Hitting bookshelves next week are a new installment in a dark YA fantasy series, an animal abecedarian picture book, a YA survival story on the high seas, the much-anticipated and newly-discovered picture book from a beloved author, and the first in a new Minecraft fiction series.
The Dark Elements: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Harlequin Teen, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-373-21114-2. The latest YA novel from the bestselling author is the fourth installment of the Dark Elements series, in which 17-year-old Layla finds herself torn between two worlds.
8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper. Scholastic/Orchard, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-545-47083-4. Each page of this book – which earned a starred review – is packed full of animals (eight to be exact) for every letter. See our previous Q&As with Cooper here and here.
Adrift by Paul Griffin. Scholastic Press, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-545-70939-2. In this high-stakes YA novel, five teens fight to survive after they’re lost off the Atlantic coast. PW gave the book a starred review.
What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss. Random, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-553-52426-0. The recently discovered picture book melds classic Seussian wordplay with illustrations of wacky animals that two kids are considering as pets. Read our coverage behind the publication of the book here.
Elementia Chronicles Book 1: Quest for Justice by Sean Fay Wolfe. HarperCollins, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-241632-2. This book kicks off a new unofficial Minecraft series, for readers eager for a fix of the popular game.
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