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PICTURE BOOKS

Menudo Sunday : a Spanglish counting book / written by María Dolores Águila illustrated by Erika Meza.

Aguila, María Dolores, author.

My Abuela is a bruja / Mayra Cuevas illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez.

Cuevas, Mayra, author.

Itty Bitty Betty Blob makes a splash / by Constance Lombardo illustrated by Micah Player.

Lombardo, Constance, author.

Shibu’s tail / Tess Thomas illustrated by Kamwei Fong.

Thomas, Tess, author.

Tiger, it’s snowing!

Ma, Daishu, author.

America gives thanks / by Bob McKinnon illustrated by Thai My Phuong.

McKinnon, Bob (Robert Paul), 1968- author.

Do super heroes make mistakes? / words by Michael Dahl pictures by Omar Lozano.

Dahl, Michael, author.

Finally home / Cortney Cino Tim Deberd, illustrator.

Cino, Cortney, author.

The found things / Petr Horáek.

Horáček, Petr, author, illustrator.

The other side of the rocks / Nahid Kazemi.

Kazemi, Nahid, author, illustrator.

A season for fishin’ : a fish fry tradition / Pamela Courtney pictures by Toni D. Chambers.

Courtney, Pamela, author.

Taking the long way home / written by Jake Hope illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald.

Hope, Jake, author.

Thank you, old oak / words by Britt Crow-Miller art by Amy Schimler-Safford

Crow-Miller, Britt, author.

Victor and the giant / Rafael Yockteng translated by Elisa Amado.

Yockteng, Rafael, author, illustrator.

All the dogs / Nicola Kent.

Kent, Nicola, author, artist.

My shofar [BOARD BOOK] / by Ann Diament Koffsky.

Koffsky, Ann D., author, illustrator.

Imitation book [BOARD BOOK] / by Stephanie Anderson, M.S., CCC-SLP illustrations by Mirjana Bogdanovic.

Anderson, Stephanie (Speech therapist), author

Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) : letter poems to friends / by Joyce Sidman illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

Sidman, Joyce, author.

Tuck me in! / by Nathan W Pyle.

Pyle, Nathan W., author, illustrator.

The lighthouse keeper / Eugenio Fernández Vázquez Mariana Villanueva Segovia translated by Kit Maude.

Fernández Vázquez, Eugenio, author.

Some days I’m the wind / words by Rebecca Gardyn Levington art by Dinara Mirtalipova narration by Teresa Gallagher.

Levington, Rebecca Gardyn, author.

Wanda hears the stars : a blind astronomer listens to the universe / Amy S. Hansen with Wanda Díaz Merced illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.

Hansen, Amy, author.

The Echo People / by S. D. Youngwolf illustrated by Shonto Begay.

Youngwolf, S. D., author.

Sumo Joe / by Mia Wenjen illustrated by Nat Iwata.

Wenjen, Mia, author.

Archibald and the furry dinosaurs / Suzanne Lang and [illustrated by] Max Lang.

Lang, Suzanne, author.

Zombie and Brain are friends / text by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic illustrated by Laan Cham.

Lucianovic, Stephanie V. W., author.

The face in the mirror and other scary stories / written by Max Brallier illustrated by Letizia Rubegni.

Brallier, Max, author.

The golden hoops / written by Jen Hayes Lee illustrated by Mokshini.

Lee, Jen Hayes, author.

Pete the Cat’s cool new ride / Kimberly & James Dean.

Dean, Kim, 1969- author.

The Pigeon won’t count to 10! [BOARD BOOK] / numbers and pictures by mo willems.

Willems, Mo, author, illustrator.

Santa Claws / written by Bridget Heos illustrated by Galia Bernstein.

Heos, Bridget, author.

Not like every day / written by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.

Lucianovic, Stephanie V. W., author.

The witch in the tower / Júlia Sardà.

Sardà, Júlia, author, illustrator.

American Girl 5-minute stories / American Girl Melissa Manwill Kashiwagi.

Happy friendsgiving / adapted by Pamela Bobowicz.

Bobowicz, Pamela, author.

The scariest campfire story you’ve ever heard! / by Ron Keres designed by Arthur Lin.

Keres, Ron, author.

This Book is a Mistake! / by Ron Keres artwork by Arthur Lin.

