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April 2024 New Releases
Browse all of our April new releases, including new picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and paperback books!
Discover Our April New Releases →Books for Jewish American Heritage Month
In May we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by reading and sharing stories by Jewish American authors and illustrators. Celebrate in your school or library by uplifting these voices in May and all year round! Find more resources on the Jewish American Heritage Month website.
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This month’s Creator Spotlight highlights Adam Pottle and Ziyue Chen, author and illustrator of Butterfly on the Wind, a magical picture book about a Deaf girl who creates a butterfly with Sign Language and sends it on a journey around the world.
Discover More about butterfly on the windDiscussion Guide: Three Summers by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
Three Summers
By Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
Ages 8-12
On Sale April 9, 2024!
An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide.
Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves.
Written with incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again.
DOWNLOAD the THree summers DISCUSSION GUIDE HERE→Watch our Spring 2024 School & Library Virtual Preview!
Hear us buzz about our new picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles!
Watch our MacKids School & Library Spring 2024 Preview Event where we preview upcoming picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators, including authors Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying (How Lucky Am I?), Hanh Bui (Ánh’s New Word), and Jas Hammonds (Thirsty: A Novel).
Hear our special debut keynote, author and former collegiate athlete Elvira K. Gonzalez, talk about her moving young adult memoir, Hurdles in the Dark. Also, don’t miss live special guest Loren Long, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, discuss his new picture book The Yellow Bus. Click here to watch these exciting interviews and hear about a selection of next season’s books!
Timestamps:
3:26 – Keynote Speaker, Elvira K. Gonzalez
15:18 – Young Adult
28:32 – Middle Grade
37:15 – Chapter Books
40:25 – Picture Books
50:33 – Q&A with Loren Long and Kate Meltzer
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Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) with these books! Keep reading to discover an entire collection of books that will inspire your young readers to become environmentally conscious.
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Staff Picks – March 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for March 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
Learn more about these staff picks →Celebrate Poetry Month!
We’ve put together a roundup of titles to get you excited about National Poetry Month, including new 2024 titles coming soon such as How Lucky Am I?, What Can a Mess Make?, and May You Love and Be Loved! Read about more books by clicking them below!
Find more poetry recommendatioNS here →MacKids Spotlight: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
This month’s Author Spotlight highlights New York Times bestselling author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé as she discusses Where Sleeping Girls Lie, her latest YA contemporary mystery about a girl new to a boarding school who discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FARIDAH AND WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE→March 2024 New Releases
Browse all of our March new releases, including new picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and paperback books!
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