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Zero! the number that almost wasn't

Albee, Sarah,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Presents the history of the creation and adoption of the number zero, highlighting the people, places, and process of creating the number. Also discusses how it contributed to other math applications and fields of knowledge, and the role of the printing press in its acceptance. Includes a timeline and additional resources.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Presents the history of the creation and adoption of the number zero, highlighting the people, places, and process of creating the number. Also discusses how it contributed to other math applications and fields of knowledge, and the role of the printing press in its acceptance. Includes a timeline and additional resources.

Date Published:2025

Warriors 2 : The prophecies begin.

Riess, Natalie,


Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about Redtail's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals secrets that test the strength of clan loyalties. In his new role of ThunderClan deputy, he struggles to get his new apprentice to follow the warrior code, Bluestar's power weakens, and Tigerclaw continues to haunt the forest seeking revenge.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about Redtail's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals secrets that test the strength of clan loyalties. In his new role of ThunderClan deputy, he struggles to get his new apprentice to follow the warrior code, Bluestar's power weakens, and Tigerclaw continues to haunt the forest seeking revenge.

Date Published:2025

Warriors graphic novel.

Riess, Natalie,


Kirkus Review, School Library Journal Starred, Long have the Clans lived peacefully in their forest home, but now infighting and the cats' warrior code threatens all. When a former kittypet joins the forest cats, the outsider recognizes the evil actually threatening the Clans, and rises up to stop it.
Date Published:2024

Unico.

Sattin, Samuel,


"Based on the manga created by Osamu Tezuka." Kirkus Review, When Unico finds himself lost in time and is transported to an abandoned factory town, he befriends a sickly human girl named Chiko and soon learns that a sinister robotic machine controls the town's factory. The machine, known as Mother, wants to destroy all living things, so Unico sets out to save the town, but unbeknownst to Unico, Venus has sent a legendary warrior after him.
Date Published:2025

"Based on the manga created by Osamu Tezuka." Kirkus Review, When Unico finds himself lost in time and is transported to an abandoned factory town, he befriends a sickly human girl named Chiko and soon learns that a sinister robotic machine controls the town's factory. The machine, known as Mother, wants to destroy all living things, so Unico sets out to save the town, but unbeknownst to Unico, Venus has sent a legendary warrior after him.

Date Published:2025

Unico.

Sattin, Samuel,


"Based on the manga created by Osamu Tezuka." Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When a young unicorn named Unico enrages the evil goddess Venus, he is banished from the heavens and his memories are erased. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, he awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat named Chloe. Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human, but this act of kindness alerts Venus to Unico's whereabouts. Determined to destroy him and wipe him from history, Venus sends her henchman Byron after Unico, and Unico must regain his memories and discovers his hidden powers to defeat Venus.
Date Published:2024

"Based on the manga created by Osamu Tezuka." Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When a young unicorn named Unico enrages the evil goddess Venus, he is banished from the heavens and his memories are erased. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, he awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat named Chloe. Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human, but this act of kindness alerts Venus to Unico's whereabouts. Determined to destroy him and wipe him from history, Venus sends her henchman Byron after Unico, and Unico must regain his memories and discovers his hidden powers to defeat Venus.

Date Published:2024

Supa Nova

Timothy, Chanté,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Scientist Nova creates a plastic-eating monster she calls Chomp in her basement lab, but when it grows out of control and begins destroying their city, she must find a way to stop it. Includes factual information about plastic-eating microbes and drawing activities.
Date Published:2025

Stitch!

Asada, Miho,


Translated from the Japanese. Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Stitch crashlands on an island in Okinawa and befriends a young girl named Yuna. Fun, mayhem, and shenanigans ensue.
Date Published:2017

Speak up, Santiago!

Anta, Julio,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, City kid Santiago's summer in Hillside Valley gets off to a good start with new friends, time with his grandma, and new, complicated feelings for Nico--but things quickly go south when it becomes apparent his Spanish is no where near good enough to really fit in with his Colombian family and friends. It gets so bad, Santi worries he will not be able to play in Hillside's summer soccer tournament.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, City kid Santiago's summer in Hillside Valley gets off to a good start with new friends, time with his grandma, and new, complicated feelings for Nico--but things quickly go south when it becomes apparent his Spanish is no where near good enough to really fit in with his Colombian family and friends. It gets so bad, Santi worries he will not be able to play in Hillside's summer soccer tournament.

Date Published:2025

Say my name! Say my name!

