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New books for young readers!


Your PreK-5 students will love the latest installments in several wildly popular, acclaimed series coming out this spring. Check out these highly anticipated titles by powerhouse authors! 

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Always Anthony

By Terri Libenson

Available: May 7, 2024

This eighth book in the New York Times best-selling Emmie & Friends series is told from the alternating points of view of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school. 

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The One and Only Family (One and Only, Book 4)

By Katherine Applegate

Available: May 7, 2024

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan, a Newbery Award winner and a No. 1 New York Times best-seller. Author Katherine Applegate invites readers back into Ivan’s world for one last adventure – his most exciting yet. This is a poignant, delightful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable final foray.

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Amari and the Despicable Wonders

By B.B. Alston

Available: April 23, 2024

In the much-anticipated third book in the No. 1 New York Times best-selling Supernatural Investigations series, war has come to the supernatural world, and Amari’s two worst enemies are leading the charge.

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Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream!

By James Dean

Available: June 4, 2024

I scream! You scream! Pete screams for ice cream! The Just Chillin’ Ice Cream van is coming today and Pete the Cat can’t wait. He runs as fast as he can to find the van. It’s getting late, but his friends need his help. Will Pete take a little time out of his day to help his friends? Follow Pete the Cat as he learns that it’s always cool to be kind.

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