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PICTURE BOOKS

Angélica and la güira / written by Angie Cruz illustrated by Luz Batista.

Cruz, Angie, author.

Can I sleep here? [BOARD BOOK] : Baby dolphin / Ella Bailey.

Bailey, Ella, author, illustrator.

Royal garden party / Priti Birla Maheshwari [illustrated by] Rea Zhai.

Maheshwari, Priti Birla, author.

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

Smith, Danna, author.

Crick, crack, crow! / Janet Lord illustrated by Julie Paschkis.

Lord, Janet, author.

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

Osakwe, Leah, author.

Leading ladies! / by Holly Rice illustrated by Alan Batson.

Rice, Holly, author.

Love and hugs : fall / Tracey Colliston.

Colliston, Tracey, author, illustrator.

My saree / written by Gita Varadarajan illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan.

Varadarajan, Gita, author.

Once upon a Diwali / written by Anita Mishra illustrated by Diah Chakraborty.

Mishra, Anita, author.

Rosh Hashanah [BOARD BOOK] : new year, gather near / words by Leah Weber pictures by Taryn Johnson.

Weber, Leah, author.

A Turkish Rosh Hashanah / Etan Basseri illustrated by Zeynep Özatalay.

Basseri, Etan, author.

Before the ships : the birth of Black excellence / written by Maisha Oso illustrated by Candice Bradley.

Oso, Maisha, author.

Thank you / Jarvis.

Jarvis, 1985- author, illustrator.

Waiting to welcome / written by Samantha Cleaver and Reuben Nantogmah illustrated by Bri Marie McNish.

Cleaver, Samantha, author.

Momma’s going to march / written by Jennifer Maruno illustrated by Vivian Rosas.

Maruno, Jennifer, 1950- author.

Danté plays his blues / written by Allen R. Wells illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice.

Wells, Allen R., author.

Little snail’s book of bugs [BOARD BOOK] / Yuval Zommer.

Zommer, Yuval, author, illustrator.

Ali the Great and the robot meltdown / written by Saadia Faruqi illustrated by Debby Rahmalia.

Faruqi, Saadia, author.

Spot’s digger [BOARD BOOK] / Eric Hill.

Hill, Eric, 1927-2014, author, illustrator

We share this neighborhood [BOARD BOOK] : a community book / words by Dan Saks art by Brooke Smart.

Saks, Dan, 1978- author.

What can a mess make? / Bee Johnson.

Johnson, Bee, author, illustrator.

Five enormous dinosaurs [BOARD BOOK] / illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow.

Kubler, Annie, 1960- illustrator.

Little Orange Pumpkin / words by Erin Guendelsberger pictures by Jennifer Zivoin.

Guendelsberger, Erin, author.

Moomin and the little ghost / based on the original stories by Tove Jansson [text and illustrations Moomin Characters].

Jansson, Tove, creator.

Squirrel-ish / story and pictures by Bambi Edlund.

Edlund, Bambi, author, illustrator.

The world is awaiting you / written by Marianne Richmond illustrations by Sally Garland.

Richmond, Marianne, author.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 5-minute stories / Eric Carle.

Carle, Eric, author, illustrator.

Catch that ghost! / by Matt Huntley illustrated by Dave Aikins.

Huntley, Matt, author.

Little Blue Truck’s Halloween [BOARD BOOK] : a lift-the-flap book! / written by Alice Schertle illustrated by Jill McElmurry.

Schertle, Alice, author.

The very hungry caterpillar eats breakfast [BOARD BOOK] : a counting book.

Carle, Eric

Catside up, catside down : a book of prepositions / Anna Hrachovec.

Hrachovec, Anna, author, illustrator.

A rainy dragon day / Julie ̲Vlk translated by Melody Shaw.

Völk, Julie, 1985- author, illustrator.

A roof! / written by Stephanie Ellen Sy illustrated by Daniel Tingcungco.

Sy, Stephanie Ellen, author.

Sharing shalom / by Danielle Sharkan illustrated by Selina Alko.

Sharkan, Danielle, author.

We go to the park / Sara Stridsberg, Beatrice Alemagna translated from Swedish by B.J. Woodstein.

Stridsberg, Sara, 1972- author.

The dream catcher / written and illustrated by Marcelo Verdad.

Verdad, Marcelo, author, illustrator.

Our building / Joseph Coelho Richard Johnson.

Coelho, Joseph, author.

The quickest bedtime story ever! / Louise Fitzgerald & Kate Hindley.

Fitzgerald, Louise (Acting coach), author.

