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existed, in the YA novelist’s first book since 2019. Ages 12 and up.
11-year-old Rubie and her friends, begins an illustrated, diary-style series of the same name. Ages 8–12. Relic of Thieves by Shana Targosz (Mar. 24, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-5766-3) launches the Underwild series, set in a dark and cha- otic fantasy world. Ages 8–12. Lydia Cooper Is a Lie by Meaghan McIsaac (June 30, $8.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-3471- 0333-1). Unaware that she’s in witness protection, a girl accidentally reveals her identity. Ages 9 and up. Tested by Anna Monders (Mar. 31, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-7279-6). In a world where everyone’s future is determined by their Genetic Report Card, Mikayla learns that her elite score was based on another girl’s DNA. Ages 10 and up. Series New to City Spies by James Ponti is Europa (Feb. 10, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-5998-8), ages 8–12. S&S/Atheneum Glory Be by Jamie Sumner (Mar. 10, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-0571-8). Glory searches for her lost dog and the truth about her family in this illustrated novel in verse. Ages 8–12. Kestrel Takes Flight by Joy McCullough (May 26, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-7265-9). After being rushed away from her grand- father’s strict religious community to rural Montana, Kestrel learns to stand up for herself, like the fierce bird for which she is named. Ages 10 and up. The Danger of Small Things by Caryl Lewis (Mar. 24, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-7751-7). A teen uses her art to protest injustice and galvanize others to resist in this near-future dystopian novel. Ages 12 and up. Series Cloud Puppy by Kelly Leigh Miller wags along with The Pup Days of Summer (Apr. 7, $13.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-3218-9), ages 6–9. And Bunnicula the Graphic Novels by James Howe, illus. by Andrew Donkin, expands with Howliday Inn the Graphic Novel (July 14, $12.99 paper, ISBN 978-1-5344-2165-3), ages 8–12.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: The Graphic Novel by Jenny Han, adapted by Barbara Perez Marquez, illus. by Akimaro and Li Lu (May 5, $15.99 paper, ISBN 978- 1-6659-8310-5), launches a series of illus- trated retellings of this bestselling rom-com. Ages 12 and up. Queerleaders by Olivia A. Cole and Ashley Woodfolk (May 26, $19.99, ISBN 978-1- 6659-6734-1). This YA sapphic rom-com is set at a high school where superstition says that if you make the cheerleading team, you’re either out or will soon come out as queer. Ages 14 and up. Oh My Affogato! by Donna Ghorbanpoor and Daphne Ang (May 5, $12.99 paper, ISBN 978-1-6659-8967-1), about a teenager trying to plot her way into something real with her on-again-off-again boyfriend dur- ing a trip to the Amalfi Coast, kicks off the Vacationship series. Ages 14 and up. Series A Phil & Lil Book by Phil Rosenthal and Lily Rosenthal, illus. by Luke Flowers, serves up Just Try It! Someplace New! (Mar. 10, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-4265-2), ages 4–8. Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales! by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Peter Brown, gains Unsettling Salad! (Feb. 3, $13.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-6111-0) and Yarn Is Everything! (July 14, $13.99, ISBN 978- 1-6659-6114-1), ages 6–9. And Jazzy the Witch returns for Jazzy the Witch in Friend Fiasco by Jessixa Bagley (July 14, $14.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-2235-7), ages 8–12. S&S/Aladdin The Aftermyth by Tracy Wolff (Feb. 3, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-8546-8) is the first book in a dark academia fantasy series of the same name inspired by Greek mythol- ogy. Ages 8–12. Girl of Lore by Melanie Dale (Apr. 21, $17.99, ISBN 978-1-6659-6982-6). A girl who’s used to battling the monster of her own mind discovers there’s an even more sinister evil lurking in her small town. Ages 8–12. Really Rubie by Maddie Frost (June 2, $14.99, ISBN 979-8-3471-0399-7), featuring
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