Stine, R. L.,


All Sam wanted to do was play video games with his pal Cody all day, but when they go for a walk in the woods they find a talking fish, runaway dog, and herd of pig-like creatures have appeared in the forest. It becomes the scariest day ever in the lives of the two friends.
Date Published:2025

Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem

Bemis, John Claude,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Foster kid Sidney Poblocki runs away from his troubled home life and learns he is destined to either save or destroy the multiverse when interdimensional assassins target every boy named Sidney Poblocki. A mischievous gang led by Rodeo Hawkins and her "Daughters of Mayhem" claims to keep him safe even as his best friend Walt's memory of him has been erased, and Sidney is swept into a series of mayhem-filled misadventures across the multiverse.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Foster kid Sidney Poblocki runs away from his troubled home life and learns he is destined to either save or destroy the multiverse when interdimensional assassins target every boy named Sidney Poblocki. A mischievous gang led by Rodeo Hawkins and her "Daughters of Mayhem" claims to keep him safe even as his best friend Walt's memory of him has been erased, and Sidney is swept into a series of mayhem-filled misadventures across the multiverse.

Date Published:2025

Never let a unicorn scribble!

Alber, Diane,


"Bonus: Poster included!"--Jacket. "Originally self-published in 2019 by Inspire to create"--Colophon. A young girl wonders why others have told her not to let a unicorn scribble. When she decides to find out why, she loses two crayons to her pet who eats them. Later she decides to tie the crayons to the unicorn's horn and the creature creates a masterpiece.
Date Published:2025

Millie of the manor

Evans, Karina,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party, Amy is worried that her social anxiety will ruin the party, so she's thankful she can attend the party as "Millie Morgan," a scientist looking to solve the murder and clear her name, instead of herself. Amy slowly starts to come out of her shell as she works with the other guests to solve the mystery, but as her alter ego falls under suspicion, Amy's anxiety creeps back in. With the help of some new friends, Amy finds her confidence and resolves to solve the case.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, When her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party, Amy is worried that her social anxiety will ruin the party, so she's thankful she can attend the party as "Millie Morgan," a scientist looking to solve the murder and clear her name, instead of herself. Amy slowly starts to come out of her shell as she works with the other guests to solve the mystery, but as her alter ego falls under suspicion, Amy's anxiety creeps back in. With the help of some new friends, Amy finds her confidence and resolves to solve the case.

Date Published:2025

Ilustra.

Tadiar, Tori,


Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Mika Marisol, a boarding-school student steeped in her grandmother's tales, accidentally awakens a spirit and links herself magically to two classmates. Bound by this supernatural curse, she and her new companions must unravel ancient Filipino mythology, face spirit-realm threats, and restore balance. As the curse's consequences intensify, Mika confronts her grief, identity, and the very myth she once dismissed as legend.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, Mika Marisol, a boarding-school student steeped in her grandmother's tales, accidentally awakens a spirit and links herself magically to two classmates. Bound by this supernatural curse, she and her new companions must unravel ancient Filipino mythology, face spirit-realm threats, and restore balance. As the curse's consequences intensify, Mika confronts her grief, identity, and the very myth she once dismissed as legend.

Date Published:2025

Go-Man.

Steele, Hamish,


Booklist, Lonely autistic Tobi longs for friends and for more time with his parents, and thinks he's found it when he discovers the ability to transform into Go-Man, a superhero who can fight the monsters plaguing the city. His newfound ability garners him school popularity, but it also drains him of all his energy, and makes him the perceived enemy of his father's employer, the Robug Squad, who also fight the monsters and who aren't sure they can trust Go-Man. Eventually, Tobi realizes he'll only be happy by being himself, and finds a way to earn his father's trust with the help of new friends.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Lonely autistic Tobi longs for friends and for more time with his parents, and thinks he's found it when he discovers the ability to transform into Go-Man, a superhero who can fight the monsters plaguing the city. His newfound ability garners him school popularity, but it also drains him of all his energy, and makes him the perceived enemy of his father's employer, the Robug Squad, who also fight the monsters and who aren't sure they can trust Go-Man. Eventually, Tobi realizes he'll only be happy by being himself, and finds a way to earn his father's trust with the help of new friends.

Date Published:2025

Dr. Seuss's how the Grinch lost Christmas!