This is the way in Dog Town / Ya-Ling Huang

Huang, Ya-Ling, author, illustrator.

Rostam’s picture-day pusteen / Ryan Bani Tahmaseb illustrated by Fateme Mokhles.

Tahmaseb, Ryan Bani, author.

Fall parade / words by Camelia Kay art by Allyn Howard.

Kay, Camelia, author.

Twelfth night / William Shakespeare retold by Georghia Ellinas illustrated by Jane Ray.

Ellinas, Georghia, author.

Brave like fireweed / by Jesse White.

White, Jesse (Jesse Sterling), author, illustrator.

Duck, Duck, Goose! / John Hare.

Hare, John (Children's book illustrator), author, illustrator.

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Juvenile Fiction

It happened to Anna / Tehlor Kay Mejia.

Mejia, Tehlor Kay, author.

The mailbox tree / Rebecca Lim and Kate Gordon.

Lim, Rebecca, author.

Project Mercury / Ronald L. Smith.

Smith, Ronald L. (Ronald Lenard), 1959- author.

A bite above the rest / Christine Virnig.

Virnig, Christine, author.

Moko magic. Carnival chaos / Tracey Baptiste.

Baptiste, Tracey, author.

The monstrous adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles / by Steve Behling illustrated by Robb Mommaerts.

Behling, Steve, author.

The outsmarters / Deborah Ellis.

Ellis, Deborah, 1960- author.

Race to the magic mountain / written by Bernard Mensah illustrated by Natasha Nayo.

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

The sleeping giant / David A. Robertson.

Robertson, David, 1977- author.

Monsterious. Trapped in the horror dome / Matt McMann.

McMann, Matt, author.

Meg and Greg : A handful of dogs : with four phonics stories / written by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae illustrated by Elisa Gutǐrrez.

Rae, Elspeth, 1973- author.

The ghosts of Nameless Island / Carly Anne West illustrated by Teo Skaffa.

West, Carly Anne, author.

The rule of three / Heather Murphy Capps.

Capps, Heather Murphy, author.

Legends of Lotus Island. Temple of secrets / by Christina Soontornvat illustrated by Kevin Hong.

Soontornvat, Christina, author.

When we flew away : a novel of Anne Frank, before the diary / Alice Hoffman.

Hoffman, Alice, author.

It came from the trees / Ally Russell.

Russell, Ally, author.

The kids in Mrs. Z’s class. Rohan Murthy has a plan / Rajani LaRocca illustrated by Kat Fajardo series coordinated by Kate Messner.

LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Crushed / Melanie Conklin.

Conklin, Melanie, author.

Wicked Marigold / Caroline Carlson.

Carlson, Caroline.

Mama’s chicken and dumplings / Dionna L. Mann.

Mann, Dionna L., author.

The beginning of all things / by Karla Arenas Valenti illustrated by Vanessa Morales.

Valenti, Karla, author.

The marvelous moleon / Nova Weetman art by Chris Kennett.

Weetman, Nova, author.

The ghost rules / Adam Rosenbaum.

Rosenbaum, Adam, author.

Zali Sparkles / by Maddy Mara illustrations by Cristina Gómez.

Mara, Maddy, author.

When Frankie made a human : gruesomely good & monstrously misunderstood / Rachel Delahaye illustrated by Maïté Schmitt.

Delahaye, Rachel, author.

Crimson Twill : witch in the spotlight / Kallie George, illustrated by Birgitta Sif.

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

The stolen key / Margaret Peterson Haddix.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxxkQYjwxrwwYWBpVTPwC

Give me something good to eat / D.W. Gillespie.

Gillespie, D. W. (Novelist), author.

The panda’s child / story, Jackie Morris & artwork, Cathy Fisher.

Morris, Jackie, author.

When wishes were horses / Cynthia Voigt [interior illustrations by Ramona Kaulitzki].

Voigt, Cynthia, author.

Fowl play / Kristin O’Donnell Tubb.

Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell, author.

Glass : a Cinderella tale / Kathryn Lasky.

Lasky, Kathryn, author.

The Secret Dead Club / Karen Strong.

Strong, Karen, author.

Buffalo dreamer / Violet Duncan.

Duncan, Violet, author.

The timekeepers. The Tesla trap / SJ King illustrator, Esther Hernando.

King, SJ, author.

Wrath of the triple goddess / Rick Riordan.

Riordan, Rick, author.

Read at your own risk / Remy Lai lettering by Remy Lai and Brian Geffen.

Lai, Remy, author, letterer.

The Swifts : A gallery of rogues / Beth Lincoln with illustrations by Claire Powell.

