The Marvelous Now by by Angela DiTerlizzi

A magical friend called The Marvelous Now shares the wonders of mindfulness and the serenity of living in the present moment.

Missed the bus? Flubbed a test? Got overwhelmed in a crowd? When you’re feeling big feelings or having a bad day, it can be hard to calm your racing mind and stay present. The Marvelous Now gives kids the tools to see that this is the moment where you need to be! Through accessible, rhythmic verse by Angela DiTerlizzi and colorful, joyful illustrations by Lorena Alvarez Gómez, The Now will help young readers learn to regulate their emotions, reset, and reach their happy place.

Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson

Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon is thrust into an intricate web of lies when a shocking murder on Martha's Vineyard threatens to expose dangerous secrets.

Bones at the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams

In the sequel to the explosive, instant New York Times bestseller Blood at the Root, Malik returns to Caiman University, the HBCU for the young, Black, and magical, only to find new dangers and new secrets. It's his freshman year at Caiman University, and all 17-year-old Malik wants to do is be a normal college student: go to parties, choose a major, talk to girls, and learn some new magic. But instead, he's reeling from a summer of discovery, loss, and betrayal, and still uncovering the truth about his powers and his legacy as the descendant of a powerful magical lineage. The family he only just discovered is already fractured beyond repair, and the mother he thought he knew — and risked everything to find — might be the biggest danger to the new life he's building. Malik is trying to find his footing in a world threatened by intertribal tension and the rising power of the Bokors. But how can he use his power to protect a world he's not sure he'll ever fully belong to? In a wholly unique and electric saga of magic, heritage, and community, Malik confronts the dark cracks of the magical world and the darkness in himself. Exploring the roots and secrets that connect us in an unforgettable contemporary setting, this heart-pounding fantasy series is a rich tapestry of atmosphere, intrigue, and emotion.

Black Cherokee by Antonio Michael Downing

Ophelia Blue Rivers is a descendant of Cherokee Freedmen: Black people formerly enslaved by rich southern Cherokee. She is “Black” but doesn’t understand why that makes her different. She is “Cherokee” but struggles to know what that means. Their town of Etsi — once a reservation — still lives with the wounds of its disbanding. When the town and the river that sustains it are put in mortal danger, personal rivalries threaten their very survival. Against this backdrop, Ophelia begins her spirited, at times harrowing, search for place and family. She must discover: what does it mean to belong when belonging comes at such a high price?

With dazzling language, keen insight, and an unforgettable voice, Black Cherokee is an astonishing novel from an emerging literary talent.

The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda by Nathalia Holt

The Himalayas — a snowcapped mountain range that hides treacherous glacier crossings, raiders poised to attack unsuspecting travelers, and air so thin that even seasoned explorers die of oxygen deprivation. Yet among the dangers lies one of the most beautiful and fragile ecosystems in the world. During the 1920s, dozens of expeditions scoured the Chinese and Tibetan wilderness in search of the panda bear, a beast that many believed did not exist. When the two eldest sons of President Theodore Roosevelt sought the bear in 1928, they had little hope of success. Together with a team of scientists and naturalists, they accomplished what a decade of explorers could not, ultimately introducing the panda to the West. In the process, they documented a vanishing world and set off a new era of conservation biology. Along the way, the Roosevelt expedition faced an incredible series of hardships as they disappeared in a blizzard, were attacked by robbers, were overcome by sickness and disease, and lost their food supply in the mountains. The explorers would emerge transformed, although not everyone would survive. Beast in the Clouds brings these extraordinary events alive in a potent nonfiction thriller featuring the indomitable Roosevelt family.