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There is no time for summer blues with all the new books coming out this month. Join a witch for her erroneous cooking show, follow a boy solving puzzles all over town, experience the social circles in an elite vampire school, and more in this month’s rally of notable new books for young readers.

Kari Allen, illusion. by G. Brian Karas. Random House / Schwartz, $ 17.99 (44p) ISBN 978-1-984852-30-4. Ages 4–8.

A boy who loves to create maps meets a girl looking for a unique map, and together they see the world with new eyes. Soon, authority shifts from the boy – whose rational grasp makes the girl’s expanding demands seem capricious – to the girl who shows the boy a different way of looking at the world.

Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

Pauline David-Sax, illus. by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. Doubleday, $ 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-37882-3. Ages 3–7.

When Nicky, who is enjoying the order of her school’s library, learns that it will be closed for the next week, she ventures out into the world and discovers that she has a place outside the library. The book received a stellar review from PW.

I Forgive Alex: A Simple Story About Understanding

Kerascoët. Random House Studio, $ 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-38150-2. Ages 4–8.

After Alex has an accident at a break that causes another student embarrassment, he and his classmates navigate forgiveness and regret.

If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Beyond Activist

Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff, illusion. of J Yang. HarperCollins / Tegen, $ 18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-305756-2. Ages 4–8.

Trans-activist Grimm recounts how discriminatory behavior in his early childhood led him to become an activist. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Breanna Carzoo. HarperCollins, $ 17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-305405-9. Ages 4–8.

A fire hydrant who is tired of being a target for passing dogs gets her long-awaited moment to shine when a fire breaks out in her neighborhood. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Elana K. Arnold, illus. by Doug Salati. Roaring Brook, $ 18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-250-79698-1. Ages 3–6.

The discovery of a family of two duck eggs in a park, leads to a newly found quality time together while they lovingly feed the eggs to hatch. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Casey Lyall, illusion. by Vera Brosgol. Greenwillow, $ 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-289029-0. Ages 4–8.

A witch’s cooking show doesn’t go as planned when the stellar ingredients, frogs, make an impetuous escape, in this comedic picture book illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Brosgol.

Kekla Magoon. Random / Lamb, $ 16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5247-1599-1. Ages 8–12.

When Chester opens the envelope that was mysteriously delivered to him, he assumes it is a puzzle from his father, but as he begins to unravel the clues that send him all over town, he realizes that his playful hunt can have serious consequences.

Mat Heagerty, illusion. by Sam Owen. Simon & amp; Schuster, $ 21.99 (152p) ISBN 978-1-5344-8257-9. Ages 8–12.

A half-vampire and half-chopper, Lumberjackula struggles with the intersections of his identity as he has to make his choice of school in a town where woodcutters and vampires remain separate. The graphic novel received a stellar review from PW.

M.T. Khan. Small, Brown / Patterson, $ 16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-7595-5795-6. Ages 8–12.

Mura and her best friend Faisal are determined to find a legendary relic on their final day of mining, but instead land in an alternate realm where a mystical con artist plans to keep them there forever if they can’t find a way to escape. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Jose Pimienta. Random House Graphics, $ 20.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-593-18062-4. Ages 8–12.

Twin siblings Fernando and Tereza find themselves without each other for the first time and on opposite sides of the U.S. / Mexican border for high school, in this graphic novel inspired by the author’s childhood. The book received a stellar review from PW. See our q & a with Pepper.

Lio Min. Flatiron, $ 18.99 (352) ISBN 978-1-250-819093. Ages 14 and up.

Santi’s recent transfer to Los Angeles to join an elite marching band brings back old painful memories with drum major Suwa, and the two begin working to repair what was lost. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Anna Gracia. Peachtree Teen, $ 17.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-6826-3371-7. Ages 14 and up.

June Chu never seems to be good enough, not in the eyes of her expectant mother or Rhys, a boy she likes but won’t give up. As June navigates new and complicated relationships with different boys and may disappoint her mother with her college choice, she discovers that the only claim she needs is that of herself. The book received a stellar review from PW. See our What is the Buzz? about Gracia’s long-awaited debut.

Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe

Lindsay S. Zrull. Flux, $ 14.99 paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-63583-078-1. Ages 14 and up.

When a spicy Detroit resident and a phenomenon of sewing and makeup Jess is roped in to help a cosplay team prepare for a convention, she has the opportunity to meet her biological mother and define her own meaning of family. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Lane Clarke. Poppy, $ 17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7595-5670-6. Ages 13 and up.

Michelle Cooper dreams of attending Brown University but does not want to relive her trauma for her university essay. With the help of a new friend, Michelle confronts the effects her past has on her as she works for dealing with the future she has always wanted. The book received a stellar review from PW.

Elizabeth Kilcoyne. Wednesday, $ 18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-2507-9082-8. Ages 13 and up.

After leaving college and returning home, Laurel is met with increasingly violent occasions on her family farm. The only way to stop the life that seems to be growing on the estate is to embrace her magic. The book received a stellar review from PW. See our interview with Kilcoyne.

Sasha Laurens. Razorbill, $ 19.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-5933-5320-2. Ages 14 and up.

Elite vampire school Harcote Academy finds a new addition in Kat Finn, a born-not-turned-vampire, hoping to match the school’s top-flight crowd. However, when she and her former best friend become roommate Taylor discovers a conspiracy taking place on their campus, they must work together to stop it. The book received a stellar review from PW.

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