Lincoln, Beth, author.

A two-placed heart : a memoir in verse / by Doan Phuong Nguyen.

Nguyen, Doan Phuong, author.

Spy school goes wild / Stuart Gibbs.

Gibbs, Stuart, 1969- author.

Once they see you : 13 stories to shiver and shock / by Josh Allen illustrated by Sarah J. Coleman.

Allen, Josh, author.

The queen of Ocean Parkway / Sarvenaz Tash.

Tash, Sarvenaz, author.

Good dog. The bark park / by Cam Higgins illustrated by Ariel Landy.

Higgins, Cam, author.

The secrets of Lunis / Janelle McCurdy.

McCurdy, Janelle, 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

Who is Bad Bunny? / by G. M. Taboas Zayas illustrated by Andrew Thomson.

Taboas Zayas, G. M., author.

Fish farts : and other amazing ways animals adapt / Joanne Settel illustrated by Natasha Donovan.

Settel, Joanne, author.

Sleepy : surprising ways animals snooze / written by Jennifer Ward illustrated by Robin Page.

Ward, Jennifer, 1963- author.

Go, Wilma, go! : Wilma Rudolph, from athlete to activist / written by Amira Rose Davis and Michael G. Long illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Davis, Amira Rose, author.

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

Mosco, Rosemary, author.

Children’s illustrated world atlas / written by Simon Adams, Mary Atkinson, Sarah Phillips, John Woodward consultant, Dr Kathleen Baker.

Adams, Simon, 1955- author.

Else B. in the sea : the woman who painted the wonders of the deep / by Jeanne Walker Harvey illustrated by Melodie Stacey.

Harvey, Jeanne Walker, author.

Pickle words : crunchy, punchy pickles and poetry / April Pulley Sayre illustrated by Jialei Sun.

Sayre, April Pulley, author.

She sells seashells : Mary Anning, an unlikely paleontologist / Heidi E.Y. Stemple illustrated by Emily Paik.

Stemple, Heidi E. Y., author.

Unshakable Eleanor : how our 32nd First Lady used her voice to fight for human rights / by Michelle Markel illustrated by Alejandro Mesa.

Markel, Michelle, author.

The solar system / by Marion Dane Bauer illustrated by John Wallace.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

The leadership journey : how four kids became president / Doris Kearns Goodwin adapted by Ruby Shamir illustrtions by Amy June Bates.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns, author.

How to build LEGO robots / written by Hannah Dolan and Julia March models designed and created by Jessica Farrell.

Dolan, Hannah, author.

About habitats : coral reefs / written by Cathryn Sill illustrated by John Sill.

Sill, Cathryn P., 1953- author.

Speaking of America : U.S. Presidents and the words that shaped history / Jared Cohen illustrated by Vivian Shih.

Cohen, Jared, 1981- author.

What would happen if you only ate chocolate? / by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, illustrated by Anna Mongay.

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley, author.

Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice / Kari Lavelle illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Lavelle, Kari, author.

Presidential elections and other cool facts / Syl Sobel.

Sobel, Syl, author.

True or false? : the science of perception, misinformation, and disinformation / by Jacqueline B. Toner.

Toner, Jacqueline B., author.

Seeker of truth : Kailash Satyarthi’s fight to end child labor / written by Srividya Venkat illustrated by Danica da Silva Pereira.

Venkat, Srividhya, author.

Volcanoes / written by Nell Cross Beckerman illustrated by Kalen Chock.

Beckerman, Nell Cross, 1973- author.

Chasing guano : the discovery of a penguin supercolony / Helen Taylor.

Taylor, Helen, 1982- author.

Horse / written by Juliet Clutton-Brock.

Clutton-Brock, Juliet, author.

Swinging into history : Toni Stone: big-league baseball’s first woman player / Karen L. Swanson illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Swanson, Karen L., author.

The illustrated Walt Whitman : 25 essential poems / edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave design and illustration by David Miles.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, author.

As Edward imagined : a story of Edward Gorey in three acts / words by Matthew Burgess pictures by Marc Majewski.

Burgess, Matthew, author.

A field guide to autumn / Gabby Dawnay illustrated by Dorien Brouwers

Dawnay, Gabby, author.

When beavers flew : an incredible true story of rescue and relocation / Kristen Tracy & Luisa Uribe.

Tracy, Kristen, 1972- author.

World more beautiful : the life and art of Barbara Cooney / written by Angela Burke Kunkel illustrated by Becca Stadtlander.

Kunkel, Angela Burke, author.

Kindred spirits = Shilombish ittibachvffa / Leslie Stall Widener illustrated by Johnson Yazzie.