Keres, Ron, author.

There’s no place like gnome’s / Scott Magoon.

Magoon, Scott, author, illustrator.

Bundle up, Penelope Rex! [BOARD BOOK] / Ryan T. Higgins.

Higgins, Ryan T., author, illustrator.

Just shine! : how to be a better you / Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Jacqueline Alćantara.

Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954- author.

A fall day for bear / Bonny Becker illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.

Becker, Bonny, author.

Interrupting chicken saves the nutcracker / David Exra Stein.

Stein, David Ezra, author, illustrator.

My grandma and grandpa rock! / words by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo pictures by Tiffany Everett.

Benatar, Pat, author.

Trash day / Max Keane.

Keane, Max, author, illustrator.

Dropbear / Philip Bunting.

Bunting, Philip, author, illustrator.

Whodonut? : a holiday mystery / by Josh Funk illustrated by Brendan Kearney.

Funk, Josh, author.

Super DJ Saves Field Day.

Johnson, Derrick.

Have yourself a cheesy little Christmas / written by Jory John illustrated by Pete Oswald.

John, Jory, author.

Trash truck’s Christmas [BOARD BOOK] / Max Keane.

Keane, Max, author, illustrator.

If we were dogs / Sophie Blackall.

Blackall, Sophie, author, illustrator.

The last plum / VenitaDimos Natashia Curtin.

Dimos, Venita.

If animals kissed good night [BOARD BOOK] / Ann Whitford Paul pictures by David Walker

Paul, Ann Whitford.

If animals loved books / Ann Whitford Paul pictures by David Walker.

Paul, Ann Whitford, author.

Perla and the pirate / by Isabel Allende illustrated by Sandy Rodríguez.

Allende, Isabel, author.

Cocomelon. Piñata party! / adapted by Maria Le.

Le, Maria, author.

The Witches. Mouse and the mouse-maker / based on the book The Witches by Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake [text adapted by Hannah Sheldon-Dean].

Dahl, Roald, creator.

Can I keep it, please? / written by John Sullivan illustrated by Jessica Gibson.

Sullivan, John (Writer of books for children), author.

The invisible parade / by Leigh Bardugo illustrated by John Picacio.

Bardugo, Leigh, author.

Elvis & Romeo visit the vet / David Soman and Jacky Davis.

Soman, David, author, illustrator.

Benjamin grows a garden / Melanie Florence [illustrations by] Hawlii Pichette.

Florence, Melanie, author.

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Juvenile Fiction

The freedom seeker / Ruchira Gupta.

Gupta, Ruchira, author.

Incredibly Penelope / Lauren Myracle.

Myracle, Lauren, 1969- author.

Anomalies 53. Into the shadows / Angela Cervantes.

Cervantes, Angela, author.

Gloam / by Jack Mackay.

Mackay, Jack, author.

Displaced / Patrick Ochieng.

Ochieng, Patrick, author.

Rewilding / by Lisa Gerlits illustrated by Savanna Durr.

Gerlits, Lisa, author.

The dance show / Ana Punset illustrated by Diana Vicedo English translation by Rosie Eyre.

Punset, Ana, 1981- author.

The emerald egg / written by Kayla Whaley illustrated by Chloe Burgett.

Whaley, Kayla, author.

Into the wild magic / Michelle Knudsen.

Knudsen, Michelle, author.

Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of destiny / by Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr.

Swanson, Matthew, 1974- author.

The unlikely aventuras of Ramón and el cucuy / written by Donna Barba Higuera illustrated by Juliana Perdomo.

Higuera, Donna Barba, author.

Bark twice for murder / John Lekich.

Lekich, John, author.

National Archive Hunters. Eternal flame / Matthew Landis.

Landis, Matthew, author.

Through the storm / by Dela Costa illustrated by Ana Sebastián.

Costa, Dela, author.

Hansel and Gretel / retold by Stephen King pictures by Maurice Sendak.

King, Stephen, 1947- author.

The Sherlock Society. Hurricane heist / James Ponti.

Ponti, James, author.

Skandar and the spirit war / A.F. Steadman.

Steadman, A. F., author.

The pharaoh’s tomb / James Patterson and Tad Safran illustrated by Chris Schweizer.

Patterson, James, 1947- author.

Yes! no. (maybe …) / by Liz Pichon.

