Trending Titles for Back to School
Some of OverDrive's librarians favorite juvenile and YA picks for the back-to-school season!
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First in a series, Nidhi Chanani's Super Boba Café is a sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a secret teashop, an earthquake-causing monster, and an unforgettable summer. ... Read more
★ “Sharply written and evocative” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “This theater camp has plenty of captivating drama both on stage and off!” —Kayla Mil... Read more
A Harvey Award Nominee!Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter. A stand-... Read more
"Filled with decadent descriptions of food,bittersweet rivalries, and zesty romantic tension, Guava and Grudges will have you hungry for more from Alexis Castellanos. A deliciously sweet read!" -As... Read more
A recently transitioned girl tries to figure out who she is—while trying to manage who everyone else wants her to be—in this funny, unexpected, and affecting new graphic novel from Eisn... Read more
Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in Clearwater Ridge, with lazy days sunning at the waterfalls and nights partying at the sprawling houses of the rich families who vacation ... Read more
The Millicent Quibb School of...
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (Series)
Kate McKinnon Author
Kate McKinnon Narrator
(2024)
English
From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sisters, a ravenous worm, and a mysterious mad scientist. So, you want to be a young mad scientist. Cong... Read more
From rising star Tony Weaver, Jr. comes a middle-grade graphic novel memoir about an awkward preteen who loves all things geeky but struggles with mental health issues and self-doubt, perfect for f... Read more
A dark young adult Western fantasy about a teen in a remote settlement full of monsters and secrets."In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and... Read more
The Liars Society
The Liars Society (Series)
Alyson Gerber Author
Nora Hunter Narrator
(2024)
English
The Inheritance Games and One of Us is Lying for middle grade — beloved author Alyson Gerber's new series is an unforgettable mystery featuring a secret society, a mysterious island, and dang... Read more
From acclaimed author and illustrator Don Tate, the rousing story of Ernie Barnes, an African American pro football player and fine artist He realized how football and art were one and the same. Bo... Read more
The Purple Book
Colorful Minds: Tips for Managing Your Emotions (Series)
William Anthony Author
(2021)
English
Emotions are like a rainbow—there is a color for every one we feel. And when the nervous feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it's time for The Purple Book! Simple activities, tips, and t... Read more
José and Feliz Play Fútbol
José and El Perro (Series)
Susan Rose Author
Silvia López Author
(2023)
English
Joséand his dog play soccer in thisfun early reader that uses both Spanish and English!José has been selected for the school soccer team! Finally, he gets to be part of el equipo de f... Read more
One day a WORRY comes to stay and simply will not go away!"Whenever he was worried or whenever there was drama,Alex Allen's brain produced . . .A living breathing Llama!"Alex Allen, like lots of ch... Read more
¡Muy verde! / Too Green!
Feelings & Firsts (Series)
Sumana Seeboruth Author
Maribel Castells Illustrator
(2023)
English
Joining the Feelings & First series: a young child helps his Mum and Mama cook a green vegetable soup, but then emphatically refuses to eat it. After carefully watching his parents enjoying the... Read more
Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak
Sometimes I Feel Like (Series)
Danielle Daniel Author
Jackie Traverse Illustrator
(2024)
English
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees. Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different tr... Read more
A creative coming-of-age story for the climate-change generation Dana Drucker fights boredom in her Florida beach town by crafting special-effects makeup—the more gruesome, the better. But when a m... Read more
*Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!*Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house.From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes a action-packed... Read more
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER! Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden is a reminder to embrace everything that ... Read more
From the author of Some Girls Do comesanother heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another.“Sapp... Read more
When Halloween is threatened by bad weather, only one moth can save it.It's Halloween, the biggest day of the year on Mothman's farm. Schoolchildren from nearby Point Pleasant are scheduled to arri... Read more
Two disabled queer teens find belonging in this poignant platonic love story about singing, signing, and solidarity.Casey Kowalski once dreamed of becoming a professional singer. Then the universe ... Read more
From actor Max Greenfield, the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book and its two companion titles, comes a sweetly funny bedtime book about anxiety and being present.What do we do when we can't ... Read more
A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-autobiographical LGBTQ+ graphic novel.Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves hist... Read more
It's Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale!Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper's life has gotten worse and wor... Read more
Dybbuks.Illegal printing.A genderqueer lesbian with a knife.Set against a backdrop of literary censorship and growing Jewish political consciousness, Sydney Taylor and Stonewall award-winning Sacha... Read more
Two transgender teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls. A pulse-pounding thriller per... Read more
A girl with grit, determination, passion and a paintbrush—can achieve amazing things!Whether working in his studio or out in the field, Japanese artist Hokusai had a constant companion—... Read more