Coming this May: THE LAST IMMORTALS, a brand new middle grade series perfect for your summer reading lists! Dive into the first chapter of book one, DAWN OF THE AXOLOTL, and get ready for an unforgettable underwater adventure:
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Happy book birthday to KING OF NOTHING by Nathanael Lessore! This hilarious and heartfelt YA novel is out now in audiobook (narrated by Michael Ajao), hardcover, paperback, and ebook.
Listen to an audio excerpt now! soundcloud.com/hachetteaudi...
@hachetteaudio.bsky.social
Sofia Szamosi's BAD KID is out today! Read more about the experiences that inspired her graphic memoir ⬇️
Bright yellow background with book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: SEBASTIAN METZGER SOLVES A STICKY SITUATION by Kyle Lukoff & illustrated by Kat Fajardo. Cover art shows a third grade boy in a school library, holding a book with an octopus on the cover and looking anxious.
Bright yellow background with book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: FIA HOSEIN FINDS HER BEAT by Tracey Baptiste illustrated by Kat Fajardo. Cover art shows a third grade girl with brown skin and black braids playing a steel drum as two other students play recorders behind her.
Blue and yellow background with a graphic showing twelve bright but tiny books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series - all with third graders on the covers.
There are two new kids on the block today! Check out these funny, heartfelt titles in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS from @kylelukoff.bsky.social & @traceybaptiste.bsky.social - both illustrated by Kat Fajardo & published by @littlebrownyr.bsky.social!
HeartLand
"HeartLand tells the story of two broken, out-of-sync hearts. One beats with gumption, the other with DRAMA. One works every minute, the other thinks about time to the point of distraction." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @lbschool.bsky.social
Tomorrow, Kyle Lukoff and Tracey Baptiste bring our two newest Mrs. Z students to life in heartfelt, laugh-out loud stories. Pre-order your copies today! 📚
✨ SEBASTIAN METZGER SOLVES A STICKY SITUATION by @kylelukoff.bsky.social
✨ FIA HOSEIN FINDS HER BEAT by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
@xvictoriawrites.bsky.social is BACK with another gripping thriller that teens won't be able to put down. SIX MUST DIE is a page-turning, locked-door murder mystery where six friends enter an escape room, but will six come out...?
Get your copy when it becomes available on 3/10! #LBYRFacultyLounge
Hey, it's World Book Day so time to mention again that I wrote a Stonewall Honor Book about a young witch going on a road trip to save her mom. It's got trolls, mermaids, ink-based magic and a brave kick-butt trans girl and I bet you (or any young fantasy readers you know) would love it!
It's #MiddleGradeMagic day! If you haven't already registered, follow the link below, and be sure to join in for panels featuring LBYR authors ⬇️
1:15–2:05 PM ET: @mustachebabs.com (The Library of Memories)
3:40–4:25 PM ET: Kate Lumsden (Confessions of a Mango)
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#MiddleGradeMagic is tomorrow! Have you registered yet?
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Librarians and educators, still time to register for this event!
KID X by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social, the much-anticipated sequel to BOY 2.0, is out today! Listen to an audiobook excerpt below, and find it now on shelves in hardcover.
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"Coal reaffirms the everyday as well as the extraordinary specialness in Black boys. He struggles, he’s not perfect, but he’s such a good guy!"
@traceybaptiste.bsky.social's KID X is on shelves tomorrow, 2/24!
Congratulations to TOES, TEETH, AND TENTACLES, which was chosen as an honor book for the 2026 Mathical Book Prize! This prize recognizes books that inspire children of all ages to see math in the world around them, and we can't think of anything more perfect than this curious counting book.
Join LBYR authors at @slj.com's Middle Grade Magic on March 5th!
Register at the link below and tune in for:
@mustachebabs.com (THE LIBRARY OF MEMORIES) on the "Into the Magic" panel
Kate Lumsden (CONFESSIONS OF A MANGO) on the "Growing Up & Finding You" panel
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Ramadan Mubarak from Habeeba and her family✨
Celebrate this holy month with this picture book that illustrates a young girl's first observance of Ramadan!
Happy book birthday to BIRDY by @nwestmoss.bsky.social! 🎉
"I hope, with Love, Sivvy, my young adult verse novel based on the life of young Sylvia Plath, I’ve now become a small part of illuminating her for a generation."
Read @racheltoalson.bsky.social's reflection on Sylvia Plath and her new YA novel LOVE, SIVVY!
🎂 HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, BIRDY! Celebrate by joining author @nwestmoss.bsky.social on StoryMakers for a look at BIRDY, her heart-felt middle-grade novel — out today! www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersW...
#ReadBirdy @colbysharp.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
Meet BRADY MASON'S PERFECT FIT, the book that reminded author Nicole Melleby that writing is fun!
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The 2026 Summer Scares reading list selections
You didn't think we'd let Friday the 13th go uncelebrated, did you?😈We are thrilled to share this year's @summerscares.bsky.social reading list which promotes Horror as a great reading option for all ages, during any time of the year. Check out these titles (if you dare): bit.ly/4afS4Fh
Valentine's Day is coming up and what better way to celebrate than to expand your library? THE BOYFRIEND LAUNCHER (avaialble 2/24) is a sweet, hilarious romance that is sure to light up any shelf. Pre-order your copy today!
Book Review: Brady Mason’s Perfect Fit by Nicole Melleby
A heartfelt story of found family and identity.
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Tonight’s Library Lovers Week conversations spotlight identity, resilience, and imagination:
5pm ET: Jamie Sumner & Megan E. Freeman
7pm ET: Donna Barba Higuera & Daniel Nayeri
9pm ET: Raúl the Third & Kyle Lukoff
Live + on demand. Free to attend.
buff.ly/ZdMM7NL or buff.ly/ZL1Fen9
Happy publication day to WHEN CHERRY BLOSSOMS FALL! Click the link below to listen to illustrator @yasimamura.bsky.social walk you through her process in creating the spectacular visuals we have for the book today.
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2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List picks BROWN GIRL, BROWN GIRL by Leslé Honoré, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera, and UP PERISCOPE! by Jennifer Swanson, illustrated by @veronicajamisonart.bsky.social
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2026 ALSC Notable Children's Books AND SHE WAS LOVED: TONI MORRISON'S LIFE IN STORIES by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Daniel Minter, and HOW SWEET THE SOUND by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by
Charly Palmer
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2026 Jane Addams Book Award Honoree HOW THE WORD IS PASSED (ADAPTED FOR YOUNG READERS): REMEMBERING SLAVERY AND HOW IT SHAPED AMERICA by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social, adapted by @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social
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2026 Sibert Honor Book GO TELL IT: HOW JAMES BALDWIN BECAME A WRITER by Quartez Harris, illustrated by @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social
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In honor of Black History Month, we're celebrating recent award-winning fiction and nonfiction highlighting Black history and historical figures.
First up: 2026 Coretta Scott King Award Winner WILL'S RACE FOR HOME by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social
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