take flight / written by Nel Yomtov illustrated by Daniele Dickmann.

Yomtov, Nel, author.

The Berlin Wall comes crashing down / written by Agnieszka Biskup illustrated by Alex Oxton.

Biskup, Agnieszka, author.

The Christmas Truce of World War I / written by Nel Yomtov illustrated by János Orbán.

Yomtov, Nel, author.

No one told Sandra Day O’Connor what to do : the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court / by Molly Golden and illustrated by Julia Breckenreid.

Golden, Molly, author.

100 ways to save the planet : everthing you need to know to become a green superhero / Tom Jordan & Joshua Rice.

Jordan, Tom, author.

Astronomical! : an awesome encounter with the wonders of the universe / authors, Sophie Allan, Josh Barker, Isabel Thomas illustrators, Peter Bull Art Studio, Diarmuid Ó Caitháin/NB Illustration.

Allan, Sophie (Physics teacher), author.

Deadly dinosaurs / Niki Foreman.

Foreman, Niki, author.

Daring dinosaur / Becky Baines.

Baines, Rebecca, author.

The daughter of Auschwitz : the girl who lived to tell her story / Tova Friedman.

Friedman, Tova, 1938- author.

Encyclopedia of animals : the ultimate guide to the world around you / authors, Dr Kat Day, Cat Hickey, John Woodward.

Day, Kat, author.

I know dino! : amazing breakthroughs, mega mistakes, and unsolved mysteries in dinosaur science / Sabrina Ricci & Garret Kruger, hosts of the I know dino podcast featuring illustrations by France Tempesta.

Ricci, Sabrina, author.

I love salmon and lampreys : a native story of resilience / Brook M. Thompson illustrations by Anastasia Khmelevska.

Thompson, Brook M., author.

The magic & mystery of space / written by Shoshana Z. Weider illustrator, Claire McElfatrick.

Weider, Shoshana Z., author.

My book of frogs and toads / Geraldo Vaľrio.

Valério, Geraldo, 1970- author, illustrator.

Rainforest : discover the extraordinary life in Earth’s most delicate ecosystems / written by Dr. Michael Leach and Dr. Meriel Lland consultant, Derek Harvey illustrators, Andrew Beckett (IllustrationX), Chris@KJA, Sofian Moumene.

Leach, Michael, author.

Time for kids. Insects / by Jevon Bolden.

Bolden, Jevon, author.

Weird but true! Space : 300 out-of-this-world facts.

Who is Caitlin Clark? / by Meri-Jo Borzilleri illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Borzilleri, Meri-Jo, author.

Who is Shohei Ohtani? / by James Buckley Jr. illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

The secret life of a sea turtle / by Maddalena Bearzi illustrated by Alex Boersma.

Bearzi, Maddalena, author.

The spider lady : Nan Songer and her arachnid WW II army / by Penny Parker Klostermann illustrated by Anne Lambelet.

Klostermann, Penny Parker, author.

Letters to Misty : how to move through life with confidence and grace / Misty Copeland with Nikki Shannon Smith.

Copeland, Misty, author.

Malcolm lives! : the official biography of Malcolm X for young readers / Ibram X. Kendi.

Kendi, Ibram X., author.

George Washington, the first president / by Sarah Albee pictures by Chin Ko.

Albee, Sarah, author.

It’s summer! (YA)

Say yes summer / Lindsey Roth Culli.

Culli, Lindsey Roth, author.

Audre & Bash are just friends / Tia Williams.

Williams, Tia, 1975- author.

Stuck up & stupid / Angourie Rice & Kate Rice.

Rice, Angourie, 2001- author.

The den / Keith Gray.

Gray, Keith, author.

Our shouts echo / Jade Adia.

Adia, Jade, author.

Ready or not / Andi Porretta flats by Matt Aytch Taylor.

Porretta, Andi, author, llustrator.

Wish you weren’t here / Erin Baldwin.

Baldwin, Erin, author.

The summer love strategy / Ray Stoeve.

Stoeve, Ray, author.

The last love song / Kalie Holford.

Holford, Kalie, author.

Crash landing / Li Charmaine Anne.

Li, Charmaine Anne, author.

Beach cute / Beth Reekles.

Reekles, Beth, author.

These bodies between us / Sarah Van Name.

Van Name, Sarah, author.

The lightning circle / Vikki VanSickle with illustrations by Laura K. Watson.

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982- author.

Ariel crashes a train / Olivia A. Cole.