Widener, Leslie Stall, author

Evidence! : how Dr. John Snow solved the mystery of cholera / Deborah Hopkinson illustrated by Nik Henderson.

Hopkinson, Deborah, author.

Wildlife crossings: protecting animal pathways around the world / Catherine Barr, illustrated by Christiane Engel.

Barr, Catherine, 1965- author.

Dazzling Zelda : the story of fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes / by Aura Lewis, in collaboration with Farai Simoyi.

Lewis, Aura, author, illustrator.

Urban coyotes / Mary Kay Carson with photographs by Tom Uhlman.

Carson, Mary Kay, author.

How to make a picture book / by Dr. Elys Dolan (talented author and illustrator) and also Bert!

Dolan, Elys, author, illustrator.

The White House : a meet the nation’s Capital book / Lindsay Ward.

Ward, Lindsay, author, illustrator.

A tour of the human body : amazing numbers– fantastic facts / by Jennifer Berne illustrated by Dawn DeVries Sokol.

Berne, Jennifer, 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.

Borderlands and the Mexican American story / David Dorado Romo.

Romo, David Dorado, author.

Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools / Dan SaSuWeh Jones.

Jones, Dan C., 1951- author.

My encyclopedia of very important dinosaurs / senior editor, Kritika Gupta US senior editor, Shannon Beatty.

Our world in numbers. Dinosaurs & other prehistoric life : an encyclopedia of fantastic facts / written by William Potter, Alicia Williamson, and Richard Mead expert consultant, Dr. Dean Lomax.

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

Griffith, Evan, author.

Volcanoes : fire and life / Jon Chad with color by Sophie Goldstein.

Chad, Jon, author, artist.

The history of information / written and illustrated by Chris Haughton additional text and research by Loonie Park.

Haughton, Chris, author, illustrator.

YOUNG ADULT

This book kills / Ravena Guron.

Guron, Ravena. author.

It’s only a game / Kelsea Yu.

Yu, Kelsea, author.

Malicia / Steven Dos Santos.

Dos Santos, Steven, author.

A magic fierce & bright / Hemant Nayak.

Nayak, Hemant, author.

Portrait of a shadow / Meriam Metoui.

Metoui, Meriam, author.

Riot act / Sarah Lariviere.

Lariviere, Sarah, author.

Trespass against us / Leon Kemp.

Kemp, Leon, author.

Eighteen roses / Shannon C.F. Rogers.

Rogers, Shannon C. F., author.

Dashed : a Margaret Dashwood novel / Amanda Quain.

Quain, Amanda, author.

The ping-pong queen of Chinatown / Andrew Yang.

Yang, Andrew (Young adult novelist), author.

Young blood / by Alyssa Sheinmel.

Sheinmel, Alyssa B., author.

We mostly come out at night : 15 queer tales of monsters, angels & other creatures / edited by Rob Costello.

Celestial monsters / Aiden Thomas.

Thomas, Aiden, author.

Stefi and the Spanish prince / Donna Freitas.

Freitas, Donna, author.

I will never leave you / Kara A. Kennedy.

Kennedy, Kara A., author.

Near misses & cowboy kisses / Katrina Emmel.

Emmel, Katrina, author.

Asking for a friend / Kara H. L. Chen.

Chen, Kara H. L., author.

The lost souls of Benzaiten / Kelly Murashige.

Murashige, Kelly, author.

Luscious love / Katerina Bakolias.

Bakolias, Katerina, author.

Time and time again / by Chatham Greenfield.

Greenfield, Chatham, author.

Exes and foes / Amanda Woody.

Woody, Amanda, author.

Better left buried / Mary E. Roach.

Roach, Mary E., author.

The dark we know / Wen-Yi Lee.

Lee, Wen-Yi, author.

Beneath these cursed stars / Lexi Ryan.

Ryan, Lexi, author.

This is not a dead girl story / Kate Sweeney.

Sweeney, Kate, author.

The ones who come back hungry / Amelinda Bérubé.

Bérubé, Amelinda, author.

Don’t let it break your heart / Maggie Horne.

Horne, Maggie, author.

Tiger’s tale / Colleen Houck.

Houck, Colleen, author.

Ruin road / Lamar Giles.

Giles, Lamar, 1979- author.

Twin flames / Olivia Abtahi.

Abtahi, Olivia, author.

Return to sender / Lauren Draper.

Draper, Lauren, author.

Ghostsmith / Nicki Pau Preto.

Pau Preto, Nicki, author.

Stay dead / April Henry.

Henry, April, author.

