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2026-2027

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Picture Book

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  • Broken by X. Fang

  • CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller, illustrated by Laura Freeman
  • Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Andrea Zuill
  • Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat
  • Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya, illustrated by Kara Kramer
  • A Friend for Eddy by Ann Kim Ha
  • Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin
  • Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero
  • I Know How to Draw an Owl by Hilary Horder Hippely, illustrated by Matt James
  • The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
  • Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Megan Clendenan, illustrated by Brittany Cicchese
  • Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak by Danielle Daniel, illustrated by Jackie Traverse
  • The Spy in the Museum: How Rose Valland Saved Art from the Nazis by Erin McGuire
  • Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer
  • Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

   

Grades 3-5

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  • The Experiment by Rebecca Stead
  • Growing Home by Beth Ferry, illustrated by The Fan Brothers
  • The House Next Door by Ellen Oh
  • Octopus Moon by Bobbie Pyron
  • Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso
  • The Secret of Moonrise Manor (A Raven Gallows Mystery, Book 1) by Stephanie Bearce
  • Severe and Unusual Weather by Jessie Ann Foley
  • The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
  • Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
  • Will’s Race for Home by Jewel Parker Rhodes, illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov

 

 Graphic Novels: Grades 3-5

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  • Creaky Acres by Calista Brill, illustrated by Nilah Magruder
  • Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than
  • Diary of a Nature Nerd by Tiffany Everett
  • Good Boy by Andy Hirsch
  • I’m a Dumbo Octopus! A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods by Anne Lambelet
  • Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic by Sangu Mandanna, illustrated by Pablo Ballesteros
  • Millie of the Manor by Karina Evans, illustrated by Andrea Bell
  • Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars by Ben Kahn, illustrated by Georgeo Brooks
  • Speak Up, Santiago! : A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel by Julio Anta, illustrated by Gabi Mendez
  • Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, A Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman

 

Grades 6-8

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  • The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steven Sheinkin
  • Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
  • Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste
  • The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose
  • The Factory by Catherine Egan
  • The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta
  • Happy Town by Greg Van Eekhout
  • A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya
  • Not Nothing by Gayle Forman
  • Popcorn by Rob Harrell

 

Graphic Novels: Grades 6-8

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  •  Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi
  • Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros
  • Deepwater Creek by Michael Regina
  • Family Force V, Book 1 by Matt Braly, illustrated by Ainsworth Lin
  • How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico
  • I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story by Jeramey Kraatz, illustrated by Crystal Jayme
  • The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho, illustrated by Deb JJ Lee
  • The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves by Dora M. Mitchell
  • Sea Legs by Jules Bakes, illustrated by Niki Smith
  • The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Jose Pimienta

 

 

High School

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  • All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr
  • Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
  • The Floating World, Book 1 by Axie Oh
  • The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza
  • On Again, Awkward Again by Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia
  • Shampoo Unicorn by Sawyer Lovett
  • Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy
  • The Space Between Here & Now by Sarah Suk
  • This Could Be Forever by Ebony LaDelle
  • Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

 

 Graphic Novels: High School

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  • Dan in Green Gables: A Modern Reimagining of Anne of Green Gables by Rey Terciero, illustrated by Claudia Aguirre
  • Evil-ish by Kennedy Tarrell
  • Glitch, Volume 1 by Shima Shinya
  • The Harrowing by Kristen Kiesling, illustrated by Rye Hickman
  • Sheltering Eaves, Volume 1 by Rie Aruga
  • Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
  • Suitor Armor, Volume 1 by Purpah
  • The Flip Side by Jason Walz
  • We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer, illustrated by Joelle Murray
  • Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho

 

 

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