New Youth Items

5-Minute Avengers stories


"Based upon the Marvel comic book series The Avengers."--Title page verso. Here are some awesome superhero stories about Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury as they fight the universe's biggest baddies and save mankind!
Date Published:2017

Adventure in Grand Canyon National Park

Johnson, Aaron, 1976-,


Jake, Amber, and Wes encounter new dangers and find their friendship tested as they follow the clues Jake's grandfather hid away in the old scrapbook. The stakes are higher, and the history goes deeper as the three kids put their heads together to solve a puzzle that is perhaps hundreds of years in the making.--Publisher description.
Date Published:2023

Aku : journey to Ibra /

Johnson, Micah, 1990-,


JLG LEVEL FE+. "When 12-year-old daydreamer Aku inherits an astronaut helmet from his dead grandmother, he gains the power to transport himself throughout the metaverse. Now, he has no choice but to become the space hero he always wanted to be."-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Algorithms

Gonzâalez, Echo Elise,


"Includes online access to activites."--Cover. Includes index. A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.
Date Published:2026

Ancient animals : the biology of prehistoric life /

Howell, Izzi,


Includes index and glossary. Life long ago -- Early life -- The age of reptiles -- After the dinosaurs. "There's so much more to prehistoric life than just dinosaurs! Take a trip back through time to discover how life started and how new types of animals evolved. In this title, you'll meet some of the incredible prehistoric species that once lived on Earth. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

Includes index and glossary. Life long ago -- Early life -- The age of reptiles -- After the dinosaurs. "There's so much more to prehistoric life than just dinosaurs! Take a trip back through time to discover how life started and how new types of animals evolved. In this title, you'll meet some of the incredible prehistoric species that once lived on Earth. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

Ancient numbers : the math of counting systems /

Rooney, Anne.,


Includes index and glossary. "Math has been around for millennia! Learn more about early math and how ancient people invented counting systems to help simplify their lives. Readers will be introduced to ancient numbers and how they were used to tell time, track the stars, and manage the economy. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Date Published:2026

Includes index and glossary. "Math has been around for millennia! Learn more about early math and how ancient people invented counting systems to help simplify their lives. Readers will be introduced to ancient numbers and how they were used to tell time, track the stars, and manage the economy. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.

Date Published:2026

Anyone out there : the biology of life in space /

Howell, Izzi,


Includes index and glossary. "Is there life in space beyond our planet? Discover scientists' latest theories about what alien life might look like and where it might be hiding. We'll also learn more about how humans manage to survive in challenging conditions in space. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

Includes index and glossary. "Is there life in space beyond our planet? Discover scientists' latest theories about what alien life might look like and where it might be hiding. We'll also learn more about how humans manage to survive in challenging conditions in space. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

Artificial intelligence

González, Echo Elise,


"Includes online access to activities."--Cover. Includes index. "We use computers and connected devices all day--but what's behind the slick user interfaces and glowing touchscreens? This series gives readers a crash-course in computer science--from hardware to artificial intelligence and everything in between. Readers will laugh and learn with colorful characters in this engaging graphic-novel format"--
Date Published:2026

"Includes online access to activities."--Cover. Includes index. "We use computers and connected devices all day--but what's behind the slick user interfaces and glowing touchscreens? This series gives readers a crash-course in computer science--from hardware to artificial intelligence and everything in between. Readers will laugh and learn with colorful characters in this engaging graphic-novel format"--

Date Published:2026

Ascendance of a bookworm, vol. 1 : I'll do anything to become a librarian, part 1: if there aren't any books, I'll just have to make some!

Kazuki, Miya,


"First published in Japan in 2017 by TO Books, Tokyo." Reads from right to left. Manga. Graphic novel adaptation of: Honzuki no gekokujåo : shisho ni naru tame ni wa shudan o erande iraremasen. Daiichibu, Hon ga nai nara tsukureba ii!. "A certain college girl is reincarnated as the child of a soldier in a world with few books and a low literacy rate. No matter how much she wants to read, there are no books around her. What can she do if there aren't any books? Just make them herself! Her goal? To become a librarian! In order to live a life surrounded by books, she'll start by making them! Enjoy this biblio-fantasy for bookworms!"--Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2020

"First published in Japan in 2017 by TO Books, Tokyo." Reads from right to left. Manga. Graphic novel adaptation of: Honzuki no gekokujåo : shisho ni naru tame ni wa shudan o erande iraremasen. Daiichibu, Hon ga nai nara tsukureba ii!. "A certain college girl is reincarnated as the child of a soldier in a world with few books and a low literacy rate. No matter how much she wants to read, there are no books around her. What can she do if there aren't any books? Just make them herself! Her goal? To become a librarian! In order to live a life surrounded by books, she'll start by making them! Enjoy this biblio-fantasy for bookworms!"--Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2020

Ascendance of a bookworm, vol. 2 : I'll do anything to become a librarian, part 1: if there aren't any books, I'll just have to make some! /