Cole, Olivia A., author.

The getaway list : a novel / Emma Lord.

Lord, Emma, author.

Look no further / Rioghnach Robinson, Siofra Robinson.

Robinson, Rioghnach, author.

The queens of New York / E.L. Shen.

Shen, E. L., author.

You’re not supposed to die tonight / Kalynn Bayron.

Bayron, Kalynn, author.

Liar’s beach / Katie Cotugno.

Cotugno, Katie, author.

Going bicoastal / Dahlia Adler.

Adler, Dahlia, author.

Friends like these / Meg Rosoff.

Rosoff, Meg, 1956- author.

The secret summer promise / Keah Brown.

Brown, Keah, author.

Adachi and Shimamura. 5 / art, Moke Yuzuhara original story, Hitoma Iruma character design, Non translation, Alexandra McCullough-Garcia.

Iruma, Hitoma, 1986- author.

Warrior girl unearthed / Angeline Boulley.

Boulley, Angeline, author.

The history of everything / Victoria Evans.

Evans, Victoria, author, artist.

When we had summer / Jennifer Castle.

Castle, Jennifer, author.

Never vacation with your ex / Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka.

Wibberley, Emily, author.

Those summer nights / Laura Silverman.

Silverman, Laura, author.

Float / Kate Marchant.

Marchant, Kate, author.

This place is still beautiful / XiXi Tian.

Tian, XiXi (Young adult author), author.

I am Margaret Moore / Hannah Capin.

Capin, Hannah, author.

Golden boys / Phil Stamper.

Stamper, Phil, author.

The kissing booth 3 : One last time / Beth Reekles.

Reekles, Beth, author.

Under a dancing star / Laura Wood.

Wood, Laura (Laura Clare), author.

The summer of lost letters / Hannah Reynolds.

Reynolds, Hannah, 1988- author.

My last summer with Cass / Mark Crilley.

Crilley, Mark, writer, illustrator.

The invincible summer of Juniper Jones / Daven McQueen.

McQueen, Daven, author.

The summer of impossibilities : a novel / Rachael Allen.

Allen, Rachael, 1982- author.

Just a boy and a girl in a little canoe / Sarah Mlynowski.

Mlynowski, Sarah, author.

YOUNG ADULT

Love at second sight / F.T. Lukens.

Lukens, F. T., author.

Lady knight / Amalie Howard.

Howard, Amalie, author.

The Premonitions Club / Gwendolyn Womack.

Womack, Gwendolyn, author.

Roll for love / M.K. England.

England, M. K., author.

The Blue Line letters / Steven Christiansen.

Christiansen, Steven, 1973- author.

The storm / Virgina Bergin.

Bergin, Virginia, author.

We are villains / by Kacen Callender.

Callender, Kacen, author.

The Queen Bees of Tybee County / Kyle Casey Chu.

Chu, Kyle Casey, author.

Nahia / Emily Jones.

Jones, Emily Lena, author.

Pride or die : a novel / CL Montblanc.

Montblanc, C. L., author.

Wish upon a K-star / by Kat Cho.

Cho, Kat, author.

The floating world / Axie Oh.

Oh, Axie, author.

Chaos king / Kacen Callender.

Callender, Kacen, author.

Love in 280 characters or less / Ravynn K. Stringfield.

Stringfield, Ravynn K., author.

Two truths and a Lionel / Brian Wasson.

Wasson, Brian, author.

Girls / written and illustrated by Annet Schaap translated by Laura Watkinson.

Schaap, Annet, author, illustrator.

Igniting fate / Jean Louise.

Louise, Jean (Jean-Paul), author.

Hyo the hellmaker / Mina Ikemoto Ghosh.

Ghosh, Mina Ikemoto, author.

All we lost was everything / Sloan Harlow.

Harlow, Sloan, author.

Shadow and tide / Rachel Greenlaw.

Greenlaw, Rachel, author.

Stuck up & stupid / Angourie Rice & Kate Rice.

Rice, Angourie, 2001- author.

The corruption of Hollis Brown / K. Ancrum

Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991- author.

Truth cursed / Angie Dickinson.

Dickinson, Angie (Author of young adult fiction), author.

You belong to me / Hayley Krischer.

Krischer, Hayley, author.

On again, awkward again / Erin Entrada Kelly & Kwame Mbalia.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Wake the wild creatures / Nova Ren Suma.

Suma, Nova Ren, author.

The romance rivalry / Susan Lee.

