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Spring Children’s Preview

FEBRUARY 2, 2026 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 67

Random/Bright Matter Coming Home by Brittney Griner, with Michelle Burford (Feb. 17, $19.99, ISBN 979- 8-217-02703-3) adapts this basketball star’s memoir for young readers. Ages 12 and up. Random/Crown Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by R. Gregory Christie (Apr. 28, $19.99, ISBN 979- 8-217-03185-6), celebrates African Americans’ contributions to our nation’s culture, politics, economy, and landscape. Ages 4–8. Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds (Apr. 14, $19.99, ISBN 979-8-217-23159-1). First published as an original audiobook, this relays a story of music, friendship, and nding your voice in 2000s New York City. Ages 12 and up. Random/Delacorte e Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (Apr. 7, $14.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-217-02430- 8). Aer a heartbreak, a teen spends the

ISBN 978-0-593-48827-0). is debut author explores their deep bond with their brother, a nonverbal autistic boy with an intellectual disability. Ages 8–12. Lovely Recipe by Myra Rose Nino (Feb. 3, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-593-18059-4). In this sapphic YA romance, a klutzy high schooler strives to learn her grandmother’s recipes and ends up falling for a classmate whose family owns a restaurant. Ages 12 and up. Our Aimless Nights by Koumori (June 2, $20.99, ISBN 979-8-217-11831-1). Two teen opposites nd romance while work- ing at a convenience store in this story adapted from a digital manga, available in print for the rst time in English. Ages 12 and up. School Bus Graveyard by Red (June 30, $24.99, ISBN 979-8-217-12287-5). In this launch of a series based on the Webtoon of the same title, Ashlyn must lead a group of

rag-tag classmates in order to survive mur- derous phantoms. Ages 12 and up.

Someday Perfect by Kat Schneider (Apr. 21, $24.99, ISBN 978-0-593-80961-7). A teen is tested when she falls for another camper at a Christian sleepaway camp, sparking feelings she was taught to suppress. Ages 14 and up. Random House Studio Coco and Stephen, Together Forever: How a Kitten and Bunny Became Best Friends by Beth Stern and Margaret McNamara, illus. by Joanie Stone (May 5, $19.99, ISBN 979-8-217-12354-4). A bunny abandoned in the forest and a kitten surren- dered to a shelter become pals and nd their forever home. Ages 4–8. My Papa Has a Red Mustache by Leo Espinosa (June 2, $18.99, ISBN 978-0-593- 81160-3). A girl comes to appreciate Papa’s embarrassing red mustache when the two become separated during a soccer game. Ages 4–8.

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