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  1. Karen's New Year: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #13)
    by DK Yingst
    Graphix
    Oct 06, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/General
    Lexile measure GN530L
    Hardback
    Karen's New Year: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #13)
    by DK Yingst
    Graphix
    Oct 06, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/General
    Lexile measure GN530L
    Hardback
    Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist DK Yingst!

    For New Year's Eve, Karen thinks everyone should make a promise. Hannie is going to stop biting her nails. Kristy promises not to talk to her boyfriend about softball on the phone so much. And Karen makes the most promises of all -- nine!

    But pretty soon, everyone starts breaking their promises. And Karen's brothers and sisters are calling her a spy! Poor Karen. Why is everyone bad at making New Year's promises except her?

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  2. Pete the Cat and the Cookie Catastrophe
    by James Dean
    HarperCollins
    Sep 22, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Animals/Cats
    Hardback
    Pete the Cat and the Cookie Catastrophe
    by James Dean
    HarperCollins
    Sep 22, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Animals/Cats
    Hardback

    It’s cookie time with Pete and his friends in this zany picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling classic series Pete the Cat!

    Pete the Cat is baking cookies. And when he sees his friends playing outside, Pete wishes the baking would just hurry up. So, he builds an invention…

    BEHOLD! The Cookie-O-Matic! It’s cool, it’s groovy, it’s fantastic!

    The machine bakes a lot of cookies—and fast. But what happens when the cookies spin out of control and ROLL out the door? Will Pete catch the cookies before playtime ends?

    Find out in this delicious cookie chase story where Pete the Cat is serving up sweets with a side of patience and friendship.

    From the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat series, James and Kimberly Dean, this picture book is reminiscent of Pete favorites like Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang.

    Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!, Pete the Cat’s Groovy Imagination, Pete the Cat Plays Hide-and-Seek, Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream!, and Pete the Cat’s Cool New Ride.

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  3. Besties: Crush It!
    by Kayla Miller
    Clarion Books
    Sep 15, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Social Themes/Friendship
    Hardback
    Besties: Crush It!
    by Kayla Miller
    Clarion Books
    Sep 15, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Social Themes/Friendship
    Hardback

    From the New York Times bestselling World of Click by Kayla Miller: Besties Trent and Sawyer's plans to crush winter carnival games are in peril when a crush of the heart threatens to undo their duo.

    School’s out and Trent and Sawyer have their eyes on the prize: To be kings of the ring toss, achieve winter carnival glory, and bring home the coveted Big Banana. After hours of practice, nothing can get in their way…. until they start going their separate ways.

    Sawyer is hurt by his best friend’s changing priorities when Trent catches feelings for a classmate’s visiting cousin. While Trent splits his time between old friends and new, Sawyer grumpily doubles down on Mission: Big Banana–with or without his partner in carnival crime. Is their epic best friendship headed for a breakdown…or a breakthrough?

    New York Times bestselling author Kayla Miller, coauthor Jeffrey Canino, and illustrator Sarah K. Turner deliver a vibrant portrayal of middle school friendship in this latest title in the Besties series.

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  4. Emmie & Friends: Seriously, Celia?
    by Terri Libenson
    Storytide
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/General
    Hardback
    Emmie & Friends: Seriously, Celia?
    by Terri Libenson
    Storytide
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/General
    Hardback

    The tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternating POVs of mean-girl Celia and gossipy Grace, delivers a new dose of friendship drama.

    Summer break. Second chances. MIDDLE SCHOOL.

    Celia is bored. It’s the summer before eighth grade and hanging out with Grace and Lindsay is getting old. So she makes a plan to get her old besties, Jaime and Maya, back. And Celia knows just the person to help reunite them…

    Grace is anxious. She loves Cee, but lately Grace is starting to feel more like Cee’s lackey than her friend. Still, without Cee’s popularity to hang on to, Grace would be a nobody—and there’s nothing worse than that.

    Celia is determined to get their friend group back together by any means necessary, but Grace isn’t sure she wants to be friends with Celia anymore…even though that means the unthinkable: starting the school year completely alone.

    Read all of the Emmie & Friends graphic novels:

    • Invisible Emmie
    • Positively Izzy
    • Just Jaime
    • Becoming Brianna
    • Truly Tyler
    • Remarkably Ruby
    • Surprisingly Sarah
    • Always Anthony
    • Entirely Emmie
    • Seriously, Celia?
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  5. Spy School Goes East
    by Stuart Gibbs
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Oct 06, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Action & Adventure/General
    Hardback
    Spy School Goes East
    by Stuart Gibbs
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Oct 06, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Action & Adventure/General
    Hardback
    In the fourteenth book in Stuart Gibbs’s New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley journeys to China to save the Hale family!

    When the seasoned adult spies of the Hale family mysteriously disappear on a mission to China, Ben Ripley and his fellow spies-in-training head east to discover what happened to them—and find themselves up against a villainous plot that will take them from the skyscrapers of Shanghai to the ancient ruins of the Great Wall to the remote regions of the Gobi desert.
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  6. Game of Pets Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    by Aaron Blabey
    Odd Dot
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Animals/Pets
    Hardback
    Game of Pets Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    by Aaron Blabey
    Odd Dot
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Animals/Pets
    Hardback

    Mega-bestselling author Aaron Blabey, creator of The Bad Guys, is back!