Kazuki, Miya,


"First published in Japan in 2016 ... by TO Books, Tokyo."--Colophon. Reads from right to left. Manga adaptation of the Japanese web novel 'Honzuki no Gekokujåo: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen'. "It has been a year since our hero was reborn into a new world in the body of Myne, a sickly little girl from a poor family. She's been doing her best to fulfill her dream of making books, but her plans have been foiled at every turn. But now Myne has a deal with Benno the merchant: With her friend Lutz's help, she will make a paper prototype that he can sell in his shop. In exchange, he will take her and Lutz on as apprentices. But making the prototype is filled with its own challenges, and can she trust a conniving merchant like Benno? And the most important question is, does Myne have the deadly sickness known as 'The Devouring'? Follow Myne's efforts to become this world's first librarian in volume 2 of this bibliofantasy dedicated to book lovers!"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

"First published in Japan in 2016 ... by TO Books, Tokyo."--Colophon. Reads from right to left. Manga adaptation of the Japanese web novel 'Honzuki no Gekokujåo: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen'. "It has been a year since our hero was reborn into a new world in the body of Myne, a sickly little girl from a poor family. She's been doing her best to fulfill her dream of making books, but her plans have been foiled at every turn. But now Myne has a deal with Benno the merchant: With her friend Lutz's help, she will make a paper prototype that he can sell in his shop. In exchange, he will take her and Lutz on as apprentices. But making the prototype is filled with its own challenges, and can she trust a conniving merchant like Benno? And the most important question is, does Myne have the deadly sickness known as 'The Devouring'? Follow Myne's efforts to become this world's first librarian in volume 2 of this bibliofantasy dedicated to book lovers!"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

Ascendance of a bookworm, vol. 3 : I'll do anything to become a librarian, part 1: if there aren't any books, I'll just have to make some! /

Kazuki, Miya,


"First published in Japan in 2016 by TO Books, Tokyo."--Colophon. Manga adaptation of the Japanese web novel 'Honzuki no gekokujåo : shisho ni naru tame ni wa shudan o erande iraremasen. Daiichibu, Hon ga nai nara tsukureba ii. III. "Myne throws everything she has at paper-making while helping at the gate and preparing for Tuuli's baptism. She tries weaving faux-papyrus from fibers during winter and forming clay tablets during the spring, but both fail. Still, her love for books isn't so weak that she'd give up that easily. It's time to think up a Plan C! This is a bibliofantasy for all the bookworms of the world!"--Publisher.
Date Published:2021

"First published in Japan in 2016 by TO Books, Tokyo."--Colophon. Manga adaptation of the Japanese web novel 'Honzuki no gekokujåo : shisho ni naru tame ni wa shudan o erande iraremasen. Daiichibu, Hon ga nai nara tsukureba ii. III. "Myne throws everything she has at paper-making while helping at the gate and preparing for Tuuli's baptism. She tries weaving faux-papyrus from fibers during winter and forming clay tablets during the spring, but both fail. Still, her love for books isn't so weak that she'd give up that easily. It's time to think up a Plan C! This is a bibliofantasy for all the bookworms of the world!"--Publisher.

Date Published:2021

Bad Kitty : kitten trouble /

Bruel, Nick,


Originally published in 2018. "Now in full color!"--Cover. "Kitty's family has decided to do something terrible ... foster KITTENS. Kitty won't mind, right? Well ... not exactly. Kitty does mind. She minds A LOT. Will our bad-tempered friend learn to share her space, her food, and even her toys?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Baseball for breakfast : a (mostly) true story /

Campbell-Smith, Judy,


JLG LEVEL SE+. Ten-year-old Jimmy's chance meeting with the Milwaukee Brewers's owner leads to the introduction of morning baseball games for WWII third-shift workers.
Date Published:2026

Beatrix and the unicorn

Judge, Lita,


JLG LEVEL P+. A picture book written and illustrated by Lita Judge, inspired by the medieval Unicorn Tapestries held at The Cloisters. The story follows a servant girl named Beatrix who lives and works in a castle and becomes captivated by a tapestry depicting a unicorn. Believing that finding a real unicorn will alleviate her loneliness, she leaves the castle to search for it. The book combines a fictional narrative with visual elements influenced by late medieval European art.
Date Published:2026

JLG LEVEL P+. A picture book written and illustrated by Lita Judge, inspired by the medieval Unicorn Tapestries held at The Cloisters. The story follows a servant girl named Beatrix who lives and works in a castle and becomes captivated by a tapestry depicting a unicorn. Believing that finding a real unicorn will alleviate her loneliness, she leaves the castle to search for it. The book combines a fictional narrative with visual elements influenced by late medieval European art.

