New Children's Books July 2024

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Late bloomer Rex navigates a low-income family, bullies, sports, and middle school, all while learning to have confidence with a body that refuses to stop changing.

2) Bunnybirds

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Linn, Natalie

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"When Princess Aster's people begin to disappear, she and her animal companions must unlearn her kingdom's traditions--and journey over the rim of the world itself--in order to rescue her friends"-- "In Princess Aster's world, Bunnybirds live in contented isolation, keeping themselves detached from the world in order to practice magic and receive prophetic visions. Nothing is ever wrong, and no one is ever angry. . . even as Aster's people seem to...

3) The new girl

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Calin, Cassandra

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eComic, Graphic Novel, Kindle

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Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with this funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic novel about change. Goodbye, old life... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania -- the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia's heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period. As if things weren't difficult enough! Now Lia...

4) The Bad Guys in the serpent and the beast

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Blabey, Aaron

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"If their life was a series, this would be the end. Ready?" -- Now a major motion picture! "I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man. They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds ... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series. The next installment in the hilarious Bad Guys series!

5) Narwhal's sweet tooth

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Clanton, Ben

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eComic, Graphic Novel

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"Narwhal and Jelly learn a thing or two about tusk-tooth dental hygiene . . . and feelings! Everyone knows that Narwhal is a big fan of sugary treats--but Jelly is shocked when Narwhal's tusk-tooth isn't looking so pearly white anymore. Thankfully, no one knows more about dental hygiene than Shark--he has seven rows of teeth, after all! Meanwhile, Jelly and Crab try to teach Narwhal that it's fine to frown if you're feeling down. Can Narwhal's friends...

6) The mighty bite: Walrus brawl at the mall!

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Hale, Nathan

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"Trilobite scores a viral video hit when he stages a comedy opera prank. Amber gets pulled into the wild world of walrus fighting, and Tiffany's past as a competitive video game player comes back to haunt her. Opabinia and company are also back to cause trouble at every step. The gang will cause mayhem on a hospital ship and a giant floating mall shaped like a ball before they find out that fame always comes at a price"--Provided by publisher.

7) The inflatables in air to the throne

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Garrod, Beth

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When an Airy Frogfather grants Flamingo's wish for a fancy new home for his inflata-pals, he's pumped! But to claim the palace, the gang will have to go up against Sir-Spits-A-Lot, an evil inflatable llama who won't give up the castle easily. Will Flamingo have what it takes to survive llamagedon and become the rightful air to the throne?

8) The Mighty Onion

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Crilley, Mark

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"A light-hearted middle grade graphic novel about a young boy's journey to make his dream of creating a superhero comic book a reality"--

9) Camp prodigy

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Palmer, Caroline

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"A heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity all while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp"--

10) How to catch a fairy godmother

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Walstead, Alice

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After graduating from the academy, a shy new Fairy Godmother has been given the most challenging assignment yet- to watch over the How to Catch Kids! Can she take care of these wacky kids as they prepare for show & tell without getting caught in their wildly inventive traps?

11) With twice the love, Dessie Mei

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Chen, Justina

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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A secret DNA test reveals the shocking truth: Dessie and Donna are identical twins, adopted from the same orphanage in China, then separated into two different families: one white, the other Taiwanese American. The Breedloves and the Lees.

12) Lion of the sky

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Hemnani, Ritu

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Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. As their kites soar, Raj feels free, like his beloved India soon will be, and he can't wait to celebrate their independence. But when a British lawyer draws a line across a map, splitting India in two, Raj is thrust into a fractured world. With Partition declared, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families are torn apart--and Raj's Hindu and Iqbal's Muslim families are among them. Forced...

13) Dare to be daring

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Wallace, Chelsea Lin

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From dentist visits to mysterious sounds, children realize their bravery knows no bounds.

14) Liar liar

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Mlynowski, Sarah

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Answering the plea of the fairy Celeste, Abby and her brother Jonah enter the world of Pinocchio to try and help Gepetto convince his wooden puppet son to straighten out his life and go to school--but things get complicated when Pinocchio sneaks into the real world.

15) The dark!: wild life in the mysterious world of caves

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Leigh, Lindsey

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"Introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in . . . graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings"--Provided by publisher.

16) Quiet as mud

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Yolen, Jane

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"Quiet as Mud is a sweet poem about being introvert in a big loud world"--

17) Daughter of the light-footed people: the story of indigenous marathon champion Lorena Ramírez

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Medina, Belen

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"From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals-the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, "the light-footed people.""--

18) Thomas Jefferson's battle for science: bias, truth, and a mighty moose!

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Anderson, Beth

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Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World. Young Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad in his pocket,...

19) Bibsy Cross and the bike-a-thon

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Scanlon, Liz Garton

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When precocious eight-year-old Bisby's library hosts a bike-a-thon to raise money to buy books, she is determined to win the fundraiser.

20) Vega's piece of the sky

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Torres, Jennifer

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"A meteorite falls into the desert near Vega's family store while her cousin Mila is staying with them, turning the girls' summer upside down and leading to surprising discoveries and friendships"--