Heim, Alastair,


"Based on the book How the Grinch stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss." "A sequel to How the Grinch stole Christmas!"--Cover. Kirkus Review, School Library Journal, The Grinch's heart has grown to love the Whos of Whoville and even Christmas, but when his plans to win a Christmas contest go amiss, his Christmas spirit is in peril.
Date Published:2023

The dirt! : wild life under the soil's surface /

Leigh, Lindsey,


Includes index. Welcome to the alien world of the dirt! -- All about the soil -- Soil microflora and microfauna : tiny life in the soil -- Soil mesofauna : less tiny, still mighty! -- Soil macrofauna : creepy-crawlies -- Soil megafauna : big burrowers -- Save the soil!. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Introduces young readers to underground ecosystems and the creatures that live in soil, like worms, beetles, armadillos, badgers, and microscopic life, showing why soil matters for life on Earth. Highlights each of these creatures' ecological roles, food chains, and unique behaviors that contribute to the health of the world's soil. Includes color illustrations.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. Welcome to the alien world of the dirt! -- All about the soil -- Soil microflora and microfauna : tiny life in the soil -- Soil mesofauna : less tiny, still mighty! -- Soil macrofauna : creepy-crawlies -- Soil megafauna : big burrowers -- Save the soil!. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal, Introduces young readers to underground ecosystems and the creatures that live in soil, like worms, beetles, armadillos, badgers, and microscopic life, showing why soil matters for life on Earth. Highlights each of these creatures' ecological roles, food chains, and unique behaviors that contribute to the health of the world's soil. Includes color illustrations.

Date Published:2025

Crumble

McClaren, Meredith,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Emily lives with her Aunt Gina and her mother, who together own Om Nom bakery, a place where they secretly bake good feelings into their offerings with the help of special magic. While Emily's mother travels the country giving lectures and seminars on magical baking, Emily and Aunt Gina bake together and collaborate on new recipes with help from Emily's best friend Dae. There's only one rule: never bake bad feelings into the recipes. That rule is upended when Aunt Gina unexpectedly dies in a car accident, and baking is the only way Emily knows how to cope with her feelings. When she bakes her grief into a crumble, she and others who eat it get sick, and also can't stop eating it. Baking her grief over and over again into the crumble, Emily is caught in a bad cycle, until she learns that trying to rid herself of grief isn't the answer. Only by accepting what happened, can she and her mother move forward and find hope again.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Emily lives with her Aunt Gina and her mother, who together own Om Nom bakery, a place where they secretly bake good feelings into their offerings with the help of special magic. While Emily's mother travels the country giving lectures and seminars on magical baking, Emily and Aunt Gina bake together and collaborate on new recipes with help from Emily's best friend Dae. There's only one rule: never bake bad feelings into the recipes. That rule is upended when Aunt Gina unexpectedly dies in a car accident, and baking is the only way Emily knows how to cope with her feelings. When she bakes her grief into a crumble, she and others who eat it get sick, and also can't stop eating it. Baking her grief over and over again into the crumble, Emily is caught in a bad cycle, until she learns that trying to rid herself of grief isn't the answer. Only by accepting what happened, can she and her mother move forward and find hope again.

Date Published:2025

Chickenpox

Lai, Remy,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Abby Lai just wants to hang out with her friends and to have a bit of peace and quiet away from her four younger siblings. Then all five siblings catch chicken pox and now Abby is stuck at home with them for a week. She struggles with illness, sibling annoyances, and friendship issues, but comes to realize that maybe her siblings aren't so bad after all.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Abby Lai just wants to hang out with her friends and to have a bit of peace and quiet away from her four younger siblings. Then all five siblings catch chicken pox and now Abby is stuck at home with them for a week. She struggles with illness, sibling annoyances, and friendship issues, but comes to realize that maybe her siblings aren't so bad after all.

Date Published:2025

Cat nap

Lies, Brian,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Kittens awakens from a nap to see a mouse darting past, and when the mouse seems to slip into the painting on the wall, Kitten follows. Kitten chases after the mouse as it passes through nine masterpieces of art from around the world until Kitten finds himself lost, and he must find his way home. Includes an author's note about the creation of the artwork featured in the book and back matter on the real-life artwork that inspired it.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Kittens awakens from a nap to see a mouse darting past, and when the mouse seems to slip into the painting on the wall, Kitten follows. Kitten chases after the mouse as it passes through nine masterpieces of art from around the world until Kitten finds himself lost, and he must find his way home. Includes an author's note about the creation of the artwork featured in the book and back matter on the real-life artwork that inspired it.

Date Published:2025

Blues boy : the B.B. King story /

Duncan, Alice Faye,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Presents a nonfiction picture book chronicling the life of blues musician B.B. King, and details his early life, his musical career, and his legacy on blues music in the United States. Includes back matter.
Date Published:2026