The Sisters of Straygarden Place (US Only) by: Hayley Chewins Release Date: October 13th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press         ~About the Book~ A riveting middle-grade fantasy about sibling bonds, enchanted houses, and encroaching wildness, lyrically told in eerily beautiful prose The grass grew taller than the house itself,...

  Today we're excited to chat with Shannon Takaoka author of Everything I Thought I Knew. Read on for more about Shannon and her book, plus a giveaway!       Meet Shannon Takaoka ! Shannon Takaoka has worked as a writer, editor, and public relations consultant in the technology and...

The Great Gatsby (US/Can Only) Illustrated by: K Woodman-Maynard Release Date: January 5th, 2021 Publisher: Candlewick Press         About the Book A sumptuously illustrated adaptation casts the powerful imagery of F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American novel in a vivid new format. From the green light across the bay...

Somebody Give This Heart A Pen (US/Can Only) by: Sophia Thakur Release Date: Septeber 8th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About the Book    From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From...

  Today we're excited to chat with Amy Hest author of The Summer We Found The Baby. Read on for more about Amy and her book, plus a giveaway!       Meet Amy Hest !            Amy Hest is the author of many beloved books for...

Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America (US/Can Only) edited by: Nora Shalaway Carpenter Release Date: October 13th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About the Book Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina private school, until a “white trash”–themed Halloween party has her...

Zora and Me (US/Can Only) by: Victoria Bond Release Date: October 13th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About the Book For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville—America’s first incorporated Black township—has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town’s border...

Everything I Thought I Knew (US/Can Only) by: Shannon Takaoka Release Date: October 13th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About the Book Seventeen-year-old Chloe had a plan: work hard, get good grades, and attend a top-tier college. But after she collapses during cross-country practice and is told that she...

Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe (US/Can Only) by: Carole Boston Weatherford Release Date: September 8th, 2020 Publisher: Candlewick Press       About the Book From the day she was born into a troubled home to her reigning days as a Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe (née Norma Jeane...

  Today we're excited to spotlight Smooth (Matt Burns).  Read on for more about Matt, plus a playlist and giveaway!         Meet  Matt Burns !          Matt Burns grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and wrote this book in New York. He currently works as an animation...