100 CUPBOARDS

N.D. Wilson and Forrest Dickison. HarperAlley, June 9 ($15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-0630-4950-5)

In this graphic adaptation of the 2007 novel, a boy discovers a set of mysterious cupboards behind his bedroom wall and follows his lost cousin into the realms they lead to. Ages 8–12.

Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost

Matthew Dow Smith Papercutz, Apr. 7 ($17.99, ISBN 978-1-5458-2458-0)

The creator of DC’s Misfits of Magic launches a new series featuring the daughter of a prestigious wizard of the dark arts, who is training in the family’s craft under a ghost tutor and is desperate to evict the strict new head ghost from her household. Ages 7–12.

Atomic Lucas: A Magical Graphic Novel

Pirate Sourcil and Francesca Carità, trans. by Rebecca Potters. Andrews McMeel, May 26 ($22.99, ISBN 979-8-8816-0173-7)

On his 13th birthday, Lucas gets a “Gloom Stone” that makes his wishes come true: his stuffed animal talks and an ancestor comes back to life. But Lucas can’t escape the mayhem his desires unleash. Ages 8–12.

The Fall of Shiro (Stone of Shiro #1)

Sue Ruffle and Stefano Spaziani. Papercutz, June 30 ($17.99, ISBN 978-1-5458-2683-6)

In a world full of magical elements and creatures, an unwilling hero named Mushling Cale escapes his irritating roommates and shirks his busboy duties to fight the alien who stole his realm’s protective stone. Ages 10–14.

House of Harkness

Preeti Chhibber. Graphix, July 7 ($14.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5461-4682-7)

The school days of Marvel’s Scarlet Witch get conjured up in this story of the shaky alliance she makes with snobby heiress Agatha Harkness to defeat evil forces at the elite House of Harkness magic academy. Ages 8–12.

Legends in the Heights

Marguerite Dabaie. Andrews McMeel, Mar. 17 ($21.99, ISBN 979-8-8816-0249-9)

New Yorker Raia is surprised by a Middle Eastern mythical creature called Bazzu the Buraq who offers to swap magical adventures for lessons in skateboarding. But will Raia leave her normie friends behind? Ages 10–12.

Tamia and the Memories of the Dragon

David Braña and Pahito. Papercutz, Feb. 3 ($17.99, ISBN 978-1-5458-2324-8)

Seeking refuge from drama, a girl and her father decide to spend the summer in an isolated town that boasts no technology. Then a dragon peeks in their window and the fantasy of this place opens up to her. Ages 7–12.

Through the Black Gate

Alfredo Cáceres. Atheneum, June 30 ($14.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-6659-4182-2)

A 13-year-old girl who studies the occult and is convinced her cat possesses her dead father’s soul hooks up with a mystical musician who takes her to haggle with the Ferryman of the Dead. Ages 8–12.


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