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    October 7, 2026

    Julie Wright’s Threads of Red is excellent YA fairy tale retelling

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    Lauren Tarshis transports readers to wilderness in Night of the Lions

    ages 8 & up
    October 6, 2026

    The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society is strong start to new Lindsay Currie series

    ages 4 & up
    October 5, 2026

    Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimly’s Classroom? one of 2026’s best picture books

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    October 5, 2026

    Colfer, Donkin & Rigano’s WAR is compelling graphic novel

    ages 2 & up
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    5-Minute Maisy Stories is fun collection of favorite books

    Young Adult

    October 7, 2026

    Julie Wright’s Threads of Red is excellent YA fairy tale retelling

    Threads of Red, by Jule Wright, is a Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks YA mashup where love, jealousy and magic collide.

    October 1, 2026

    Bea Fitzgerald takes on Trojan War in The End Crowns All

    September 29, 2026

    Nisha J. Tuli’s Storm Caller is strong sequel to Storm Breaker

    September 24, 2026

    Charlotte Lillie Balogh captures competitive sport in Capsized

    September 23, 2026

    Mengxi Seeley’s Silk and Sensibility is strong retelling of Jane Austen classic

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    October 7, 2026

    Lauren Tarshis transports readers to wilderness in Night of the Lions

    I Survived Wildlife Adventure: The Night of the Lions, 2025, by Lauren Tarshis, transports readers deep into Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

    October 6, 2026

    The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society is strong start to new Lindsay Currie series

    October 5, 2026

    Colfer, Donkin & Rigano’s WAR is compelling graphic novel

    October 1, 2026

    Elysia Rourke’s excellent Whale Fall is heartbreaking MG

    September 30, 2026

    Framed graphic novel better suited to younger middle-readers

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    October 5, 2026

    Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimly’s Classroom? one of 2026’s best picture books

    A girl sets out to return a book to a teacher in Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimly’s Classroom? by Chris Priestley and Mariachiara Di Giorgio.

    October 3, 2026

    5-Minute Maisy Stories is fun collection of favorite books

    October 2, 2026

    You should own Christopher Myers’ exquisite Night Ride

    October 2, 2026

    Roz MacLean’s Some Body, Every Body celebrates all shapes and sizes

    September 30, 2026

    Wowrus Looks on the Bright Side is gentle look at coping

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    September 23, 2026

    Mengxi Seeley’s Silk and Sensibility is strong retelling of Jane Austen classic

    Mengxi Seeley’s Silk and Sensibility is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China.

    September 17, 2026

    Autumn Krause’s The Gods Will Sing Our Song is one of 2026’s best YA novels

    September 11, 2026

    Erin A. Craig’s Our Strange Duet is YA adaptation of Webber’s Phantom

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    M.J. Hastings’ Firstborn is entertaining Upper YA/ new adult fantasy

    August 31, 2026

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