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!
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You may know Follett Content as a trusted partner for K-12 school libraries. But we’ve expanded our reach, and public libraries are at the center of that growth.If you’re a public librarian evaluating vendors, exploring options for adult book fulfillment,...
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The intricately crafted worlds and dynamic characters of graphic novels capture the imagination of students of all ages, no matter where they are in their literary journey. These worlds foster deeper cultural understanding while the narratives hone critical thinking skills crucial to...
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Best-Selling SEL Professional Development from Norton Books in Education
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Cutting-edge research continues to confirm that teaching students social and emotional skills provides enduring behavioral and learning benefits for academic and lifelong success. These hands-on professional development titles from Norton provide school leaders and classroom teachers in Grades K-12 with SEL tools and strategies grounded...
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The Adult Title Fulfillment Gap in Public Libraries – and What It Means for Collection Development
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For decades, a major player in the public library space was one of the most relied-upon sources for adult print titles.When that leading library book vendor exited the public library distribution market, it created a gap that collections professionals are...
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