Date Published:2026

The big book of pi : the famous number you can never know /

Lehmann, Anita.,


Includes a QR code in the back to access an Educator's Guide with additional Pi facts and challenges. JLG LEVEL NM+. "Discover what makes the number Pi so intriguing, so unknowable and so very important to our lives. For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. But no one has ever found it -- and no one ever will. Meet a man who memorized ten thousand digits! How about a Pi magic trick and some Pi jokes? And check out the educator's guide at the end!"
Date Published:2026

Includes a QR code in the back to access an Educator's Guide with additional Pi facts and challenges. JLG LEVEL NM+. "Discover what makes the number Pi so intriguing, so unknowable and so very important to our lives. For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. But no one has ever found it -- and no one ever will. Meet a man who memorized ten thousand digits! How about a Pi magic trick and some Pi jokes? And check out the educator's guide at the end!"

Date Published:2026

The big fish

Thomas, M. J., 1969-,


"Great Uncle Solomon takes Peter, Mary, and Hank on a train trip to investigate a new red X on their ancient map. It leads them to the sea, where they discover a new hidden scroll that takes them back in time, and they stowaway on a ship. When a huge storm comes up, they meet Jonah and end up being swallowed with him by a giant fish! It's an adventure unlike any other as they journey to Nineveh, encounter the Enemy, and try to solve the secret of the scroll."--Amazon.
Date Published:2026

"Great Uncle Solomon takes Peter, Mary, and Hank on a train trip to investigate a new red X on their ancient map. It leads them to the sea, where they discover a new hidden scroll that takes them back in time, and they stowaway on a ship. When a huge storm comes up, they meet Jonah and end up being swallowed with him by a giant fish! It's an adventure unlike any other as they journey to Nineveh, encounter the Enemy, and try to solve the secret of the scroll."--Amazon.

Date Published:2026

Blast off : the physics of space /

Ringstad, Arnold,


Includes index and glossary. "Physics is the science behind so many amazing science phenomena! Discover how physics relates to planets in orbit, our amazing solar system, and rockets. We'll also journey to deep space to learn about exoplanet exploration and the life cycle of stars. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

Includes index and glossary. "Physics is the science behind so many amazing science phenomena! Discover how physics relates to planets in orbit, our amazing solar system, and rockets. We'll also journey to deep space to learn about exoplanet exploration and the life cycle of stars. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

The brave queen

Thomas, M. J., 1969-,


Peter and Mary visit Israel where they discover a new scroll that takes them back to the time of Queen Esther.
Date Published:2026

Breathe it in : the chemistry of air /

Adams, William D., (Childrens' author),


Includes index and glossary. The atmosphere -- Air as a resource -- Global warming -- Air pollution -- Cleaning up the air. "There's chemistry in the air we breathe! Discover how we use elements in the air in our bodies and in our industrial processes, how we've polluted the air, and how we're working to clean it up. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.
Date Published:2026

Includes index and glossary. The atmosphere -- Air as a resource -- Global warming -- Air pollution -- Cleaning up the air. "There's chemistry in the air we breathe! Discover how we use elements in the air in our bodies and in our industrial processes, how we've polluted the air, and how we're working to clean it up. Add some fun to young readers' academic routines with Aha! Academy! With everything students need to know plus brilliant biographies, amazing cross-curricular links, and inspiring career connections, this fun, fact-packed series will keep readers entertained and informed."--Back cover.

Date Published:2026

By your side

West, Kasie,


"Did she have to get stuck with him?" "Autumn Collins doesn't let anyone get close. She can't tell anyone about her anxiety, especially not Jeff -- he'd never be her boyfriend if he knew. But then she gets trapped in the library, instead of making it up the mountain to a bonfire with Jeff and her friends. And she isn't alone: Dax Miller got locked in, too. With tattoos and a juvie record and a constant scowl, Dax isn't exactly helping Autumn feel any better. She's sure Jeff will realize that he left her behind and come racing back to rescue her, any minute now. Only he doesn't come. No one does -- instead, a snowstorm blows into town and the temperature plummets. Autumn tries to stay calm. As she and Dax trade secrets, forage for vending machine food, and huddle together for warmth, Autumn realizes she may not survive the weekend if she doesn't let Dax get close. And to her surprise, she may want him to."--
Date Published:2025

"Did she have to get stuck with him?" "Autumn Collins doesn't let anyone get close. She can't tell anyone about her anxiety, especially not Jeff -- he'd never be her boyfriend if he knew. But then she gets trapped in the library, instead of making it up the mountain to a bonfire with Jeff and her friends. And she isn't alone: Dax Miller got locked in, too. With tattoos and a juvie record and a constant scowl, Dax isn't exactly helping Autumn feel any better. She's sure Jeff will realize that he left her behind and come racing back to rescue her, any minute now. Only he doesn't come. No one does -- instead, a snowstorm blows into town and the temperature plummets. Autumn tries to stay calm. As she and Dax trade secrets, forage for vending machine food, and huddle together for warmth, Autumn realizes she may not survive the weekend if she doesn't let Dax get close. And to her surprise, she may want him to."--

Date Published:2025