How to die famous / Benjamin Dean.

Dean, Benjamin (Children's author), author.

The second son / Adrienne Tooley.

Tooley, Adrienne, author.

The lies of Alma Blackwell / Amanda Glaze.

Glaze, Amanda, author.

Fairy Godmother : an enchanters tale / Jen Calonita.

Calonita, Jen, author.

Pumpkin spice & everything nice / Katie Cicatelli-Kuc.

Cicatelli-Kuc, Katie, author.

The longest night / by Michelle Jabès Corpora.

Corpora, Michelle Jabès, author.

When Haru was here / Dustin Thao.

Thao, Dustin, author.

The champions / Kara Thomas.

Thomas, Kara, 1990- author.

The thirteenth child / Erin A. Craig.

Craig, Erin A., author.

Final fantasy VII : the kids are alright: a turks side story / Kazushige Nojima illustration by Sho-u Tajima translation by Melissa Tanaka.

Nojima, Kazushige, 1964- author.

The zombie apocalypse running club / Carrie Mac.

Mac, Carrie, 1975- author.

Star wars the high republic. Tears of the nameless / George Mann.

Mann, George, author.

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Florida Teens Read

Accountable : the true story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed / Dashka Slater.

Slater, Dashka, author.

Breathe and count back from ten / by Natalia Sylvester.

Sylvester, Natalia, author.

Chaos theory / Nic Stone.

Stone, Nic, author.

Dear Medusa / Olivia A. Cole.

Cole, Olivia A., author.

The do-over / Lynn Painter.

Painter, Lynn, author.

The drowned woods / Emily Lloyd-Jones.

Lloyd-Jones, Emily, author.

Four for the road / K.J. Reilly.

Reilly, K. J. (Writer of young adult fiction), author.

In Nightfall / Suzanne Young.

Young, Suzanne, author.

Midnight at the Houdini / Delilah S. Dawson.

Dawson, Delilah S., author.

The name she gave me / Betty Culley.

Culley, Betty, author.

Promise boys / Nick Brooks.

Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

Queen bee : an anti-historical Regency romp / Amalie Howard.

Howard, Amalie, author.

Remember me gone / by Stacy Stokes.

Stokes, Stacy, author.

Seven percent of Ro Devereux / Ellen O’Clover.

O'Clover, Ellen, author.

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

Bayron, Kalynn, author.

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2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 3-5

The Aquanaut : a story / by Dan Santat.

Santat, Dan.

The big sting / Rachelle Delaney.

Delaney, Rachelle, author.

Bound for home / Meika Hashimoto.

Hashimoto, Meika, author.

The cursed moon / Angela Cervantes.

Cervantes, Angela, author.

Finally seen / Kelly Yang.

Yang, Kelly, author.

The girl who built a spider / George Brewington.

Brewington, George, author.

The good sports league : The ultimate goal / by Tommy Greenwald illustrated by Lesley Vamos.

Greenwald, Tommy, 1962- author.

The grip / by Marcus Stroman written with Samantha Thornhill.

Stroman, Marcus, 1991- author.

Home away from home / Cynthia Lord.

Lord, Cynthia, author.

Manatee summer / Evan Griffith.

Griffith, Evan, author.

Penny draws a best friend / Sara Shepard.

Shepard, Sara, 1977- author.

Race to Fire Mountain / Remi Blackwood illustrations by Alicia Robinson.

Blackwood, Remi, author.

The shelterlings / by Sarah Beth Durst.

Durst, Sarah Beth, author.

Treasure in the lake / Jason Pamment.

Pamment, Jason, author.

When sea becomes sky / Gillian McDunn [illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As]

McDunn, Gillian, author.

2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Gr. 6-8

Adrift / Tanya Guerrero.

Guerrero, Tanya, author.

Fake / Ele Fountain.

Fountain, Ele, author.

Falling short / Ernesto Cisneros.

Cisneros, Ernesto, author.

Girl in white / Lindsay Currie.

Currie, Lindsay, author.

Hear me / Kerry O’Malley Cerra.

Cerra, Kerry O'Malley, author.

How to stay invisible / Maggie C. Rudd.

Rudd, Maggie, author.

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts / Erika Lewis.

Lewis, Erika, 1968- author.

The mystery of the Radcliffe riddle / Taryn Souders.

Souders, Taryn, 1977- author.

New dragon city / Mari Mancusi.

Mancusi, Mari, author.

Over and out / Jenni L. Walsh.

Walsh, Jenni L., author.

Ride on / Faith Erin Hicks colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick.

Hicks, Faith Erin, author.