Pichon, Liz, author.

A tiny bit lucky / by Liz Pichon.

Pichon, Liz, author.

The Picasso curse / by Dan Gutman.

Gutman, Dan, author.

The last resort / Erin Entrada Kelly illustrated by Naomi Franquiz.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

Lilac and the switchback / Cordelia Jensen.

Jensen, Cordelia, author.

Sweet magic / Kara LaReau illustrated by Ariane Moreira.

LaReau, Kara, author.

Changing magic / Kara LaReau illustrated by Ariane Moreira.

LaReau, Kara, author.

Troubling tonsils! / words, Aaron Reynolds pictures, Peter Brown.

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- author.

Forever Ripley / McCall Hoyle illustrations by Johanna Tarkela.

Hoyle, McCall, author.

Pepper / Ellen Miles.

Miles, Ellen.

Greta ever after / Melissa Dassori with illustrations by Dana Sanmar.

Dassori, Melissa, author.

Jed Greenleaf / Kieran Larwood illustrated by David Wyatt.

Larwood, Kieran, author.

Ghoul summer / Tracy Badua.

Badua, Tracy, author.

The Academy / T. Z. Layton.

Layton, T. Z., author.

Hut! Hut! Hike! / written by Andrew Maraniss illustrated by Aishwarya Tandon.

Maraniss, Andrew, author.

The forest of a thousand eyes / Frances Hardinge illustrated by Emily Gravett.

Hardinge, Frances, author.

Zed Moonstein makes a friend / Lance Rubin.

Rubin, Lance, 1981- author.

Marvel after-school heroes. Reptil & Ghost-Spider join forces! / by MacKenzie Cadenhead illustrated by Dave Bardin.

Cadenhead, MacKenzie, author.

The poisoned king / Katherine Rundell with art by Ashley Mackenzie.

Rundell, Katherine, author.

Your turn Marisol Rainey / Erin Entrada Kelly.

Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.

The wicked wood / written by Kirsty Applebaum illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo.

Applebaum, Kirsty, author.

Escape from the Clay City / Remi Blackwood illustrations by Alicia Robinson and Deise Lino.

Blackwood, Remi, author.

Lucy Lancaster in the spotlight / by Willow Coven illustrated by Priscilla Burris.

Coven, Willow, author.

The Book of Anansi / Angie Thomas illustrations by Setor Fiadzigbey.

Thomas, Angie, author.

Roswell Johnson saves the galaxy! / Chris Colfer [illustrations by Godwin Akpan].

Colfer, Chris, 1990- author.

The nine moons of Han Yu and Luli / written and illustrated by Karina Yan Glaser.

Glaser, Karina Yan, author, illustrator.

Witchlings. Scepter of memories / Claribel A. Ortega.

Ortega, Claribel A., author.

The complete Brambly Hedge / by Jill Barklem.

Barklem, Jill.

The forgotten creation / by Guy Bass illustrated by Pete Williamson.

Bass, Guy, author.

The pirate’s eye / by Guy Bass illustrated by Pete Williamson.

Bass, Guy, author.

Vote for the G.O.A.T. / Ali Terese.

Terese, Ali, author.

The dark times of Nimble Nottingham / Ryan James Black.

Black, Ryan James, author.

Stinetinglers 4 : 3 chilling tales by the master of scary stories / R.L. Stine.

Stine, R. L., author.

The Weirdies / Michael Buckley illustrations by Forrest Burdett.

Buckley, Michael, 1969- author.

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Full STEAM Ahead

Open science : knowledge for everyone / Monique Polak illustrated by Catherine Chan.

Polak, Monique, author.

Universe / written by Robin Kerrod.

Kerrod, Robin, author.

Santiago saw things differently : Santiago Ramón y Cajal, artist, doctor, father of neuroscience / Christine Iverson illustrated by Luciano Lozano.

Iverson, Christine, author.

Mini artists : 20 projects inspired by the great artists / Joséphine Seblon illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng.

Seblon, Joséphine, author.

A whole world of art : a time-travelling trip through a whole world of art / Sarah Phillips illustrated by Dion MBD.

Phillips, Sarah, author.

Wow in space / Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz with Thomas van Kalken illustrated by Mike Centeno.

Thomas, Mindy, author.

The book of whys / Gianni Rodari illustrated by JooHee Yoon translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar.

