1. Waverider: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #9)
    by Kazu Kibuishi
    Graphix
    Feb 06, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
    Lexile measure GN520L
    Hardback
    Waverider: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #9)
    by Kazu Kibuishi
    Graphix
    Feb 06, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
    Lexile measure GN520L
    Hardback
    The highly anticipated, thrilling conclusion to Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series!

    After her confrontation with Ikol, Emily finally understands the stone's power and what she must do to defend Alledia from the shadows. As she travels to Typhon to help her mom and Navin, Prince Trellis returns to the Kingdom of the Elves to save his countrymen -- and confront the fraud who has seized power in the absence of a king. The threat of darkness follows all Stonekeepers closely, and it will take the strength of both new friends and old foes to conquer it… and survive.
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  2. Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel (Sunny #5)
    by Jennifer L. Holm
    Graphix
    Feb 06, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous
    Lexile measure GN360L
    Hardback
    Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel (Sunny #5)
    by Jennifer L. Holm
    Graphix
    Feb 06, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous
    Lexile measure GN360L
    Hardback

    The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a competition unlike any other...

    Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school... but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are... not the best. So what can she do?

    When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he means. Isn't debate just... arguing? Sunny's never had a problem with arguing. Arun and the advisor show her there's more to it than that -- there's also teamwork, and research, and being able to speak up in front of judges. Some of the debates are fun ones -- which is the best candy? Is peanut butter a force for evil or a force for good? But when the debate club starts to be a success, Sunny realizes she won't just be able to talk her way into winning... she'll have to make her case!

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  3. Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears
    by James Dean
    HarperCollins
    Feb 27, 2024
    Hardback
    Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears
    by James Dean
    HarperCollins
    Feb 27, 2024
    Hardback

    Join Pete the Kitty as he visits the three bears in this I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling team Kimberly and James Dean.

    Once upon a time, there was a kitty named Pete who came upon a house in the forest. He goes in, eats pizza, plays guitar, and falls asleep. But what happens when three bears come home?

    Beginner readers will love this new Pete-tastic spin on the beloved fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

    This My First I Can Read book is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrations—which means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers. The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.

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  4. InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse
    by John Patrick Green
    First Second
    Feb 20, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Detective
    Hardback
    InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse
    by John Patrick Green
    First Second
    Feb 20, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Detective
    Hardback

    Everyone knows and loves sewer-surfing super sleuths, Mango and Brash. But they're not the only dynamite duo on the case. In the second installment of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., the New York Times bestselling series set in the smash-hit INVESTIGATORS world, the B-TEAM of BONGO and MARSHA leap into action and show us why they're so un-B-lievably B-loved by three million fans and growing!

    That’s right, Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case…and way over-budget. When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets and spy vehicles and custom plush toys, they’re sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case…the old-fashioned way. The bees―that’s “bee-ee-ee,” like the insect―that run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored caper wide open.

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  5. Break
    by Kayla Miller
    Clarion Books
    Jan 02, 2024
    Hardback
    Break
    by Kayla Miller
    Clarion Books
    Jan 02, 2024
    Hardback

    Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, Clash, and Crunch and co-author of Besties returns with a new Olive story! Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to make the most of her trip, or will everything break apart?

    Spring Break is full of possibilities…but not for Olive.

    This year, Olive is leaving her friends and all of their exciting vacation plans behind to visit her dad at his new apartment in the city.

    Goober is thrilled to spend a whole week with their father and has a long list of activities for their time together. Olive, on the other hand, still remembers the hurt of their dad moving halfway across the world. She would rather spend time with her friend Bree or scrolling through her new phone to keep up with everything she’s missing back home than catch up with him.

    As the week winds on, the normally easygoing Olive finds feelings of loneliness and resentment throwing her out of whack. Is there any hope of salvaging the visit—or will Olive’s Spring Break be a Spring Bust?

    The New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller returns with another vibrant and emotional story about the power of second chances and how the fear of missing out can lead to missing out on what’s right in front of you.

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  6. The Berenstain Bears Stay Healthy
    by Mike Berenstain
    HarperFestival
    Jan 02, 2024
    Paperback / softback
    The Berenstain Bears Stay Healthy
    by Mike Berenstain
    HarperFestival
    Jan 02, 2024
    Paperback / softback

    Get the facts on healthy living with the Berenstain Bears!

    This year’s Annual Music Extravaganza has everyone in Bear Country excited to learn about healthy choices! Join Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear as they dance, sing, and discover healthy ways of living, from brushing your teeth twice a day, to learning about germs, to understanding how the food pyramid works.

    Join the Berenstain Bears in this musical 8x8 storybook, as they learn that good health is not only very important—it can also be lots of fun!

