Shannon Hale's fantastic Princess Academy is now a graphic novel - www.crackingthecover.com

Shannon Hale’s Newbery-Honor winning classic, Princess Academy, is now available in graphic novel format with art from Victoria Ying.

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Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin is delightful mystery - www.crackingthecover.com

Enola Holmes returns when the rescue of a young woman sends her into battle with Sherlock against his most deadly, implacable enemy in Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin, by Nancy Springer.

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Clifford Dream Big is joyful celebration of continued growth - www.crackingthecover.com

Clifford the Big Red Dog and his best friend, Emily Elizabeth, inspire readers to keep growing in Dream Big, by Norman Bridwell, Meredith Rusu and Jo Anne Davies.

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Avi's The Road From Nowhere is fine historical fiction - www.crackingthecover.com

Three kids hope to make it big during Colorado's Silver Panic in 1893 in The Road From Nowhere, a middle-grade novel by Avi.

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Katie Bernet turns Little Women into a whodunit in excellent Beth is Dead - www.crackingthecover.com

Beth March has been murdered, and sisters Jo, Amy and Meg will stop at nothing to find the killer, even if it’s one of them, in Beth is Dead, by Katie Bernet.

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Hairstory celebrates history of Black hair - www.crackingthecover.com

Celebrate the richness of the African heritage behind braids, locs, cornrows, and more in Hairstory, by Sope Martins and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.

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Dana Smith's Zenguin teaches mindfulness - www.crackingthecover.com

An anxious penguin learns how to find calm when surrounded by big emotions in Zenguin, by Danna Smith and Sydney Hanson.

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V. T. Bidania's A Year Without Home is strong novel in verse - www.crackingthecover.com

A Year Without Home novel in verse about a Hmong girl losing and finding home in the aftermath of the Vietnam War by V. T. Bidania.

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María Coco's A Sound in the Night is delightful wordless picture book - www.crackingthecover.com

A girl and her dog go on a camping adventure in A Sound in the Night, a wordless picture book by María Coco.

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Amber McBride's The Leaving Room is fantastic YA - www.crackingthecover.com

Amber McBride’s The Leaving Room is a hopeful YA novel-in-verse about a girl in between life and death.

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Norman Ollestad & Brendan Kiely's Sole Survivor is riveting true story - www.crackingthecover.com

In Sole Survivor, Norman Ollestad tells the story of how as a sixth-grader he survived a deadly mountainside plane crash during a snowstorm.

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History and Scottish folklore collide in The Crimson Throne - www.crackingthecover.com

Court intrigue, political maneuvering and Scottish folklore collide in The Crimson Throne, the first book in the Spy and Guardian series by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis.

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Dusti Bowling's Holding on for Dear Life will resonate with readers - www.crackingthecover.com

A boy struggles to keep his family together while facing the side effects of bull riding in Holding on For Dear Life, by Dusti Bowling.

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Ali Novak's Heartstrings is fun addition to Heartbreak Chronicles - www.crackingthecover.com

A chance encounter at Comic Con turns into a romance of epic proportions in Heartstrings, the third book in Ali Novak’s Heartbreak Chronicles.

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Rock Star tells the fascinating story of geologist Ursula Marvin - www.crackingthecover.com

Discover the story of a pioneering geologist in Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites, by Sandra Neil Wallace and Nancy Carpenter.

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Jennifer A. Nielsen's The Free State of Jax is great contemporary MG - www.crackingthecover.com

A boy sets out to change his future by creating his own country in The Free State of Jax, a contemporary middle-grade novel by Jennifer A. Nielsen.

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Facing Feelings is excellent story of Raina Telgemeier - www.crackingthecover.com

Get to know the artist behind Smile, Sisters and Guts in Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier.

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Struan Murray's Dragonborn is adventure-filled MG fantasy - www.crackingthecover.com

A girl discovers that not only are dragons real, but she is one, in Dragonborn, a middle-grade fantasy novel by Struan Murray.

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The Tomorrow Tree is visually stunning nonfiction picture book - www.crackingthecover.com

Discover the new ecosystem that flourishes after a tree falls in The Tomorrow Tree: How Nature Creates New Life from Old.

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Jennifer L. Holm's Outside is great choice for independent reading - www.crackingthecover.com

A girl dreams about a world beyond the shelter where her family lives following the Great Poisoning in Outside, a MG novel by Jennifer L. Holm.

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King Arthur's Sweet & Salty is great cookbook for tweens and teens - www.crackingthecover.com

Bakers rejoice; there’s a new cookbook for young bakers in town: Sweet & Salty! from the King Arthur Baking Company.

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Laura Amy Schlitz's The Winter of the Dollhouse is charming - www.crackingthecover.com

A girl, an old lady and a doll become intwined in each other’s lives in The Winter of the Dollhouse, a middle-grade novel by Laura Amy Schlitz.

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Elevator on 74th Street is charming tale of friendship - www.crackingthecover.com

Follow the comings and goings of an apartment building’s residents through the eyes of its elevator in The Elevator on 74th Street, by Laura Gehl and Yas Imamura.

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My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays is great for families - www.crackingthecover.com

Introduce young readers to foundations of the Jewish faith in My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays, by Hannah Shafiroff.

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Michael Buckley's The Weirdies is quirky MG read - www.crackingthecover.com

Three very weird siblings have a chance at finding a real family in The Weirdies, by Sisters Grimm author Michael Buckley.

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