Rodari, Gianni, author.

Super space weekend : adventures in astronomy / Gaëlle Alméras translated by David Warriner.

Alméras, Gaëlle, author.

A grand idea : how William J. Wilgus created Grand Central Terminal / written by Megan Hoyt illustrated by Dave Szalay.

Hoyt, Megan, author.

Screws keep things secure / Andi Diehn illustrated by Micah Rauch.

Diehn, Andi, author.

Casting shadows : solar and lunar eclipses with The Planetary Society / Bruce Betts.

Betts, Bruce (PhD), author.

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

Millington, Ruth, author.

Hands-on science : Motion / Lola M. Schaefer illustrated by Druscilla Santiago.

Schaefer, Lola M., 1950- author.

Be a creative changemaker : a kids’ art activity book : inspired by the amazing life stories of diverse artists from around the world / Paula Liz illustrated by Bambi Ramsey.

Liz, Paula, author.

The observologist : a handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions / Giselle Clarkson.

Clarkson, Giselle, author, illustrator.

When you go into nature / Sheri M. Bestor illustrated by Sydney Hanson.

Bestor, Sheri Mabry, author.

Britannica’s encyclopedia infographica : 1,000s of facts & figures : about Earth, space, animals, the body, technology, & more : revealed in pictures / written by Andrew Pettie & Conrad Quilty-Harper infographics by Valentina D’Efilippo.

Pettie, Andrew. author.

Exploring AI / by Gaelen Hadlett.

Hadlett, Gaelen, author.

Future tense : how we made Artificial Intelligence-and how it will change everything / Martha Brockenbrough.

Brockenbrough, Martha, author.

Pedro’s yo-yos : how a Filipino immigrant came to America and changed the world of toys / written by Roberto Peñas illustrated by Carl Angel.

Peñas, Roberto, author.

Wind to electricity / by Bryan Langdo.

Langdo, Bryan, author.

Walls : the long history of human barriers and why we build them / Gregor Craigie illustrated by Arden Taylor.

Craigie, Gregor, author.

Skybound! : starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, daredavil aeronaut and scientist / written by Sue Ganz-Schmitt illustrated by Iacopo Bruno.

Ganz-Schmitt, Sue, author.

Asteroid vs. comet / Dr. Marc J. Kuchner illustrated by Matt Schu.

Kuchner, Marc J., 1972- author.

The math adventurers share a camping trip / author, Sital Gorasia Chapman illustrator, Susanna Rumiz.

Chapman, Sital Gorasia, author.

A treasure of measures / Mike Downs, Joy Hwang Ruiz.

Downs, Mike, author.

Wow in the world. 2 : 250 more bonkerballs facts / by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz with Thomas van Kalken illustrated by Dave Coleman.

Thomas, Mindy, author.

The big book of useless knowledge: 250 of the coolest, weirdest, and most unbelievable facts you won’t be taught in school / authors: Dr. Brittney G. Borowiec, Dr. Victoria Atkinson, Laura Buller, Dr. Yara Haridy, Anna Goldfield, Dr. Lucia Perez Diaz, and Sophie Allan illustrators: Hannah Li, Alexander Mostov, and Liz Kay.

Borowiec, Brittney G., Dr., author.

Ernő Rubik and his Magic Cube / written by Kerry Aradhya illustrated by Kara Kramer.

Aradhya, Kerry, author.

She can STEM : 50 trailblazing women in science from ancient history to today / Liz Lee Heinecke illustrations, Kelly Anne Dalton.

Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.

Listified! : Britannica’s 300 lists that will blow your mind / Andrew Pettie illustrated by Andrés Lozano.

Pettie, Andrew, author.

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

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

What is color? : the global and sometimes gross story of pigments, paint, and the wondrous world of art / Steven Weinberg.

Weinberg, Steven, 1984- author, illustrator

The highlights book of how : discover the science behind how the world works.

Romero, Libby, author.

Graphs! / by David A. Adler illustrated by Edward Miller.

Adler, David A., author.

How to be a color wizard : forage and experiment with natural art making / Jason Logan with photographs by Jason Fulford.

Logan, Jason, author.

Infographics. Every second counts / Kristy Stark.

Stark, Kristy, author.

