Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a middle grade novel centered around a tween navigating loss, a picture book about the natural world protecting itself, a historical middle grade novel exploring the impact of war, and more.

Birdy by N. West Moss, illus. by Carrie Shryock. Little, Brown/Ottaviano, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-316-44641-9. A grieving tween plans for the worst in this emotionally raw upper middle grade debut by Moss.

The Dream by Gideon Sterer, illus. by Nik Henderson. Clarion, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-0633-5799-0. Sterer and Henderson craft a haunting wordless picture book in which the natural world leads a stand for itself. The book received a starred review from PW.

Each and Every Spark by Claire Swinarski. Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-0633-2178-6. Parallel plots set 80 years apart follow two 13-year-old girls as they navigate war and its aftermath in this stellar historical novel by Swinarski. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.

Goodbye, French Fry by Rin-rin Yu. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-85808-0. A Chinese American tween living outside of New York City grapples with cultural identity in Yu’s heartening debut.

Houdini’s Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician by Barb Rosenstock, illus. by Mar Delmar. Knopf, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-57013-5. Rosenstock and Delmar tie the magical prowess of Harry Houdini to his fondness for books in this mesmerizing account of the escape artist’s accomplishments. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

If This Were the World by Stephen Barr, illus. by AG Ford. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-8234-5719-9. Collaborative recreation yields lessons about collective responsibility in this generative story, in which students make a game of imagining how to create an equitable society. The picture book received a starred review from PW.

Love, Sivvy: A Novel Inspired by the Life, Letters, and Diaries of Young Sylvia Plath by R.L. Toalson. Little, Brown, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-3165-8713-6. Toalson centers the formative teen and college years of poet Plath in a fictionalized telling inspired by her letters and diaries. The YA book received a starred review from PW.

Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko. Little, Brown/Ottaviano, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-57063-3. Alko’s detail-rich biographical poems and charismatic acrylic and collage illustrations result in an exuberant homage to this beloved author.

PostScript by Cory McCarthy. Dutton, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-61824-0. A queer teen navigates illness, love, and grief in this postapocalyptic romance.

Sew Much Trouble by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings, illus. by Pat Lewis. First Second, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-250-35946-9. The fourth installment of the InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. series follows Bongo and Marsha as they look into a stolen food truck while navigating troubles in their friendship.

The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin. Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-7282-5618-4. Teen Aurora becomes her town’s Starmaker, the sole person who can provide light, and grapples with growing romantic feelings as she learns under the current Starmaker. The YA book received a starred review from PW.

Time for a Change by Questlove with S.A. Cosby, illus. by Godwin Akpan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39317-5. Best friends Rahim and Kasia travel through time to prevent a future with dire consequences in the second book of The Rhythm of Time series.

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