Middle Readers Sweeping Up the Heart
Summer of a Thousand Pies
by Kevin Henkes
available in March, hardcover, Greenwillow Books
by Margaret Dilloway available in April, hardcover, Harper Collins
It’s hard not to fall in love with Kevin Henkes’s heartfelt and lyrical stories and Sweeping Up the Heart is no different. Henkes introduces us to Amelia, who is anticipating an incredibly dull summer break, but the time she has been dreading soon becomes a summer of new friendship and emotional connections in a story bound to envelop you lovingly in its pages. –Hana
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
Twelve-year-old Cady has had a difficult few years and now she finds herself living with her aunt that she hardly knows, and in a new town. Her aunt owns a pie shop so Cady starts to bake pies. She loves baking! So much so she is going to bake a thousand pies in one summer. A darling book about change, family, friends, and, of course, pie. –Kelly E.
The Lost Girl
Graphic Novel
by Anne Ursu
available now, hardcover, Walden Pond Press
available now, paperback, HarperCollins
Seventh-grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. Instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
Twins Iris and Lark are better when they are together. Everyone knows it, and yet the adults in their lives insist on separating them in school this year. The Lost Girl is the rare sort of story that you wish you could devour and savor slowly all at the same time. It is a tale of love, introspection, magic, crows, monsters, and of sisterhood. So devour it or savor it, but let it sit with you. This stunning piece of work has a lot to say. –Hana
New & Upcoming
PAPERBACK Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King
available in March, paperback, Scholastic
The story of a friendship between a young boy and a strange creature who eats plastic and could actually save the world.
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker illustrated by Jon Klassen available in April, paperback, Balzer & Bray
A b eautifully wrought, ut terly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox.
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Spring 2019
Releases
The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
available in March, paperback, Chicken House
A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets.
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
available in March, paperback, Rick Riordan Presents
Based on Hindu mythology, Aru Shah is an exciting adventure in the vein of Percy Jackson.
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