The next scientist : the unexpected beginnings and unwritten future of the world’s great scientists / by Kate Messner illustrated by Julia Kuo.

Messner, Kate, author.

Sole man : Jan Matzeliger’s lasting invention / written by Shana Keller and illustrated by Stephen Costanza.

Keller, Shana, 1977- author.

Wild at heart : the story of Olaus and Mardy Murie, defenders of nature / by Evan Griffith and illustrated by Anna Bron.

Griffith, Evan, author.

The clock problem : how to tell time / written by Bill Wise illustrated by Davilyn Lynch.

Wise, Bill, 1958- author.

I wonder about worlds : discovering planets and exoplanets / written by James Gladstone illustrated by Yaara Eshet.

Gladstone, James, 1969- author.

How to fool your parents : 25 brain-breaking magic tricks / by David Kwong illustrated by Michael Korfhage.

Kwong, David, author.

Why? encyclopedia : brilliant answers to baffling questions / U.S. editor, Margaret Parrish.

How do you become a mad scientist? : a book full of science experiments / written by Madeline J. Hayes illustrated by Srimalie Bassani.

Hayes, Madeline J., author.

5,000 awesome facts (about everything!) : updated and expanded!

Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi : a math adventure / by Cindy Neuschwander illustrated by Wayne Geehan.

Neuschwander, Cindy.

Beat this book / Howard Calvert, Gemma Correll.

Calvert, Howard, author.

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Do not disturb : how to say no to your phone / written by Brad Marshall and Lindsay Hassock illustrated by Lauriane Bohémier.

Marshall, Brad, author.

Words matter : the story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance / words by Anita Fitch Pazner art by Sophie Casson.

Fitch Pazner, Anita, 1966- author.

Día de Muertos / Jaque Jours illustrated by Alejandra Ruiz.

Jours, Jaque, author.

Cats and us : a ten-thousand-year fascination / written and illustrated by Marta Pantaleo translated by Debbie Bibo & Yvette Ghione.

Pantaleo, Marta, 1990- author, illustrator.

Right to play : how Jane Addams fought for America’s playgrounds / Elizabeth Brown illustrated by Olga Lee.

Brown, Elizabeth, 1964- author.

Elephant bowling and other animal play / Richard Haynes illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.

Haynes, Richard, 1952-2024, author.

Eating to save the planet : how veganism helps fight climate change / by Anne Broyles illustrated by Hannah Li.

Broyles, Anne, 1953- author.

Cook with Clydeo : a cookbook for kids / Jennifer Aniston recipe development by Coco Morante Clydeo animation stills by Inc. Invisible Universe.

Aniston, Jennifer, author.

The true and lucky life of a turtle / written by Sy Montgomery illustrated by Matt Patterson.

Montgomery, Sy, author.

Imogen : the life and work of Imogen Cunningham / by Elizabeth Partridge illustrated by Yuko Shimizu.

Partridge, Elizabeth, author.

Wriggle and buzz : my first book of bugs / Simon Mole illustrated by Adam Ming.

Mole, Simon (Writer of children's books), author.

Human body / [written and edited by Caroline Stamps] illustrator, Aparajita Sen.

Stamps, Caroline. author

First ascent : the epic Yosemite rock climbing rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding / by Kate Messner illustrated by Stevie Lewis.

Messner, Kate, author.

Myths & legends / written by Andrea Mills, Philip Parker, Phil Hunt, Sam Atkinson, Zaina Budaly illustrators, Peter Bull, Mark Clifton, Jason Harding, Stuart Jackson-Carter, Arran Lewis, Sofian Moumene, KJA Artists.

Mills, Andrea, author.

Ocean : a visual encyclopedia / written by John Woodward.

Woodward, John, 1954- author.

An abundance of light : a story of Matisse in Morocco / Lauren Stringer.

Stringer, Lauren, author, illustrator.|

Are there rainbows in space? : a colorful compendium of seriously cool science / by Dr. Sheila Kanani illustrated by Liz Kay.

Kanani, Sheila author.

Guinness world records : gamer’s edition 2026.

Look and cook sweet : a first book of recipes in pictures / Valorie Fisher.

Fisher, Valorie, author.

Nature explained : a family guide to 20 nature cycles / Helen Brown Claire Scully.

Brown, Helen, 1994- author.

