No One Leaves the Manor by Kelly McWilliamsHigh School Little, Brown 400 pp.7/26 9780316450232 $19.99 It's the early 1920s, and heiress Caroline Kane has offered all eligible debutantes a 'Great American Chance!' The young lady who proves herself to posse... See more
Doe by Rebecca Barrow High School Paulsen/Penguin 368 pp. 6/26 9798217006335 $20.99 In this surreal, darkly fantastical novel in verse, Maris feels stuck as a queer Black girl in a 'dead-end' town with absent parents and an almost-girlfriend who seems det... See more
Maud and the Very Eventful Week by Lisa Anchin; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 64 pp. 7/26 9781536239300 $14.99 The cover of this early chapter book series starter sets the tone: cobwebs surround the framed central image of a little vampire girl ... See more
What can win? What will win? What should win the 2027 Caldecott Award? It's beginning to look a lot like...Calling Caldecott season!* Adrienne and I are back officially on Tuesday, September 8, to kick off our blog coverage of 2026 titles eligible for the... See more
Kestrel Takes Flight by Joy McCullough Intermediate, Middle School Atheneum 304 pp. 5/26 9781665972659 $17.99 Eleven-year-old Kestrel is used to being vigilant; she’s careful to follow her strict pastor grandfather’s rigid rules, including avoiding life o... See more
