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Cover: The Library in the Woods
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Fall 2025

The Library in the Woods

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, Commended, 2026
  • Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner, Winner, 2026
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The Pecan Sheller

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • Pura Belpré Children's Author Award, Winner, 2026
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, Winner, 2026
  • Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year, Winner, 2025
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Sometimes the Girl

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Winner, 2026
  • Kirkus Best Teen/YA Book of 2025, Winner, 2025
  • Stonewall Honor Book for Young Adult Literature, Commended, 2025
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The Red Car to Hollywood

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Young Adult Winner, Winner, 2026
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Kahoʻolawe: The True Story of an Island and Her People

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Pasifika Picture Book Winner, Winner, 2026
  • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Winner, 2025
  • Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Commended, 2025
Cover: I'm a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods
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I'm a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods

From the Series Anne Lambelet's Marine Life Graphic Guides

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award Honor Book, Commended, 2026
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, Winner, 2026
  • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Winner, 2025
  • Booklist Editor's Choice Graphic Novel List, Winner, 2025
  • Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year, Winner, 2025