Roll for initiative / Jaime Formato.

Formato, Jaime, author.

The Ruby code / Jessica Khoury.

Khoury, Jessica, 1990- author.

The superteacher project / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, author.

2024-25 Sunshine State Readers Jr

Awesome orange birthday / written by Mitali Banerjee Ruths illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel.

Ruths, Mitali Banerjee, author.

Carina Felina / Carmen Agra Deedy & Henry Cole.

Deedy, Carmen Agra, author.

Don’t eat bees : (life lessons from Chip the dog) / written by Dev Petty illustrated by Mike Boldt.

Petty, Dev, author.

The duck never blinks / Alex Latimer.

Latimer, Alex, author, illustrator.

Evergreen / Matthew Cordell.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author.

Got your nose! / written by Alan Katz illustrated by Alex Willan.

Katz, Alan, author.

The greatest in the world / Ben Clanton.

Clanton, Ben, 1988- author.

Henry, like always / by Jenn Bailey illustrated by Mika Song.

Bailey, Jenn, 1965- author.

Mr. S / Monica Arnaldo.

Arnaldo, Monica, author, illustrator.

My pet feet / Josh Funk illustrated by Billy Yong.

Funk, Josh, author.

Our incredible library book : and the wonderful journeys it took / written by Caroline Crowe illustrated by John Joseph.

Crowe, Caroline, author.

Out of the blue / by Robert Tregoning illustrated by Stef Murphy.

Tregoning, Robert, author.

Rick the rock of Room 214 / Julie Falatko illustrated by Ruth Chan.

Falatko, Julie, author.

We are going to be pals! / Mark Teague.

Teague, Mark, author, illustrator.

Worm and Caterpillar are friends / written and illustrated by Kaz WIndness.

Windness, Kaz, 1974- author, illustrator.

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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Summer at your library Early Learning Booklist

Pepita meets bebita / Ruth Behar, Gabriel Frye-Behar illustrated by Maribel Lechuga.

Behar, Ruth, 1956- author.

The numbers store [BOARD BOOK] / Harold Green III illustrated by DeAnn Wiley.

Green, Harold, III, author.

Little dumplings [BOARD BOOK] / by Jekka Kuhlmann, Krissy Kuhlmann & Haley Hazell illustrated by Manita Boonyong.

Kuhlmann, Jekka, author.

Sari-sari summers / Lynnor Bontigao.

Bontigao, Lynnor, author, illustrator.

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

Clanton, Ben, 1988- author, illustrator.

A unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark walk into a book / by Jonathan Fenske.

Fenske, Jonathan, author, illustrator.

100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli / David LaRochelle illustrated by Lian Cho.

LaRochelle, David, author.

The duck never blinks / Alex Latimer.

Latimer, Alex, author, illustrator.

The lost library / Jess McGeachin.

McGeachin, Jess, author, illustrator.

How to count to one : (and don’t even THINK about bigger numbers!) / written by Caspar Salmon illustrated by Matt Hunt.

Salmon, Caspar, 1981- author.

Full moon pups / by Liz Garton Scanlon illustrated by Chuck Groenink.

Scanlon, Liz Garton, author.

I want to be spaghetti! / written by Kiera Wright-Ruiz illustrated by Claudia Lam.

Wright-Ruiz, Kiera, author.

What to do with a stick / by Jane Yolen illustrated by Paolo Domeniconi.

Yolen, Jane, author.

Baby’s first love story [BOARD BOOK] / written by Stacy Abrams illustrated by Irena Freitas.

Abrams, Stacy, author.

One, two, Grandpa loves you / words by Shelly Becker pictures by Dan Yaccarino.

Becker, Shelly, author.

Wombat / Philip Bunting.

Bunting, Philip, author, illustrator.

Walter finds his voice : the story of a shy crocodile / Ann Kim Ha.

Kim Ha, Ann, author, illustrator.

How to bird / Rasha Hamid.

Hamid, Rasha, author.

Reading time! [BOARD BOOK] : a tummy time first words book for babies.

Peekaboo baby [BOARD BOOK] / Camilla Reid illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius.

Reid, Camilla, author.

See, touch, feel farm [BOARD BOOK].

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

Trukhan, Ekaterina, author, illustrator.

Squeak-a-boo! [BOARD BOOK] / words by Natasha Wing pictures by Grace Habib.

Wing, Natasha, author.

Who’s hiding on the farm? [BOARD BOOK] : a lift-the-flap book / illustrated by Pintachan text by Amelia Hepworth.

Hepworth, Amelia, author.