Lee, Susan (Novelist), author.

It’s you every time / Charlene Thomas.

Thomas, Charlene (Charlene Verdelle), author.

Audre & Bash are just friends / Tia Williams.

Williams, Tia, 1975- author.

The glittering edge / Alyssa Villaire.

Villaire, Alyssa, author.

The thrashers : a novel / Julie Soto.

Soto, Julie, 1988- author.

When love gives you lemons / Steven Salvatore.

Salvatore, Steven, author.

This thing of ours / Frederick Joseph.

Joseph, Frederick (Activist), author.

One of the boys / Victoria Zeller.

Zeller, Victoria, author.

The rebel’s guide to Pride / Matthew Hubbard.

Hubbard, Matthew, 1987- author.

The survivor wants to die at the end / Adam Silvera.

Silvera, Adam, 1990- author.

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Summer at your library Early Learning Booklist

¡1, 2, 3 merengue! [BOARD BOOK] : English-Spanish instruments & sounds book / Delia Ruiz Graziela Andrade.

Ruiz, Delia, author.

The MET colors [BOARD BOOK] : a colorful book of art / written and edited by: Vicky Armstrong.

Armstrong, Victoria (Editor), author, editor.

The MET black and white [BOARD BOOK] : a high contrast book of art / written and edited by: Vicky Armstrong.

Armstrong, Victoria (Editor), author.

Where’s the train? [BOARD BOOK] / Ingela P Arrhenius.

Arrhenius, Ingela P., 1967- illustrator.

Little lamb, where are you? [BOARD BOOK] / Ekaterina Trukhan.

Trukhan, Ekaterina, illustrator.

My pickup truck [BOARD BOOK] : a touch-and-feel book / by Jeffrey Burton illustrated by Daniel Roode.

Burton, Jeffrey, author.

Tét, zepól, jenou, zótéy = Head, shoulders, knees and toes [BOARD BOOK] / desinaté, illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow.

Kubler, Annie, 1960-

How we feel [BOARD BOOK] / by Leah Osakwe illustrated by Becky Paige.

Osakwe, Leah, author.

Meet the mushrooms! [BOARD BOOK] / by Sonali Fry illustrated by Melanie Demmer.

Fry, Sonali, author.

This baby. That baby / written by Cari Best illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh.

Best, Cari, author.

Cars Cars Cars! [BOARD BOOK] : Find Your Favourite / David, Donna.

David, Donna.

Hello hello colors [BOARD BOOK] / Brendan Wenzel.

Wenzel, Brendan, author, illustrator.

A day at the farm [BOARD BOOK] / Alexandra Claire.

Claire, Alexandra (Children's author), author.

Big gorilla : a book of opposites / Anthony Browne.

Browne, Anthony, 1946- author, illustrator.

On powwow day [BOARD BOOK] / Traci Sorell illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight.

Sorell, Traci, author.

Abuela’s library / written by Lissette Norman illustrated by Jayri Gómez.

Norman, Lissette, author.

Ursula upside down / by Corey R. Tabor.

Tabor, Corey R., author, illustrator.

Go and get with Rex / David LaRochelle illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka.

LaRochelle, David, author.

Mango memories / written by Sita Singh illustrated by Nabi H. Ali.

Singh, Sita, 1972- author.

Summer is here / Renée Watson illustrated by Bea Jackson.

Watson, Renée, author.

Towed by Toad / Jashar Awan.

Awan, Jashar, author, illustrator.

Cookie time / Jessie Sima.

Sima, Jessie, author, illustrator.

Umami / Jacob Grant.

Grant, Jacob, 1984- author, illustrator.

Paint with Ploof / words and pictures by Ben Clanton & Andy Chou Musser.

Clanton, Ben, 1988- author, illustrator.

Buffalo Fluffalo / written by Bess Kalb illustrated by Erin Kraan.

Kalb, Bess, 1987- author.

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Summer at your library Kids’ Booklist

Time to make art / Jeff Mack.

Mack, Jeff, author, illustrator.

Built to last / words, Minh Lê pictures, Dan Santat.

Lê, Minh, 1979- author.

The boy who found his voice / written and illustrated by Tyler Gordon.

Gordon, Tyler, author, illustrator.

Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten / Michelle Knudsen illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

Knudsen, Michelle, author.

Scare school diaries. Welcome to scare school / by Jarrett Lerner.

Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.

The great puptective. Vol. 1 / by Alina Tysoe.

