Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a YA romance referencing a classic rom-com bet, a picture book debut from a Pulitzer Prize winner, a nonfiction book highlighting the unique functions of the brain, and more.
Betting on You by Lynn Painter. Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-2123-7. Summer resort co-workers Charlie and Bailey strike a deal about whether boys and girls can truly just be friends, in this new novel by the author of the bestselling Better Than the Movies.
Coyote’s Wild Home by Barbara Kingsolver and Lily Kingsolver, illus. by Paul Mirocha. Gryphon, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-940719-48-4. Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter craft a tale about a coyote pup on his first hunt.
Different Kinds of Minds: A Guide to Your Brain by Temple Grandin, with Ann D. Koffsky. Philomel, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-35287-8. Breaking down how thinking styles are sorted into visual, spatial visual, and verbal categories, Grandin and Koffsky analyze how brains work.
Godly Heathens Yes by H.E. Edgmon. Wednesday, $20; ISBN 978-1-250-85361-5. When nonbinary teen Gem discovers they’re a reincarnated god on the run from fellow gods with a grudge, they must recover their memories and find an ancient weapon to save themself and their loved ones. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Wednesday, $20; ISBN 978-1-250-84721-8). Princess Gwen and her betrothed Arthur hatch a fake dating plan when the pair discover they’re both gay and in love with other people. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
Kingdom of Without by Andrea Tang. Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-6659-0144-4. Seventeen-year-old Zhong Ning’er, desperate for money in a dystopian society, is tasked with infiltrating a powerful pharmaceutical company to extract a political rebel.
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