Blinker, blinker little car [BOARD BOOK] / Susan B. Katz [illustrations by] Jen Taylor.

Katz, Susan B., 1971- author.

Night night dinosaur [BOARD BOOK] / illustrated by Hannah Abbo.

Mail Duck helps a friend [BOARD BOOK] : a book of colors and surprises / Erica Sirotich.

Sirotich, Erica, author, illustrator.

I take care of my puppy [BOARD BOOK] / Michael Slack.

Slack, Michael H., 1969- author, illustrator.

I take care of my kitten [BOARD BOOK]/ Michael Slack.

Slack, Michael H., 1969- author, illustrator.

A is for apple [BOARD BOOK] / [illustrations, Georgie Birkett].

Kind crocodile [BOARD BOOK] / Leo Timmers illustrated by Leo Timmers translated by Bill Nagelkerke.

Timmers, Leo, author, artist.

Look up high! Things that fly / Victoria Allenby.

Allenby, Victoria, 1989- author.

Skeletown : Sí. ¡No! / Rhode Montijo.

Montijo, Rhode, author, illustrator.

Being brave [BOARD BOOK] / written by Cindy Jin illustrated by Ashley Dugan.

Jin, Cindy, author.

Mr. S / Monica Arnaldo.

Arnaldo, Monica, author, illustrator.

Watch out for the lion! / Brooke Hartman illustrated by Anna Süßbauer.

Hartman, Brooke, author.

I am not an octopus / Eoin McLaughlin illustrated by Marc Boutavant.

McLaughlin, Eoin, author.

Maxie Wiz and her dragon / by Michelle Meadows illustrations by Sawyer Cloud.

Meadows, Michelle, author.

Tap! tap! tap! : dance! dance! dance! / Hervé Tullet [translated by Christopher Franceschelli].

Tullet, Hervé, author, illustrator.

Summer at your library Kids’ Booklist

Stinkbird has a superpower / Jill Esbaum illustrated by Bob Shea.

Esbaum, Jill, author.

Squished / Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter.

Lloyd, Megan Wagner, author.

Squire & Knight / Scott Chantler.

Chantler, Scott, author, artist.

Something, someday / words by Amanda Gorman pictures by Christian Robinson.

Gorman, Amanda, 1998- author.

Shakti / [written by] SJ Sindu [illustrated by] Nabi H. Ali.

Sindu, SJ, author.

Saving Chupie / written by Amparo Ortiz illustrated by Ronnie Garcia.

Ortiz, Amparo, author.

Patchwork prince / by Baptiste Paul illustrated by Kitt Thomas.

Paul, Baptiste, author.

Ode to a nobody / Caroline Brooks DuBois.

DuBois, Caroline Brooks, author.

Misfit mansion / Kay Davault.

Davault, Kay, author, illustrator.

Masala chai, fast and slow / Rajani LaRocca illustrated by Neha Rawat.

LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Juniper Harvey and the vanishing kingdom / Nina Varela.

Varela, Nina, author.

It’s boba time for Pearl Li! / Nicole Chen.

Chen, Nicole, 1980- author.

Is it okay to pee in the ocean? : the fascinating science of our waste and our world / by Ella Schwartz illustrated by Lily Williams.

Schwartz, Ella, 1974- author.

Houses with a story : a dragon’s den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore / Yoshida Seiji translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash.

Yoshida, Seiji (Illustrator), author.

Great Carrier Reef / by Jessica Stremer illustrated by Gordy Wright.

Stremer, Jessica, author.

Four eyes / Rex Ogle & Dave Valeza with color by Ash Szymanik.

Ogle, Rex, author.

Dragons of Ember City. Happy spark day! / Shane Richardson & Sarah Marino.

Richardson, Shane, author, illustrator.

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

Miller, Sharee (Illustrator), author, illustrator.

Cryptid kids 1 : The Bawk-ness Monster / Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess.

Goetter, Sara, author, artist.

A llama is not an alpaca : and other mistaken animal identities / written by Karen Jameson illustrated by Lorna Scobie.

Jameson, Karen, author.

You are here : connecting flights / edited by Ellen Oh.

Winston Chu vs. the whimsies / by Stacey Lee.

Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather), author.

Turtles of the midnight moon / María José Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald, María José, author.

The superteacher project / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, author.

The most important animal of all / written by Penny Worms illustrated by Hannah Bailey.

Worms, Penny, author.

The mermaid princesses / written by Maya Cameron-Gordon illustrated by Mirelle Ortega.

Cameron-Gordon, Maya, author.

The lost library / Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass.

Stead, Rebecca, author.

