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Wrapping up September new releases with another strong Spotlight! Middle grades look best to me this week. This week’s top picks: Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong (YA) The Door
Another gorgeous September list! All three categories look fantastic this week, but I think picture books are the strongest group. We’ve got two new books for teaching fake news and
Another great Spotlight this week! We’ve got new titles from Deb Caletti, Courtney Summers, Margi Preus, Lynn Rae Perkins, Julie Buxbaum, and Sophie Blackall, plus several debut authors! I actually
Whoa! This is a WHOPPER week for new book releases! I know I’ve left several great books off the list–I just can’t make a list that is 50 books long.
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