BLOGS > APRIL 8, 2024
Browse the hottest new releases of 2024!
By Heather Fawcett
Audience: Upper Elementary
This summer story has everything – the trials and pleasures of friendship, a rousing feud and a touch of adventure, a beautiful exploration of healing after grief, a very moving finale, and a whole lot of whale-watching fascination!
By Chanel Miller
Audience: Upper Elementary
“Wildly funny, charming, and deeply heartfelt.”
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
This tale of friendship and community centers around Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely socks left behind in her parents’ New York City laundromat.
By Sarah Tolcser
Audience: Upper Elementary
Jurassic Park meets Once There Was in this page-turning middle grade fantasy adventure set at a nature preserve for magical beasts, where two girls find themselves on a wilderness expedition gone disastrously wrong.
By Alison McGhee
Audience: Upper Elementary
“Employing spare, sensory language, McGhee explores the painful negative space created by loss and the devastation of a friendship cut short, as well as the healing found in moving forward while remembering that ‘there’s more… so much more.’”
– Publishers Weekly
This is an unforgettable story of grief that follows a young girl and her community faced with aching loss as they begin to understand that what we love will always be with us.
By Stacey Lee
Audience: Young Adult
“This twisty mystery, brought to life by a vibrant cast and abundant historical details, will keep readers in suspense until the very end. Riveting.”
– Kirkus Reviews
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Downstairs Girl comes a YA murder mystery noir set in 1930s Los Angeles’s Chinatown. Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, has a face known to practically everyone, especially the Chow sisters, who instantly know its her body they just discovered!
By Randy Ribay
Audience: Young Adult
Told in multiple perspectives, Everything We Never Had unfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll. Each Maghabol boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal expectations, passing down his flaws, values, and virtues to the next generation, until it’s up to Enzo to see how he can braid all these strands and men together.
By Ellen Hopkins
Audience: Young Adult
This latest novel in verse from #1 New York Times best-selling author Ellen Hopkins is a searing and unforgettable account of two teens caught in the labyrinth of the foster care system, fighting their way out and back to each other.
By Kate Sweeney
Audience: Young Adult
Follow a teenage girl as she does whatever it takes to find her missing – and seemingly deceased – cousin. This dark and powerful mystery is perfect for fans of true crime podcasts!
Celebrating 100 Years of The Great Gatsby
April 22, 2025
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby recently marked its 100th anniversary on April 10, with festivities held around the globe – from St. Paul, Minnesota, where Fitzgerald was born, to the French Riviera, where he completed his iconic novel. But...
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What We're Reading - May 2025 Edition
April 22, 2025
Each month, What We’re Reading features reflections on current reads from Follett Content team members. It’s a blog where our collective lifelong love of reading takes center stage! This month, we’re highlighting three amazing team members who help you analyze your...
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History, Part 4: Putting the Maker into Our [Library] Space!
April 16, 2025
Steve Gagnon, DLS, and Ashley Healey, LMS, are the dynamic duo of Stratham Memorial School’s newly rolled out “Learning Commons Program.” With a combined 45 years in education, they have seen the evolution of Makerspace culture and have dabbled with...
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You've Been Book'd! Choice Boards from Shannon McClintock Miller
April 1, 2025
We love the Choice Boards Teacher Librarian Shannon McClintock Miller creates! If you missed any, explore Shannon’s curated collections below and discover new favorites for your students on a variety of topics.Books to Celebrate the SummerArtificial IntelligenceChildren's Book Week 2025Earth...
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Pippa Park Books Come to Life in New Video Series!
March 31, 2025
Middle graders aren’t reading for pleasure like they used to, and educators, booksellers, and families want a solution to get them excited about reading and sharing stories with their peers again. One part of such a solution is to meet...
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Preview the hottest Summer 2025 eGalleys!
March 21, 2025
Follett partnered with Capstone and NetGalley* to provide digital access to upcoming fiction and nonfiction titles through August 15, 2025. Get early access to these up-and-coming books you won’t want to miss for summer – then preorder the titles you...
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