Hitting bookshelves next week are a board book series that unfolds the food chain, a middle grade novel set in a forest overrun with magic, and a YA psychological thriller.

School of the Dead by Avi. Harper, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-06-174085-5. After Tony Gilbert’s octogenarian great uncle Charlie moves in, they become fast friends, but their intergenerational friendship turns dark when Uncle Charlie dies but doesn’t leave.

Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler’s Atomic Bomb: Young Adult Edition by Neal Bascomb. Scholastic/Levine, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-545-73243-7. In a young readers’ companion to The Winter Fortress, Bascomb offers an account of Norwegian resistance efforts to prevent Germany from developing the atomic bomb by sabotaging a Norsk Hydro plant in Vemork, the world’s sole producer in 1939 of “heavy water.”

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne. Holt, $16.99; 978-1-62779-030-7. Once bullied at school, protagonist Pierrot is orphaned and goes to live with his aunt, a servant at Hitler’s mountain estate, turning into a bully himself once he falls under the spell of Nazi pageantry and propaganda, eventually instigating a horrifying betrayal.

With Malice by Eileen Cook. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-544-80509-5. A tragedy during a senior class trip to Italy shatters the lives of two best friends in Cook’s YA tale of innocent lies and intentional deception.

Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman. Clarion, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-544-30180-1. Bringing fantasy elements to the historical terrain she is known for, Cushman introduces timid Grayling Strong, who must stop a magical force that causes people to become rooted to the ground, their skin slowly turning to bark.

Into the River by Ted Dawe. Polis (PGW, dist.), $17.99; ISBN 978-1-943818-19-8. In a book briefly banned in the author’s native New Zealand, Dawe revisits a character from his novel Thunder Road, this time as an adolescent.

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh. HarperTeen, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-239925-0. In this prehistorically set YA novel, 17-year-old Kol is next in line to become the High Elder of his clan, but without any girls of marrying age, the clan may die out. When Mya’s clan arrives, Kol is drawn to her, but she proves elusive, even aloof, perhaps owing to past friction between their clans.

Animals Are Delicious by Sarah Hutt, illus. by David Ladd and Stephanie Anderson. Phaidon, $17.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7148-7144-8. Three accordion-style board books expand to showcase food chains on land, underwater, and in the air. Dioramas present toy-like animals against crisp paper backdrops, with birds and leaping predators suspended in midair by string. The book earned a starred review from PW.

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings. Crown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-55464-3. In this YA memoir, Jennings (I Am Jazz) – an activist for transgender rights and star of her own TLC reality show – shares her experiences with her family’s support of her transition, and growing up under the spotlight, while offering an introduction to some of the issues facing trans children and teens today.

You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour. St. Martin’s Griffin, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-09864-1. This YA novel alternates between two friends, Katie and Mark, who offer support to each other while dealing with their own same-sex relationship drama during Pride Week.

Louise and Andie: The Art of Friendship by Kelly Light. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-234440-3. In this companion to Louise Loves Art (2014), Louise strikes up a friendship with her new neighbor, a girl named Andie. They both love to draw, but after a marathon art-making session, the girls realize that they have “artistic differences,” which result in a torn drawing and hurt feelings.

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Zero Hour by Pittacus Lore. HarperCollins, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-06-238771-4. The fifth collection of novellas set in the YA dystopian world of the bestselling Lorien Legacies series.

Goldfish by Nat Luursema (Feiwel and Friends, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-2500-8918-2. Gangly and unpopular, Louise lives in Essex, England, with her divorced parents and older sister. After she loses her chance at Olympic stardom, she has to start a new school year, and three classmates recruit Louise to coach them in synchronized swimming in an attempt to get on Britain’s Hidden Talent.

Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan, illus. by Tomie dePaola. McElderry, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-4814-2062-4. In this picture book, a boy and adult watch the moon rise over the world. The book earned a starred review from PW.

Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick. Little, Brown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-316-37959-5. In Quick’s (The Silver Linings Playbook) latest YA novel, a teen rebels after reading an out-of-print cult classic that urges her toward existential questioning. The book earned a starred review from PW.

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero by Rachel Renée Russell. Aladdin, $13.99; ISBN 978-1-4814-6001-9. Russell returns to the journal-style format of her bestselling Dork Diaries series as she introduces a hapless, comics-loving boy named Max who recounts many of his woes while stuck inside his school locker.

Ruby Rose: Off to School She Goes by Rob Sanders, illus. by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Harper, $15.99; ISBN 978-0-06-223569-5. In this picture book, Ruby Rose is excited for school to begin, but her true passion is dancing.

Strong as a Bear by Katrin Stangl. Enchanted Lion (Consortium, dist.), $16.95; ISBN 978-1-59270-198-8. Idioms and similes are the name of the game in this picture book from author-illustrator Stangl, originally published in Germany, which consists of a succession of animal-themed figures of speech – some familiar (“quiet as a mouse”), others novel (“pillowy as a poodle”).

One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank. Blink, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-310-75516-6. Sixteen-year-old Sophie spends the summer in Paris with her recently remarried father, and a handsome boy whose piano lessons distract her from family drama.

Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten. Delacorte, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-553-50790-4. This YA novel from the author of The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B book combines a Gossip Girl milieu with the psychological terrain of Gone Girl.

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson. FSG/Ferguson, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-374-30237-5. Debut author Williamson depicts British class realities and protagonist David’s struggle with family, bullying, friendship, and bravery without sugarcoating the difficulty of being a trans teen.

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