Alliana, Girl of Dragons

Alliana, Girl of Dragons by Julie AbeGenre: Middle Grade FantasyPublishing Date: August 2, 2022 Book Info Once upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana wished on shooting stars, sure that someday she and her grandmother would be able to travel to the capital city to see…

Etta Invincible

Book - Etta InvincibleAuthor - Reese EschmannPublished Date - July 12th 2022 Book Info A girl with hearing loss and a boy adjusting to life in a new country connect through their love of comics and get entangled in their own fantastical adventure. Twelve-year-old Etta Johnson has Loud Days where she can hear just fine…

Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe

Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S ZrullGenre: Young Adult ContemporaryPublishing Date: July 19, 2022 Book Info Bounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. Most of the kids at her new Michigan high school think she’s a witch anyway (because, you know, goth).…

We Made It All Up

We Made It All Up by Margot HarrisonGenre: Young Adult Mystery ThrillerPublishing Date: July 12, 2022 Book Info Celeste is the talk of the town when she moves to Montana from Montreal, but the only friend she makes is Vivvy, the heir to the town’s name and a social pariah. Inspired by a passion-fueled school…

Nura and the Immortal Palace

Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. KhanGenre: Middle Grade FantasyPublishing Date: July 5, 2022 Book Info Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy that takes readers into the little-known world of Jinn. Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things—to wear a beautiful red dupatta or…

The Kaya Girl

The Kaya Girl by Mamle WoloGenre: Middle Grade LiteraryPublishing Date: June 28, 2022 Synopsis This rags-to-riches story by an award-winning Ghanaian author has page-turning appeal with luminous literary resonance.  Writing with effortlessly engaging prose, Wolo showcases the interweaving layers of Ghanaian culture to create a prismatic, multifaceted world in which two young girls, against all odds,…

Sometime in Summer

Sometime in Summer by Katrina LenoGenre: Young Adult ContemporaryPublishing Date: June 28, 2022 Synopsis From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, with a touch of magic. Anna Lucia Bell believes in luck: bad luck. Bad luck made her best friend stop talking to her. Bad luck caused her parents’…

Zyla & Kai

Zyla & Kai by Kristina ForestGenre: Young Adult Contemporary RomancePublishing Date: June 7, 2021 Synopsis A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story about first love and not just the will they, won’t they— but why can’t they? While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains…

The Edge of Summer

The Edge of Summer by Erica GeorgeGenre: Young Adult Contemporary RomancePublishing Date: June 14, 2022 About Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted novel about one girl navigating first loss and first love during her summer on Cape Cod. Saving the whales has been Coriander Cabot and her…

A Little Bit Country

A Little Bit Country Brian D. KennedyGenre: Young Adult Contemporary RomancePublishing Date: June 7, 2022 Synopsis Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventeen and living in Illinois. But for now, he’s happy to do the next best thing: Stay with his aunt in Jackson Hollow,…