Quarks, sparks and quantum mysteries : a cosmic guide to the building blocks of our universe / Lisa Harvey-Smith illustrations by Aidan Ryan.

Harvey-Smith, Lisa, author.

Take up space, y’all : your bold & bright guide to self-love / Tess Holliday, supermodel and body activist & Kelly Coon.

Holliday, Tess, author.

Tiger Slayer: the extraordinary story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India / Ruby Lal illustrated by Molly Crabapple.

Lal, Ruby, author.

Wild : a family guide to the animal kingdom / written by Jack Ashby illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.

Ashby, Jack, author.

Hopeful heroes : more poems about amazing Latinos / written by Margarita Engle illustrated by Juliet Meňndez.

Engle, Margarita, author.

Conservation success : protecting wild spaces and species / Laura Perdew illustrated by Lex Cornell.

Perdew, Laura, author.

A little guide to meditation / Kiusam de Oliveira illustrated by Rodrigo Andrade.

Oliveira, Kiusam de, author.

Harriet Tubman, force of nature : a biography in poems / Caroline Brewer.

Brewer, Caroline, author, illustrator.

The lost women of science / Melina Gerosa Bellows & Katie Hafner illustrated by Karyn Lee.

Bellows, Melina Gerosa, author.

The space science handbook : 32 celestial science projects for kids / Cara Florance.

Florance, Cara, author.

Christiana Figueres, friend of the rainforest / written by Margarita Engle illustrated by Nazareth Hidalgo Lobo.

Engle, Margarita, author.

I am we : how crows come together to survive / by Leslie Barnard Booth illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey.

Booth, Leslie Barnard, author.

Did you hear what happened in Salem? : the witch trials of 1692 / by Katie Kennedy illustrated by Nick Thornborrow.

Kennedy, Katie, 1963- author.

Cupcake class : 50 fun themes & totally amazing designs for kids to make & share! / Joy Howard & Deanna F. Cook photographs by Joe St. Pierre.

Howard, Joy (Food stylist), author.

The giving flower : the story of the poinsettia / words by Alda P. Dobbs pictures by Emily Mendoza.

Dobbs, Alda P., author.

Worthy : the brave and capable life of Joseph Pierce / by Andrea Wang illustrated by Youa Vang.

Wang, Andrea, author.

Wild moon : how the lunar phases light up our world / Andie Powers art by Lucy Rose.

Powers, Andie, author.

Butt or face? : super gross butts / Kari Lavelle.

Lavelle, Kari, author.

Our solar system! : a stellar neighborhood / by Comet (with Stacy McAnulty) illustrated by Comet (and Stevie Lewis).

McAnulty, Stacy, author.

A world without summer : a volcano erupts, a creature awakens, and the sun goes out / Nicholas Day with art by Yas Imamura.

Day, Nicholas, 1991- author.

Outside in and the inside out : a story about Arnold Lobel / story and pictures by Emmy Kastner.

Kastner, Emmy, author, illustrator.

Woody’s words : Woodrow Wilson Rawls and where the red fern grows / Lisa Rogers illustrated by Susan Reagan.

Rogers, Lisa Jean, 1960- author.

The zoo : the inside story / author: Jawnie Payne illustrator: Susan Deming.

Payne, Jawnie, author.

Candace Parker / by India James.

James, India author

Cave diving / Jocelyn Paige Kelly.

Kelly, Jocelyn Paige, author.

Howdy! Welcome to the Grand Ole Opry! / [by] Emily Frans foreword by Lainey Wilson illustrations by Susanna Chapman.

Frans, Emily, author.

World kitchen celebrations : recipes from around the world / Abigail Wheatley illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat U.S. recipe consultant, Monita Buchwald designed by Katie Goldwren diversity consultants, Show Racism the Red Card.

Wheatley, Abigail, 1974- author.

Live like a Tudor : discovering the secrets of the Tudors / Claire Saunders illustration, Mia Underwood.

Saunders, Claire, author.

A kid’s guide to New York City : let the adventure begin! / by Alexa Ward.

Ward, Alexa, author.

Genius eyes : a curious animal compendium / Lena Anlauf & Vitali Konstantinov translated from the German by Marshall Yarbrough.

Anlauf, Lena, author.

YOUNG ADULT

Falling like leaves / Misty Wilson.

Wilson, Misty, author.