The infinite questions of Dottie Bing / by Molly B. Burnham with illustrations by Fanny Liem.

Burnham, Molly B., author.

Ready, set, dough! / Kelly J. Baptist.

Baptist, Kelly J., author.

Plátanos go with everything / written by Lissette Norman illustrated by Sara Palacios.

Norman, Lissette, author.

Parachute kids / Betty C. Tang.

Tang, Betty C., author, illustrator.

My brain is magic : a sensory-seeking celebration / written by Prasha Sooful illustrated by Geeta Ladi.

Sooful, Prasha, author.

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

Soontornvat, Christina, author.

Juniper Mae. Knight of Tykotech City / [concept and illustrations by] Sarah Soh [text by] Tim Fraser.

Soh, Sarah (Graphic novelist), author, illustrator.

José and Feliz play fútbol / by Susan Rose and Silvia Lopez illustrated by Gloria Félix.

Rose, Susan (Film producer), author.

Welcome to the island / by Dela Costa illustrated by Ana Sebastián.

Costa, Dela, author.

Hoops / Matt Tavares.

Tavares, Matt, author, illustrator.

Wishing on matzo ball soup! / by Lisa Greenwald illustrated by Galia Bernstein.

Greenwald, Lisa, author.

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

Applegate, Katherine, author.

Batcat. 1 / by Meggie Ramm

Ramm, Meggie, author, illustrator.

Ali the Great and the market mishap / by Saadia Faruqi illustrated by Debby Rahmalia.

Faruqi, Saadia, author.

Abuela’s super capa / written by Ana Siqueira illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

Siqueira, Ana, author.

A garden in my hands / Written by Meera Sriram Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat.

Sriram, Meera, author.

Summer at your library Teen Booklist

With or without you / Eric Smith.

Smith, Eric (Eric A.), author.

Where you see yourself / Claire Forrest.

Forrest, Claire (Young adult author), author.

The chalice of the gods / Rick Riordan.

Riordan, Rick, author.

Wings in the wild / Margarita Engle.

Engle, Margarita, author.

The Mossheart’s promise / Rebecca Mix.

Mix, Rebecca, author.

The memory eater / Rebecca Mahoney.

Mahoney, Rebecca, author.

The infinity particle / Wendy Xu.

Xu, Wendy, author, artist.

Star splitter / Matthew J. Kirby.

Kirby, Matthew J., 1976- author.

Spell bound / F.T. Lukens.

Lukens, F. T., author.

Once there was / Kiyash Monsef.

Monsef, Kiyash, author.

Huda F cares? / Huda Fahmy with color by Weinye Chen.

Fahmy, Huda, author, illustrator.

Highly suspicious and unfairly cute / Talia Hibbert.

Hibbert, Talia, author.

Chloe and the Kaishao boys / Mae Coyiuto.

Coyiuto, Mae, 1994- author.

This time it’s real / Ann Liang.

Liang, Ann (Young adult author), author.

Superman vs. Meshi. Vol. 1 / written by Satoshi Miyagawa drawn by Kai Kitago translations by Sheldon Drzka lettering by Wes Abbott.

Miyagawa, Satoshi, author.

Girl taking over : a Lois Lane story / written by Sarah Kuhn art by Arielle Jovellanos color by Olivia Pecini lettering by Melani Ujimori.

Kuhn, Sarah (Author), author.

Elle(s). Volume 1 : The new girl / writer, Kid Toussaint artist, Aveline Stokart.

Toussaint, Kid, author.

Brooms / created by Jasmine Walls & Teo DuVall art by Teo DuVall written by Jasmine Walls colors by Bex Glendining lettering by Ariana Maher.

Walls, Jasmine, author.

Araña and Spider-Man 2099 : dark tomorrow / Alex Segura.

Segura, Alex, 1980- author.

Batman : Wayne Family adventures. Volume 1 / written by CRC Payne inks by Starbite storyboards by Maria Li backgrounds by Lan Ma & Suzi Blake flats & rendering by C.M. Cameron, Camille Cruz & Paula Polux Fidelis lettering by Kielamel Sibal.

Payne, CRC, author.

The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich / Deya Muniz.

Muniz, Deya, author, illustrator.

Stars in their eyes / a graphic novel by Jessica Walton and Aśka.

Walton, Jessica, author.

Rosewood : a midsummer meet cute / Sayantani DasGupta.

DasGupta, Sayantani, author.

Lost in Taiwan / Mark Crilley.

Crilley, Mark, author, illustrator.

Danger and other unknown risks / by Ryan North & Erica Henderson art by Erica Henderson.

North, Ryan, 1980- author.

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