Tysoe, Alina, author, illustrator.

I am la chiva! : the colorful bus of the Andes / written by Karol Hernández illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.

Hernández, Karol, author.

Me llamo La Chiva! : el colorido bus de los Andes / escrito por Karol Hernández ilustrado por Lorena Alvarez Gómez traducido por Isabel C. Mendoza.

Hernández, Karol, author.

Paula’s patches / Gabriella Aldeman illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.

Aldeman, Gabriella, author.

There are no ants in this book / written by Rosemary Mosco illustrated by Anna Pirolli.

Mosco, Rosemary, author.

Porcupine and Cactus a prickly pair / written by Katie Frawley illustrated by Alex Willmore.

Frawley, Katie, 1984- author.

My extraordinary face / written by Marissa Suchyta, MD, PhD and Samir Mardini, MD illustrated by Violet Tobacco.

Suchyta, Marissa, author.

Drawing Deena / Hena Khan.

Khan, Hena, author.

This book will make you an artist / written by Ruth Millington illustrated by Ellen Surrey.

Millington, Ruth, author.

The Sherlock society / James Ponti.

Ponti, James, author.

The Misfits. A royal conundrum / written by Lisa Yee illustrated by Dan Santat.

Yee, Lisa, author.

The cookie crumbles / Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow.

Badua, Tracy, author.

Listen to this / Jennifer Blecher.

Blecher, Jennifer, author.

Monkey King and the world of myths. 1 : The monster and the maze / Maple Lam.

Lam, Maple, author, illustrator.

Gamerville / Johnnie Christmas colors by Hilary Jenkins.

Christmas, Johnnie, author, illustrator.

Taxi ghost / Sophie Escabasse color by Kiwi Byrd.

Escabasse, Sophie, author.

Maya plays the part / Calyssa Erb.

Erb, Calyssa, author.

Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic / by bestselling author Sangu Mandanna illustrated by Pablo Ballesteros with color by Pablo Ballesteros and Siobhan Keenan.

Mandanna, Sangu, author.

Kareem between / Shifa Saltagi Safadi.

Safadi, Shifa Saltagi, author.

Let’s get creative : art for a healthy planet / Jessica Rose illustrated by Jarett Sitter.

Rose, Jessica (Author of Let's get creative)

Thirst / Varsha Bajaj.

Bajaj, Varsha, author.

Sona and the golden beasts / Rajani LaRocca.

LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Beneath the swirling sky / by Carolyn Leiloglou illustrations by Vivienne To.

Leiloglou, Carolyn, author.

Timid : a graphic novel / by Jonathan Todd colors by Dominique Ramsey.

Todd, Jonathan (Graphic novelist), author.

How it all ends / Emma Hunsinger.

Hunsinger, Emma, author, illustrator.

Anzu and the realm of darkness / Mai K. Nguyen colors by Diana Tsai Santos.

Nguyen, Mai K., author.

Lunar boy / story and art by Jes and Cin Wibowo.

Wibowo, Jessica, author, artist.

The new girl / Cassandra Calin.

Calin, Cassandra, 1994- author, artist.

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Summer at your library Teen Booklist

Spooky lakes : 25 strange and mysterious lakes that dot our planet / [text and illustrations by] Geo Rutherford.

Rutherford, Geo, author, illustrator.

Cosplay crime / Marty Chan.

Chan, Marty, author.

The no-girlfriend rule / by Christen Randall.

Randall, Christen, author.

The maid and the Crocodile / Jordan Ifueko.

Ifueko, Jordan, author.

With a little luck / Marissa Meyer.

Meyer, Marissa, author.

Hearts overboard / Becky Dean.

Dean, Becky (Becky Lynn), author.

The baker and the bard : a cozy fantasy adventure / Fern Haught.

Haught, Fern, author.

Brownstone / written by Samuel Teer illustrated by Mar Julia color design by Ashanti Forston.

Teer, Samuel, author.

Star wars, visions. The manga anthology / original story, The Walt Disney Company manga adaptation, Kamome Shirahama, Haruichi, Yusuake Osawa, Keisuke Sato translation, E. Takagi retouch & lettering, Phil Christie.

Shirahama, Kamome, author.

Your letter / Hyeon A Cho translation, Webtoon lettering, Abigail Blackman.

Cho, Hyŏn-a, author, artist.