    OK, here’s the situation:

    Thanks to a diabolical intergalactic game show, we are all cooked.

    Luckily, Griff, an 11-year-old kid with innumerable allergies, just got told by a talking axolotl named Bob that Griff is the only one who can save us.

    I mean, that’s kind of good news, right?

    Trouble is, Bob’s prophecy comes with a warning: “Watch your back, man…your PETS are not what they seem…”

    Prepare to have your mind blown and your cats and dogs under heavy suspicion. It’s time to buckle up for an insane, laugh-out-loud new series, 260 million years in the making…

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  7. Your Horse (Canadian Edition)
    by Jon Klassen Canada
    Candlewick
    Sep 11, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Bedtime & Dreams
    Board book
    Your Horse (Canadian Edition)
    by Jon Klassen Canada
    Candlewick
    Sep 11, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Bedtime & Dreams
    Board book
    From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes another entry in the Your Things board book series for the youngest of children.

    This is your horse.
    It is yours to have.

    Your horse is brown, but it could be other colors, too. It can do a lot of things, like run, walk, and jump. But best of all, it will keep your secrets. It will never ever tell. At the end of the day, it will sleep, your secrets held behind closed eyes, and you can sleep, too. Jon Klassen brings his minimalist touch to a soothing story of a horse that a child can trust and befriend, one that is there for whatever the child needs. Building on the quiet but evocative world he created in Your Farm, Your Forest, and Your Island, Jon Klassen turns his focus to objects in Your Truck and now Your Horse, inviting young children to consider more things that are theirs and theirs alone, reinforcing that they have a right to things like solitude, exploration, and companionship.
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  8. Cat & Cat Adventures: Realms Collide
    by Susie Yi
    HarperAlley
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Animals
    Hardback
    Cat & Cat Adventures: Realms Collide
    by Susie Yi
    HarperAlley
    Sep 29, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Animals
    Hardback

    Squash and Ginny’s adventures continue in the seventh installment of Cat & Cat Adventures from popular webcomic creator Susie Yi. This chapter book graphic novel series is perfect for fans of Catstroanuts, Babymouse, and Catwad.

    In Realms Collide, Squash and Ginny return to the spirit realm, where earth animals and spirit animals are trying to live together in harmony. There’s only one problem…not everyone gets along! Squash and Ginny hatch a plan to throw a grand festival that will celebrate everything both realms have to offer: beautiful scenery, fresh tunes, and tasty snacks, of course. But for some reason, their plans fall short at every turn. Could someone be sabotaging the Great Merge and Squash and Ginny’s attempts at unity?

    With the help of their new ally, Momo the cloud dog, Squash and Ginny must solve the mystery to bring their two worlds together before it’s too late!

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  9. Plants vs. Zombies Volume 26: Certified Zomboss
    by Paul Tobin
    Dark Horse Books
    Oct 20, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Media Tie-In
    Hardback
    Plants vs. Zombies Volume 26: Certified Zomboss
    by Paul Tobin
    Dark Horse Books
    Oct 20, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Media Tie-In
    Hardback
    Could it be that Zomboss is not a real zombie?

    ZOMBIE MAIL CALL! Dr. Zomboss has received some important mail from the Zombie Certification Committee. It turns out, he may be a doctor, but he’s not a certified zombie! In order to receive his certification, he’ll need to complete a series of tasks, including defeating Patrice, Nate, Crazy Dave, and the plants!

    Meanwhile, Nate has also received some mail and needs to earn his own certification as an official pizza eater, and his series of tasks includes defeating Zomboss and the zombies! Who will win? Who will be certified? It’s time for another CLASH!

    Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin collaborates with the fantastic artists Luisa Russo and Michele Pellgrini for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel, with lavish lettering by Eisner-nominated Steve Dutro and stunning colors by Heather Breckel!
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  10. I Wonder If I'm Growing
    by Raffi Canada
    Tundra Books
    Oct 20, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Performing Arts/Music
    Hardback
    I Wonder If I'm Growing
    by Raffi Canada
    Tundra Books
    Oct 20, 2026
    JUVENILE FICTION/Performing Arts/Music
    Hardback
    TWO STARRED REVIEWS! • From one of Raffi’s original fans, Jon Klassen, comes an exploration of one of life’s big questions in this witty picture book adaptation of a beloved song by the iconic musician.

    I wonder if I’m growing
    My mom says yes I’m growing
    but it’s hard for me to see

    When you're growing up, it can be hard to tell if you’re really growing. You wonder if you're growing when you wake up in the morning. You wonder when you look in the bathroom mirror. You wonder when you eat your sandwich. You wonder . . . and you wonder . . . until one day — HEY! you can finally reach the tap now, for the very first time today.

    A song on Raffi’s first album, illustrated for the first time by the incomparable Jon Klassen, “I Wonder If I’m Growing” celebrates one of the little milestones and simple joys of growing up from a kid’s perspective. Whether you’re growing up or all grown up, whether the song is new or deeply familiar, whether you’re reading it or singing it, this timeless picture book by two of the most celebrated artists for children in the world today is guaranteed to make you smile.
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