Here are some new books to entice young readers:
Young children
“Catty Jane Who Hated the Rain” by Valeri Gorbachev ($16.95, ages 3 to 8)
Even though Catty Jane thinks rainy days are gray and miserable, her friends (a frog, goose and pig) stop by to teach her a lesson about having fun in spite of the weather.
“Living With Mom and Living With Dad” by Melanie Walsh ($15.99, ages 3 and older)
A picture book, with flaps and bright colors, that gently explores the experiences of a little girl whose parents are divorced.
“Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors” by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini ($17.99, ages 3 to 7)
Customs and beliefs specific to Islam and universal to all people are the subject of this lushly illustrated look at the Muslim view of life.
“Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops” by Jill Biden, illustrated by Raul Colon ($16.99, ages 5 and older)
A young girl misses her soldier father in this picture book inspired by the family experiences of the wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
Tweens and teens
“Running With Trains: A Novel in Poetry and Two Voices” by Michael J. Rosen ($15.95, ages 10 and older)
The lives of two lonely boys, ages 13 and 9, briefly intersect in this gentle, quiet novel composed of poems alternating between their perspectives.
“Beauty” by Lisa Daily ($9.99, ages 12 and older)
A girl wishes for popularity during a fair in the aptly named town of Miracle, Ohio, and then must cope with the consequences of her new, not always wonderful situation.
“Between the Lines” by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer ($19.99, ages 12 and older)
What goes on inside a book when it’s closed? A teen girl finds out from a fictional hero in a book she loves in this young adult romance by bestselling author Picoult and her daughter.
“Keeping the Castle” by Patrice Kindl ($16.99, ages 12 and older)
An Austenesque comedy featuring 17-year-old Althea Crawley, who’s determined to marry rich Lord Boring so that she can restore her family’s ramshackle castle.
“Flirting in Italian” by Lauren Henderson ($17.99, ages 12 and older)
A British teen spends her summer in Italy, searching for a girl in a painting who looks like her, as well as having plenty of drama with the cute boys and jealous girls she meets.
“Just Flirt” by Laura Bowers ($16.99, ages 12 and older)
Dee and Natalie are best friends looking for a little summer fun — flirting with boys at a campground — even though adult complications and teen developments threaten to ruin their plans.
“My Life in Black and White” by Natasha Friend ($16.99, ages 12 and older)
A teen’s devastating car accident and reconstructive surgery turn into a journey of self-discovery that gives her new ideas of the meaning of family, friends and beauty.
“Railsea” by China Mieville ($18, ages 12 and older)
What if Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” was the story of a giant white mole pursued by trains across an endless prairie? That’s the inventive conceit behind Mieville’s latest for young readers.
“Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo ($17.99, ages 12 and older)
The “Grisha” trilogy begins with young Alina, a girl whose magical control of light could save her nation and destroy an ominous place known as the Shadow Fold.
“This Is Not a Test” by Courtney Summers ($9.99 paper, ages 12 and older)
Six teens are forced to cooperate as they hide in their high school while zombie mobs are lurking outside.
“Violins of Autumn” by Amy McAuley ($16.99, ages 12 and older)
The year is 1944. Meet Betty, a 17-year-old spy who has parachuted into Nazi-occupied France to help the Resistance and avoid the sinister, watchful eyes of the Gestapo.
“Fall From Grace” by Charles Benoit ($17.99, ages 13 and older)
A chance encounter with a mysterious girl forces a high school senior to challenge his seemingly perfect family and social life.
“For Darkness Shows the Stars” by Diana Peterfreund ($17.99, ages 13 and older)
In a story that’s part Jane Austen, part H.G. Wells, a young man reaches maturity in a world where genetic engineering has nearly destroyed humanity, and the survivors are divided into two groups, the Luddites and the Reduced.
“Monument 14” by Emmy Laybourne ($16.99, ages 13 and older)
An environmental disaster in the near future causes a group of students to seek safety in a superstore, and cope with their differences as they build a new social order together.
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