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• Peter H. Reynolds’ When You Dream Big makes a perfect gift
• Stacey Lee’s Heiress of Nowhere is page-turning YA mystery
• Julia Alexandra’s Midnight at the Celestial is immersive YA fantasy
• Ages 14 & up
• Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page has broad appeal
• Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames full of humor, adventure
• Susie Nadler’s Lies We Tell About the Stars is a library read
• Facing Feelings is excellent story of Raina Telgemeier
• The Sacred Stone Camp honors water protectors’ fight against DAPL
• Trailblazers tells story of women’s tennis for young readers
• ages 7 and up
• Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery is delightful
• Selina Alko’s Otherwise Known as Judy the Great is must-own biography
• Through the Telescope is stunning ode to astronaut Mae Jemison
• Rise, Girl, Rise encourages girls to create change
• The Six Queens of Henry VIII is entertaining nonfiction
• Rock Star tells the fascinating story of geologist Ursula Marvin
• Billy Ray’s Burn the Water is strong dystopian romance
• Meet Me Under the Lights is fast-moving YA romance
• Jamie Sumner’s Glory Be is thoughtful contemporary MG
• The PAWS girls face competition in The Trouble with Leo
• Fantastic Freeze Ray is great start to early chapter super villain series
• Planting Hope celebrates power of optimism
• Levy Rozman’s Chess for Babies is darling board book
• Monarch and Mourning Cloak is a lovely look at butterflies
• The True Ugly Duckling is stunning biography of Hans Christian Andersen
• Joanna Barker’s A Love Most Daring is strong Regency mystery
• Spicy scene moves Melissa de la Cruz’s Sibylline out of YA, into new adult
• Isabel Ibañez debuts adult romance with Graceless Heart
• Sian Ann Bessey’s Maid of Sherwood Forest is likeable chaste romance
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