Of her own design / writers, Birdie Willis, Nicole Andelfinger artists, Vash Taylor, Fiona Marchbank, Laurent Reis, Eva Cabrera pencils/inks, Rowan MacColl colorist, Linden Cahill letterer, Saida Temofonte cover artist, Fiona Marchbank.

Willis, Birdie, author.

Navigating with you / Jeremy Whitley, writer Cassio Ribeiro, artist Nikki Foxrobot, letterer.

Whitley, Jeremy, author.

Silver vessels / Steve Orlando, writer Katia Vecchio, artist Dave Lanphear, letterer.

Orlando, Steve, author.

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Florida Teens Read

All the fighting parts / Hannah V. Sawyerr.

Sawyerr, Hannah V., author.

Another first chance / Robbie Couch.

Couch, Robbie, author.

The bad ones / Melissa Albert.

Albert, Melissa, author.

Bring me your midnight / Rachel Griffin.

Griffin, Rachel, 1985- author.

Going dark / Melissa de la Cruz.

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- author.

The kill factor / Ben Oliver.

Oliver, Ben (Science fiction writer), author.

Pieces of me : a novel / Kate McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, Kate, 1971- author.

Ready or not / Andi Porretta flats by Matt Aytch Taylor.

Porretta, Andi, author, llustrator.

Rez ball / Byron Graves.

Graves, Byron, author.

Star splitter / Matthew J. Kirby.

Kirby, Matthew J., 1976- author.

Stars and smoke / Marie Lu.

Lu, Marie, 1984- author.

Sunrise nights / Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro.

Zentner, Jeff, author.

Swimming in a sea of stars / Julie Wright.

Wright, Julie, 1972- author.

Twelfth knight / Alexene Farol Follmuth endpaper art by Little Chmura.

Follmuth, Alexene Farol, author.

Wander in the dark / Jumata Emill.

Emill, Jumata, author.

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2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 3-5

The adventures of Invisible Boy. 1 / by Doogie Horner.

Horner, Doogie, author, artist.

Always, Clementine / Carlie Sorosiak.

Sorosiak, Carlie, author.

The Amazon / Roland Smith.

Smith, Roland, 1951- author.

Benny Ramírez and the nearly departed / José Pablo Iriarte.

Iriarte, José Pablo, author.

The Callers / Kiah Thomas.

Thomas, Kiah, author.

Clementine Fox and the great island adventure / Leigh Luna.

Luna, Leigh, author, artist.

Dogtown / Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko with illustrations by Wallace West.

Applegate, Katherine, author.

Futureland : battle for the park / written by H. D. Hunter illustrated by Khadijah Khatib.

Hunter, H. D., author.

Legends of Lotus Island. The Guardian test / by Christina Soontornvat illustrated by Kevin Hong.

Soontornvat, Christina, author.

Lightningborn / Julie Kagawa.

Kagawa, Julie, author.

The lost library / Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass.

Stead, Rebecca, author.

The mystery of locked rooms / Lindsay Currie.

Currie, Lindsay, author.

Peril at Price Manor / Laura Parnum.

Parnum, Laura, author.

Trex / Christyne Morrell.

Morrell, Christyne, author.

The wild journey of Juniper Berry / Chad Morris & Shelly Brown.

Morris, Chad, author.

2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 6-8

Brick dust and bones / M. R. Fournet.

Fournet, M. R., author.

Confessions of a class clown / Arianne Costner illustrations by Billy Yong.

Costner, Arianne, author.

Control freaks / J. E. Thomas.

Thomas, J. E. (Children's author), author.

Curlfriends. New in town / Sharee Miller coloring by Luke Healy.

Miller, Sharee (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

The fire, the water, and Maudie McGinn / Sally J. Pla.

Pla, Sally J., author.

The firefly summer / Morgan Matson.

Matson, Morgan, author.

The first state of being / by Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Fowl play / Kristin O’Donnell Tubb.

Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell, author.

Heroes : a novel of Pearl Harbor / Alan Gratz.

Gratz, Alan, 1972- author.

The lost year / Katherine Marsh.

Marsh, Katherine, author.

Mid-Air / by Alicia D. Williams illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff.

Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.

Play the game. The hoop con / Amar Shah.

Shah, Amar (Screenwriter), author.

Shinji Takahashi and the mark of the coatl / by Julie Kagawa.

Kagawa, Julie, author.

Simon sort of says / Erin Bow.

Bow, Erin, author.

Skyriders / Polly Holyoke.

Holyoke, Polly, author.

