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(February 2025)
Children's Picture Books - Top 10
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LITTLE BLUE TRUCK'S VALENTINE by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion)
Little Blue Truck delivers Valentine's Day cards to all his farm animal friends. (Ages 4 and up)
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LOVE FROM BLUEY by Suzy Brumm. (Penguin)
The love between parents and their children. (Ages 5 to 8)
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HOW TO CATCH A LOVEOSAURUS by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland)
The Catch Club Kids attempt to catch a dinosaur that wants to spread love and kindness. (Ages 4 to 8)
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LOVE FROM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap)
A ravenous insect returns with its appetite intact. (Ages 3 to 5)
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TINY T. REX AND THE IMPOSSIBLE HUG by Jonathan Stutzman. Illustrated by Jay Fleck. (Chronicle)
Tiny practices hugging in order to cheer up a friend. (Ages 3 to 5)
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GRUMPY MONKEY VALENTINE GROSS-OUT by Suzanne Lang. Illustrated by Max Lang. (Random House Studio)
Jim Panzee believes that Valentine's Day is gross, especially kissing! (Ages 4 to 8)
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IN MY HEART by Jo Witek. Illustrated by Christine Roussey. (Abrams Appleseed)
An exploration of feelings. (Ages 2 to 4)
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THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House)
A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)
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TAYLOR SWIFT by Wendy Loggia. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. (Golden)
A biography of the pop star. (Ages 4 to 8)
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I AM GLINDA by Mary Man-Kong. Illustrated by Elsa Chang. (Golden)
All of the "thrillifying" things about Glinda. (Ages 2 to 5)
Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10
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IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf)
A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up)
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THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky)
Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
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THE LAST DRAGON ON MARS by Scott Reintgen. (Aladdin)
Lunar must save the planet of Mars with a dragon named Dread. (Ages 10 and up)
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WARRIORS: CHANGING SKIES #1: THE ELDERS' QUEST by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins)
ShadowClan and SkyClan deal with Twoleg construction endangering both of their territories. (Ages 8 to 12)
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WILL'S RACE FOR HOME by Jewell Parker Rhodes. (Little, Brown)
A father and son embark on a journey from Texas to claim land in the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush. (Ages 8 to 12)
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HEROES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic)
The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)
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WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf)
A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
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REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic)
Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)
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THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House)
Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)
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THE MILLICENT QUIBB SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE FOR YOUNG LADIES OF MAD SCIENCE by Kate McKinnon. (Little, Brown)
Three sisters attend an unusual etiquette school. (Ages 8 to 12)
Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10
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IF HE HAD BEEN WITH ME by Laura Nowlin. (Sourcebooks Fire)
The coming-of-age love story of Autumn and Phineas. (Ages 14 to 18)
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NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster)
In this sequel to "Better Than the Movies," Wes tries to win back the heart of Liz. (Ages 14 and up)
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A STUDY IN DROWNING by Ava Reid. (HarperTeen)
Dark forces try to thwart Preston and Effy's efforts to unravel the mysteries of author Emrys Myrddin's Hiraeth Manor. (Ages 14 and up)
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THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH by Lily Braun-Arnold. (Delacorte)
In a dystopian future, Liz and Maeve survive together in an abandoned bookstore. (Ages 12 and up)
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MURTAGH by Christopher Paolini. (Knopf)
Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must find and outwit a mysterious witch. (Ages 12 to 15)
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DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday)
Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)
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A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS by S.F. Williamson. (HarperCollins)
In an alternate London in 1923, a teenage girl inadvertently sparks a war between dragons and humans. (Ages 13 and up)
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RUTHLESS VOWS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday)
In the sequel to "Divine Rivals," Roman and Iris will risk their hearts and futures to change the tides of the war. (Ages 13 to 18)
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HEAVENLY TYRANT by Xiran Jay Zhao. (Tundra)
Zetian is finally the ruler of Huaxia, but can she handle it? (Ages 14 and up)
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THE GLASS GIRL by Kathleen Glasgow. (Delacorte)
A teenager named Bella journeys through alcoholism and recovery. (Ages 14 to 18)
Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10
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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet)
The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
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THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown)
Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12)
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LIGHTLARK SAGA by Alex Aster. (Amulet)
Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up)
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THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic)
In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
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HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic)
A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
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PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion)
A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
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THE POWERLESS TRILOGY by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster)
A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up)
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BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom)
In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18)
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WHO WAS/IS . . . ? by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop)
Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)
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A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte)
Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
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