The stripe and the star / Makenna J. Myers.

Myers, Makenna J., author.

Sisters in the wind / Angeline Boulley.

Boulley, Angeline, author.

Fearful : a Powerless story / Lauren Roberts.

Roberts, Lauren, 2002- author.

Leaving the station / Jake Maia Arlow.

Arlow, Jake Maia, author.

Rules for fake girlfriends / Raegan Revord.

Revord, Raegan, 2008- author.

Grave flowers / Autumn Krause.

Krause, Autumn, author.

The secret investigator of Astor Street / Stephanie Morrill.

Morrill, Stephanie, author.

Influenced / Sarah Darer Littman, Cindy L. Otis.

Littman, Sarah, author.

Once a villain / Vanessa Len.

Len, Vanessa, author.

The house of quiet / Kiersten Brazier.

White, Kiersten, author.

Blood moon / Britney S Lewis.

Lewis, Britney S., author.

Tiger’s trek / Colleen Houck.

Houck, Colleen, author.

Hekate : the witch / Nikita Gill.

Gill, Nikita, author.

Who’s all going (to die)? / Lisa Springer.

Springer, Lisa (Young adult author), author.

Empty heaven / by Freddie Kölsch.

Kölsch, Freddie, author.

Roar of the lambs / Jamison Shea.

Shea, Jamison, author.

A spell to wake the dead / Nicole Lesperance.

Lesperance, Nicole, author.

My perfect family / Khadijah VanBrakle.

VanBrakle, Khadijah, author.

Wish you were her / Elle McNicoll.

McNicoll, Elle, author.

The devil’s in the dancers / Catherine Yu.

Yu, Catherine, author.

A guide to falling off the map / Zanni L. Arnot.

Arnot, Zanni L., author.

The steps / Wendelin Van Draanen.

Van Draanen, Wendelin, author.

Thorn season / Kiera Azar.

Azar, Kiera, author.

The dead of summer / Ryan La Sala.

La Sala, Ryan, author.

I killed the king / Rebecca Mix, Andrea Hannah.

Mix, Rebecca, author.

Starstrike / Yoon Ha Lee.

Lee, Yoon Ha, 1979- author.

Dream by the shadows / Logan Karlie.

Karlie, Logan, author.

By invitation only / Alexandra Brown Chang.

Chang, Alexandra Brown, author.

The deep well / Laura Creedle.

Creedle, Laura, author.

When we were monsters / Jennifer Niven.

Niven, Jennifer, author.

If looks could kill / Julie Berry.

Berry, Julie, 1974- author.

Catch your death / Ravena Guron.

Guron, Ravena, author.

Girl, goddess, queen / Bea Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald, Bea, author.

Keep your friends close / Cynthia Murphy.

Murphy, Cynthia (YA author), author.

Fallen Academy : Year four / Leia Stone.

Stone, Leia, author.

Fallen Academy : Year three / Leia Stone.

Stone, Leia, author.

Split the sky / Marie Arnold.

Arnold, Marie, author.

Daughter of the underworld / Katharine & Elizabeth Corr.

Corr, Katharine, author.

How to survive a horror movie / Scarlett Dunmore.

Dunmore, Scarlett, author.

Everything about you / Robby Weber.

Weber, Robby, author.

A steeping of blood / Hafsah Faizal.

Faizal, Hafsah, author.

Tinker Bell / Jen Calonita.

Calonita, Jen, author.

Bad in the blood / Matteo L. Cerilli.

Cerilli, Matteo L., author.

Reasons to hate me / Susan Metallo.

Metallo, Susan, author.

Season of fear / Emily Cooper.

Cooper, Emily, 1996- author.

My mother, the mermaid chaser / Jamie Jo Hoang.

Hoang, Jamie Jo author.

An embroidery of souls / Ruby Martinez.

Martinez, Ruby, author.

Through our teeth / Pamela N. Harris.

Harris, Pamela N., author.

House of hearts / Skyla Arndt.

Arndt, Skyla, author.

Nettle / Bex Hogan.

Hogan, Bex, author.

Running back to you / Sarah Henning.

Henning, Sarah, author.

You’ve goth my heart / L.C. Rosen.

Rosen, Lev AC author.

For the rest of us : 13 festive holiday stories to celebrate all seasons / edited by Dahlia Adler.

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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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