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  7. Making Friends: Together Forever: A Graphic Novel (Making Friends #4)
    by Kristen Gudsnuk
    Graphix
    Jan 02, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
    Lexile measure GN430L
    Hardback
    Making Friends: Together Forever: A Graphic Novel (Making Friends #4)
    by Kristen Gudsnuk
    Graphix
    Jan 02, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
    Lexile measure GN430L
    Hardback
    Kristen Gudsnuk takes readers on a magical adventure about friendship in this fourth and final installment of her imaginative Making Friends series.

    No magic. No sketchbook. No friends. Again?!

    Dany's magical sketchbook has steered most of her middle-school life so far -- it even helped create her best friend, Madison. But now the sketchbook is gone and Madison with it. Then one day, Dany tunes in to hit TV show My Magical Best Friend, and it's starring HER magical best friend, Madison! The show is clearly based on Dany's life, and she watches it regularly with a mix of horror and fascination. But lately there's something else about the show that's captured her attention: Madison seems to be dropping hints for Dany to come rescue her. With no magical sketchbook at her fingertips, can Dany find a way to save her best friend?

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  8. Chasing Rainbows (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go)
    by Random House
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jan 02, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Media Tie-In
    Paperback / softback
    Chasing Rainbows (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go)
    by Random House
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jan 02, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Media Tie-In
    Paperback / softback
    An exciting full-color storybook based on the animated series Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go™ on Netflix and Cartoon Network!

    Thomas the Tank Engine's newest adventures take him to places he never dreamed of! Train-loving boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this adorable Little Golden Book based on the Thomas & Friends animated series Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go™ on Netflix and Cartoon Network!

    As the hero of his own adventure in the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go™ series, Thomas will be center stage and we will see the world through his young eyes. More playful and relatable than ever before, his competitive spirit will be readily apparent as he strives to be the Number One Tank Engine on Sodor through play, trial and error, and just enjoying being a kid.

    In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden train engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany the wonderful toy were first published in 1945 and became the basis for the Railway Series, a collection of books about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends--and the rest is history.

    The Thomas & Friends characters are now a big extended family of engines and others on the Island of Sodor. They appear not only in books but also in television shows and movies, and as a wide variety of beautifully made toys. The adventures of Thomas and his friends, which are always, ultimately, about friendship, have delighted generations of train-loving boys and girls for more than 70 years and will continue to do so for generations to come.
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  9. Slugfest
    by Gordon Korman Canada
    Scholastic Canada
    Feb 20, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football
    Hardback
    Slugfest
    by Gordon Korman Canada
    Scholastic Canada
    Feb 20, 2024
    JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football
    Hardback
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables comes a hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school—for failing PE.

    Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that he’s already been playing on the high school’s JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a board-mandated credit for eighth-grade PE. To graduate, he has to take Physical Education Equivalency — PEE — which is also known as “Slugfest,” in summer school.

    At Slugfest, Yash meets the other students. Kaden is an academic superstar who’s physically hopeless. Twins Sarah and Stuart are too busy trying to kill each other to actually pay attention in class. Jesse is a notorious prankster. Arabella protests just about everything — including mandatory PE. And Cleo is a natural athlete who has sworn off sports. Then there’s their “coach,” Mrs. Tamara Finnerty, a retired teacher whose idea of physical education seems to have frozen in preschool. But Yash doesn’t care — as long as he gets the credit. Too bad one of his fellow “slugs” is determined to blow the lid off a scandal that could make all their time in summer school a waste. And if that weren’t bad enough, Yash is in danger of losing his star spot on the JV football team.

    So Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him. Spending the summer with the most hapless crew in school can really surprise a person. And their teacher might be hiding the biggest surprise yet . . .

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  10. Friendbots: Blink and Block Build a Fort
    by Vicky Fang
    HarperAlley
    Feb 06, 2024
    Hardback
    Friendbots: Blink and Block Build a Fort
    by Vicky Fang
    HarperAlley
    Feb 06, 2024
    Hardback

    Let’s read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.

    Blink and Block are back in another STEM-inspired I Can Read Comic by author-illustrator Vicky Fang!

    Blink is silly and Block is logical, and they’re best when they’re working together! Whether they’re searching for treasure, playing pretend, or learning to compromise, Blink's imagination and Block's clever ideas turn any ordinary day into the most fun ever. This time, the pair find a pile of boxes perfect for making a fort. But when the friendly competition starts heating up, will they be able to find a middle ground?

    Friendbots: Blink and Block Build a Fort is a Level Two I Can Read Comic, geared for kids who are comfortable with comics and can read on their own but still need a little help.

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