A seventh-grader tries to save a local river in Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, a new middle-grade novel by Barbara Dee.

In the Shadow of a Queen, by Heather B. Moore, follows one of Queen Victoria’s daughters as she strives to be true to herself and the crown.

Celebrate the things that make you you in I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity, by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.