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Welcome back! This week, we're chatting with author Lamar Giles about his newest book, The Last Last Day of Summer, and the brand-new ...

  Dactyl Hill Squad written by Daniel José Older published by Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic (2018) next installment: Freedom Fire, May 2019 Magdalys ...

The Serpent’s Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, Book 1) written by Sayantani Dasgupta illustrations by Vivienne To published by Scholastic (2018) Next ...

Heroine’s Journey written by Sarah Kuhn published by DAW (2018) I’m just going to come out and say it: I. Love. This. Series. ...

  The Poppy War written by R.F. Kuang published by Harper Voyager (2018) War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains. Listen, ...

Escape from Aleppo written by N.H. Senzai published by Simon & Schuster (2018) I found that it is only by being a little ...

Black Panther: The Young Prince written by Ronald L. Smith published by Marvel Press (2018) This was when T’Challa felt most alive, in ...

The Ventriloquist’s Daughter written by Lin Man-Chiu translated by Helen Wang published by Balestier Press (2017) This book first popped up on my radar ...

The Gauntlet written by Karuna Riazi published by Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster (2017) Roar Score: 3/5 “Win and destroy the game, lose and ...

Bronze and Sunflower written by Cao Wenxuan translated by Helen Wang published by Candlewick Press (2017) Roar Score: 4/5 Bronze and Sunflower is 381 pages ...

Amina’s Voice written by Hena Khan published by Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster (2017) Roar Score: 4/5 Amina has always been a shy kid. ...