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The Yellow Bus book cover: Diverse schoolkids enter a bright yellow bus against a gray penciled background
BOOK

The Yellow Bus

age 3+

Gentle tale celebrates one school bus' lifetime of service.

By: Loren Long (2024)
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The Prisoner's Throne book cover: Spotted moth and royal ring with blue stone rest on icy branches of plant with red berries
BOOK

The Prisoner's Throne: A Novel of Elfhame: The Stolen Heir, Book 2

age 14+

Engaging duology finale has goth love story, faerie magic.

By: Holly Black (2024)
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Daisy and her cat Napoleon crouch amongst colorful plants with a giant wave and a water horse behind her
BOOK

The City Beyond the Sea: Greenwild, Book 2

age 9+

Exciting, well-rounded eco-fantasy with some animal peril.

By: Pari Thomson (2024)
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Life After Whale book cover: A blue whale is seen under the blue ocean water with the sun shining above
BOOK

Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall

age 7+

Grand story of blue whale death and new life it supports.

By: Lynn Brunelle (2024)
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Lei and the Invisible Island book cover: Lei and friends ride the waves, pulled by a shark, Ilikea flies behin as a bat
BOOK

Lei and the Invisible Island: Lei and the Legends, Book 2

age 8+

Exciting Hawaiian adventure with extra friend drama.

By: Malia Maunakea (2024)
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Shinji Takahashi book cover: 3 teens stand on beach facing a ship tossed in a storm with clouds in shape of giant boar head
BOOK

Shinji Takahashi: Into the Heart of the Storm: The Society of Explorers and Adventurers, Book 2

age 9+

High-seas magical adventure features diverse characters.

By: Julie Kagawa (2023)
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Dragonfruit book cover: Illustration of a woman with flowers in her hair holding a bat, a dragon egg, and sailboats
BOOK

Dragonfruit

age 13+

Exciting Pacific Island fantasy has dragons, some violence.

By: Makiia Lucier (2024)
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Into the Sunken City book cover: Jin's partially submerged face looks out of a dive suit, skyscrapers reflected in the glass
BOOK

Into the Sunken City

age 13+

Rainy futuristic tale excites with pirates, perilous dives.

By: Dinesh Thiru (2024)
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Soren's Seventh Song book cover: Smiling whale sings to fish underwater
BOOK

Soren’s Seventh Song

age 6+

Playful, kind story of a whale's song has life lessons.

By: Dave Eggers (2024)
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Curious Tides book cover: Above the title, a halo of light surrounds a lunar eclipse; below, a lone hand reaches out from turbulent waves
BOOK

Curious Tides: The Drowned Gods, Book 1

age 15+

Dense, dark magical fantasy ideal for mature teen readers.

By: Pascale Lacelle (2023)
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Vengeance of the Pirate Queen book cover: A young Black woman with long, dark braids tied back in a ponytail in black pirate garb stands determinedly holding a shiny rapier
BOOK

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

age 14+

Companion pirate adventure keeps the snark and the gore.

By: Tricia Levenseller (2023)
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Narwhal and Jelly book cover: A cartoon gray narwhal smiles in the center as a small blue jellyfish to the right of the narwhal looks surprised
BOOK

Narwhal and Jelly Series

age 5+

Lively series about undersea friends best for newer readers.

By: Ben Clanton (2016)
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Every Dreaming Creature book cover: A tiger's face is prominently featured and framed with a butterfly, an octopus, and a falcon; The animals float among clouds and the night sky
BOOK

Every Dreaming Creature

age 4+

A beautiful celebration of nature, dreamers, imagination.

By: Brendan Wenzel (2023)
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The Poison Waves book cover: Under the water, a water pari, or mermaid with wings, greets a girl and a boy with brown skin and their dog with a bubble around his head and rainbow wings
BOOK

The Poison Waves: Secrets of the Sky, Book 2

age 8+

Twins meet Bengali mermaids in brief, eco-themed adventure.

By: Sayantani DasGupta (2023)
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The Wild Robot Protects book cover: A robot stands on an iceberg submerged in a deep blue sea with a pink sky in the background
BOOK

The Wild Robot Protects

age 8+

Beloved robot fights to save home in stirring eco fable.

By: Peter Brown (2023)
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The Chalice of the Gods book cover: A wide golden cup festooned with Greek gods in action floats in the air and contains a large, horned snake and two gold and red chickens
BOOK

The Chalice of the Gods: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 6

age 9+

Fun bonus Percy quest is also about big life transitions.

By: Rick Riordan (2023)
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My First Day book cover: A boy stand-up paddling through a blue sky above lush multicolored waves
BOOK

My First Day

age 4+

Boy paddles down Mekong River in stunning journey to school.

By: Phùng Nguyên Quang , Huynh Kim Liên (2021)
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House of Salt and Sorrows book cover: The title in large type sits on a sea rock at low tide with small sea creatures nestled on the craggy surface and wrapped around the gold letters
BOOK

House of Salt and Sorrows: Sisters of the Salt, Book 1

age 14+

Absorbing read mixes myth, fairytales, and Gothic horror.

By: Erin A. Craig (2019)
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The Umbrella Maker's Son book cover: Overhead illustration of light-skinned, red-headed Oscar and brown-skinned Saige, in a wheelchair with black braids over her shoulders; both are looking up into rain and are surrounded by umbrellas
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The Umbrella Maker's Son

age 10+

It's always stormy weather in this clever seaside fantasy.

By: Katrina Leno (2023)
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Sing Me to Sleep book cover: A swirl of water surrounds a woman with dark skin, full curly hair, and a slinky purple dress seen from the back
BOOK

Sing Me to Sleep

age 13+

Exciting magical fantasy features a Black siren in disguise.

By: Gabi Burton (2023)
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