2025-26 Sunshine State Readers Jr

The fastest tortoise in town / Howard Calvert illustrated by Karen Obuhanych.

Calvert, Howard, author.

GEORGE the Flybot and the lost camera on Mount Everest / by Nessa Bellido Schwarz illustrated by Jason Fruchter.

Schwarz, Nessa Bellido, author.

How this book got red / words by Margaret Chiu Greanias picture by Melissa Iwai.

Greanias, Margaret Chiu, author.

Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten / Michelle Knudsen illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

Knudsen, Michelle, author.

The man who didn’t like animals / words by Deborah Underwood pictures by LeUyen Pham.

Underwood, Deborah, author.

Mavis the bravest / by Lu Fraser illustrated by Sarah Warburton.

Fraser, Lu, author.

Orris and Timble : the beginning / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Carmen Mok.

DiCamillo, Kate, author.

Penny Lu porcupine / Katie Gilstrap illustrated by Maribel Lechuga.

Gilstrap, Katie, author.

The quacken / written by Justin Colón illustrated by Pablo Pino.

Colón, Justin, author.

Rise of the green flame / written by Bernard Mensah illustrated by Natasha Nayo.

Mensah, Bernard (Children's author), author.

Scare school diaries. Welcome to scare school / by Jarrett Lerner.

Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.

The spotless giraffe / Peter Millett [illustrations by] Alison Hawkins.

Millett, Peter, author.

Squirrel-ish / story and pictures by Bambi Edlund.

Edlund, Bambi, author, illustrator.

We are definitely human / a book by X. Fang.

Fang, X., author, illustrator.

Wildfire rescue / written by Rekha S. Rajan illustrated by Courtney Lovett.

Rajan, Rekha S., author.

Children’s Award Winning Literature

Standing in the need of prayer : a modern retelling of the classic spiritual / written by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison..

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Last stop on Market Street [PRIME TIME] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hot dog / Doug Salati.

Salati, Doug, author, illustrator.

Freewater / Amina Luqman Dawson.

Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author.

The last cuentista / Donna Barba Higuera.

Higuera, Donna Barba, author.

Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrations by Floyd Cooper.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Watercress / Andrea Wang illustrated by Jason Chin.

Wang, Andrea, author.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul / Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Before the ever after / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline, author.

We are water protectors / written by Carole Lindstrom illustrated by Michaela Goade.

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964- author.

When you trap a tiger / Tae Keller.

Keller, Tae, author.

The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 / Claire Hartfield.

Hartfield, Claire, author.

New kid / Jerry Craft with colors by Jim Callahan.

Craft, Jerry, author, illustrator.

The stuff of stars / Marion Dane Bauer illustrations by Ekua Holmes.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

Merci Suárez changes gears / Meg Medina.

Medina, Meg, author.

Last stop on Market Street [ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES] / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Hello lighthouse / Sophie Blackall.

Blackall, Sophie, author, illustrator.

Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets / Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth illustrated Ekua Holmes.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Hello, universe / Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Wolf in the snow / Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.

Piecing me together / by Renee Watson.

Watson, Renée, author.

Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat / by Javaka Steptoe.

Steptoe, Javaka, 1971- author, illustrator.

March. Book 3 / written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin art by Nate Powell edited by Leigh Walton.

Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- author.

The girl who drank the moon / Kelly Barnhill.

Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.

Trombone Shorty / words by Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews pictures by Bryan Collier.

Andrews, Troy, author.

Finding Winnie : the true story of the world’s most famous bear / by Lindsay Mattick illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

Mattick, Lindsay, author.

Gone crazy in Alabama / by Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita, author.

Last stop on Market Street / words by Matt de la Peña pictures by Christian Robinson.

de la Peña, Matt, author.

Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland illustrated by Christopher Myers.

Copeland, Misty.

Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson.

Woodson, Jacqueline.

The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend / Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan, author, illustrator.

The crossover / by Kwame Alexander.

Alexander, Kwame.

Knock knock : my dad’s dream for me / by Daniel Beaty illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Beaty, Daniel.

Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by K.G. Campbell.

DiCamillo, Kate.

Locomotive / Brian Floca.

Floca, Brian.

P.S. Be eleven / Rita Williams-Garcia.

Williams-Garcia, Rita.

Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America / by Andrea Davis Pinkney paintings by Brian Pinkney.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

This is not my hat / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, J.

I, too, am America / Langston Hughes illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

The one and only Ivan / Katherine Applegate illustrations by Patricia Castelao.

Applegate, Katherine.

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