Happy April! Here are some of the new books out this week!
Books for Kids
Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great! – An encouraging new picture book from Sandra Boynton, ready to celebrate milestones – even simply surviving the work week – for readers of all ages. I can’t wait to check this one out in person!
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
The Maze of Bones (Graphic Novel) – The 39 Clues series gets the graphic novel treatment.
Good Different – A novel in verse starring a neuro-divergent girl trying to reconcile the ways she is “different” from her peers.
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy – A middle grade novel from the author of the memorable The Hate U Give. Before Nic can get her father to teach her magic and what it means to be a Remarkable, he is falsely accused of a crime and Nic and her friends have to figure out how to save him. This sounds fascinating!
Punk Rock Unicorn (Comic Collection) – The 17th collection of Phoebe and her Unicorn comics. I adore these two friends and this whole series!
School Trip (Graphic Novel) – Book 3 in this terrific graphic novel series. Jordan and his friends are on a school trip – to Paris!
I’m Still Here (Older Middle Grade Nonfiction) – A young readers edition of I’m Still Here written for kids in the 10-14 year old range.
First-Year Orientation – A short story collection about the first days of college. This promises to be amazing!
Not Here to Stay Friends – The surprises keep coming for Sloane’s summer plans to reconnect with her childhood best friend. First, he’s gotten hot since she last saw him. Second, his dad’s new teen reality dating show is one contestant short – and he thinks Sloane is the perfect fill in.
Promposal – While Autumn is looking for something to help move her off the wait list for her dream school, she stumbles onto a business opportunity – planning promposals for her peers. But the best person to help her successfully launch this venture is the last person at her school she would trust. This sound great!
Queen Bee – A disgraced young woman plots revenge against the social climber who betrayed her.
Books for Adults
The Do-Over (Trade Paperback) – An up and coming business guru is about to miss out on her dream job because she unknowingly never finished college. Now she is back to get those last few credits. But she didn’t count on the guy who broke her heart still being there. I’ll be reviewing this soon.
The Plus One (Trade Paperback) – While they constantly bickered and harassed each other as kids, now Jude and Indira need each other. By fake dating, he is a buffer between Indira and her ex (and his new flame). And in return, Indira gives Jude a way to pull back when the chaos and noise of the pre-wedding festivities for Indira’s brother and his husband-to-be get to be too much. I’ll be reviewing this one soon, too!
The Winter Knight (Trade Paperback) – A queer, contemporary Arthurian retelling. You probably just need to read the full description of this one. Sounds amazing.
Be the Bus: The Lost and Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon – A gift book starring the Pigeon.
The Bible vs Biblical Womanhood: How God’s Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality (Trade Paperback) – 14 Bible passages are explored for what they really say about “gender hierarchy.” I’m curious about this one.