Highland Library - New Fiction

This is a selection of new and upcoming books - not a complete list! Browse the catalog to find everything we own.

Updated 2/6/23: Nonfiction (Picture-Book Style) (grades 1st through 6th)


One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University Yuksel, M.O.			Cher Ami: Based on the World War I Legends of the Fearless Pigeon Potter, Melisande			Caves Beckerman, Nell Cross			The Second Life of Trees Bissonette, Aimee M


The Secret Life of the Sea Otter Pringle, Laurence			The Mystery of the Monarchs Rosenstock, Barb			What Makes a Monster? Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures Keating, Jess			Grandmother Fish: a Child's First Book of Evolution Tweet, Jonathan


Step Inside Science: Germs Hull, Sarah			River Stories Knapman, Timothy			A World of Information Brown, James




Updated 12/13/22: Graphic Novels Books (grades 2nd through 6th)


Real Pigeons Fight Crime (series) Andrew McDonald			The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Mac Barnett			Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space book one)			Narwhalicorn & Jelly Ben Clanton (Narwhal & Jelly book seven)


Peanut, Butter, and Crackers: Puppy Problems Paige Braddock (Peanut, Butter, and Crackers book 1)			Enola Holmes: the Graphic Novels Serena Blasco Book One \| Book Two			Barb the Last Berzerker Dan Abdo (Barb the Last Berserker book one)			Sanity and Tallulah (series) Molly Brooks


Pacey Packer, Unicorn Tracker (series) J.C. Phillipps			Pizza My Heart Mika Song			The Bad Guys in the Others?! Aaron Blabey (The Bad Guys book sixteen)			Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations Dav Pilkey (Cat Kid Comic Club book four)


Lemon Bird Can Help Paulina Ganucheau			Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades Michael Cavallaro (Nico Bravo book one)			Cat Ninja: Welcome to the 'Burbs Matthew Cody (Cat Ninja book four)			Speak Up! Rebecca Burgess


Up to No Ghoul Cullen Bunn			Agent 9 Mind Control James Burkes (Agent 9 book two)			Blue, Barry, and Pancakes Dan Abdo (Blue, Barry, and Pancakes book one)			Beak & Ally: Unlikely Friends Norman Feuti (Beak & Ally book one)


Agent Moose Operation Owl Mo O'Hara (Agent Moose book one)			Aster and the Accidental Magic Thom Pico (Aster book one)			I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Georgia Ball (I Survived Graphic Novels)			Owly: The Way Home Andy Runton (Owly book one)




Updated 11/4/22: Picture Books


Potato Pants Laurie Keller			A Grand Day Jean Reidy			Pigeon & Cat Edward Hemingway			Unicorns Don't Love Rainbows Emma Adams


Love You Hoo Rachel Bright			Where's the Penguin? Sophie Schrey			We Love You, Magoo Briony Stewart			The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! Mo Willems


Flashing Fire Engines Tony Mitton			Starting School Carron Brown			Big Dog Little Dog Sally Rippon			Cuddle Bear's Book of Hugs Claire Freedman


You Wonder All the Time Deborah Farmer Kris			Monkey Bedtime Alex English			How Do You Make a Rainbox? Caroline Crowe			Pink or Treat! Victoria Kann


I Am the Storm Jane Yolen			Creepy Crayon Aaron Reynolds			A Hat for Mrs. Goldman Michelle Edwards			Kindergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day Vera Ahiyya


Sometimes I Grumblesquinch: A Big Feelings Book Rachel Vail			Walter Had a Best Friend Deborah Underwood			Berry Song Michaela Goade			Rubylicious Victoria Kann


I'm Not Small Nina Crews			Miss Meow Jane Smith			Farmhouse Sophie Blackall			Extraordinary! Penny Harrison


Our Day of the Dead Celebration Ana Aranda			Dumplings for Lili Melissa Iwai			The Twilight Library Carmen Oliver



Updated 10/10/22: Graphic Novels (grades 2nd through 6th)


The Girl and the Galdurian (Lightfall series book 1) Tim Probert			Catstronauts: Mission Moon (Catstronauts series book 1) Drew Brockington			Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood (Mayor Good Boy series book 2) Dave Scheidt			Investigators: Heist and Seek (Investigators series book 6) John Patrick Green


Sir Ladybug (Sir Ladybug series book 1) Corey Tabor			Two-Headed Chicken Tom Angleberger			Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-Yum (Waffles and Pancake series book 1) Drew Brockington			Batpig: Too Pig to Fail (Batpig series book 2) Rob Harrell


The Flower Garden Renee Kurilla			Kitty Quest (Kitty Quest series book 1) Phil Corbett			Hooky 2 (Hooky series book 2) Miriam Bonastre Tur			Ride On Faith Erin Hicks


Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer Gillian Goerz			Cat & Cat Adventures: The Quest for Snacks (Cat & Cat series book 1) Susie Yi






Updated 9/27/22: Nonfiction Books (K - 6th grades)


Curious Lists for Kids: Animals Tracy Turner			Up in the Air: Butterflies, Birds, and Everything Up Above Zoe Armstrong			assionate About Penguins Owen Davey			The Mysteries of the Universe Will Gates
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Only in America: The Weird and Wonderful 50 States Heather Alexander			A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures Sami Batly			Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free Alice K Duncan			Dinosaurium Chris Wormell


Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue William Grill			Beetles for Breakfast: and Other Weird and Wonderful Ways We Could Save the Planet Madeleine Finlay			Curious Lists for Kids: Human Body Rachel Delahaye			Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where it Belongs David Steen


How Women Won the Vote Susan Campbell Bartoletti			Splash! Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves of Change Elisa Boxer			Life Through Time John Woodward			Cubism Susie Brooks


Creeking and Other Extreme Kayaking Elliott Smith			How Long Do Stars Last? Emily Hudd			Build Buzz-Worthy Video Blogs Thomas Kingsley Troupe			Marie Curie: The Women Behind Radioactivity Nancy Dickmann


Michael B Jordan Celina McManus			Desert Biomes Around the World M.M. Eboch			Mars or Bust! Ailynn Collins			Make Art with Circuits Christopher Harbo



Updated 8/26/22: Picture Books


Together We Ride Valerie Bolling			One Two, Buckle My Shoe Jane Cabrera			Hot Dog Doug Salati			When I'm With You Pat Miller


Grandma's House of Rules Henry Blackshaw			Norton and the Bear Gabriel Evans			Poopsie Gets Lost Hannah Harrison			This is a School John Schu


Wild for Winnie Laura Fitzgerald			You're Loved Liz Climo			There are No Bears in this Bakery Julia Sarcone-Roach			A Penny's Worth Kimberly Wilson


Again, Essie? Jenny Lacika			In Our Garden Pat Miller			My Hands Tell a Story Lyons Kelly			Max at Night Ed Vere


Friends are Friends, Forever Dane Liu			What Can You Do with a Rock? Pat Miller			The Long Ride Home Stephanie Graegin			Never Show a T. Rex a Book Rashmi Sirdeshpande


Unicorn is Maybe Not So Great After All			Big and Small and In-Between Carter Higgins			Can I Join Your Club? John Kelly			The Biggest Story Sarah Coyle


Luna Loves Dance Joseph Coelho			Barbara Throws a Wobbler Nadia Shireen			See You Someday Soon Pat Miller			Leo and the Octopus Isabella Marinov


Stop That Poem! Eric Ode			Room on Our Rock: There are Two Sides to Every Story Kate Temple			Now That's a Hat! Heath McKenzie			Red Red Red Polly Dunbar


Class Picture Noe Carlain			Hooray, it's Garbage Day! Eric Ode			Lenny and Wilbur Ken Wilson-Max			Yoga Animals: At the Seashore Chrisitane Kerr


Endlessly Ever After: Choose Your Way to Endless Fairy Tale Endings! Laurel Snyder			I'll Take Care of You Maria Giraldo




Updated 8/1/22: J Graphic Novels (grades 2nd through 6th)


Bug Boys: Outside and Beyond Laura Knetzger		Bad Guys: Open Wide and Say Arrrgh Aaron Blabey		Enola Holmes Serena Blasco				Fibbed Elizabeth Agyemang		Making Friends: Third Time's a Charm Kristen Gudsnuk


Miss Quinces Kat Fajardo		The Okay Witch Emma Steinkellner		Pizza and Taco: Too Cool For School Stephen Shaskan				Sunny Makes a Splash Jennifer Holm		Sunny Rolls the Dice Jennifer Holm


Swim Team Johnnie Christmas		Batpig: When Pigs Fly Rob Harrell		Witches of Brooklyn Sophie Escabasse				Your Pal Fred Michael Rex		Cici's Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training Joris Chamblain


The Fifth Quarter Michael Dawson		Better Place Duane Murray		Growing Pangs Kathryn Ormsbee				Isla to Island Alexis Castellanos		Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Chris Samnee


The Legend of Brightblade Ethan M Aldridge		Mapmakers and the Lost Magic Cameron Chittock		Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Retelling of Little Women Rey Terciero				Anne of West Philly: A Mostern Retelling of Anne of Green Gables Ivy Noelle Weir		One Year at Ellsmere Faith Erin Hicks


Bad Sister Charise Mericle Harper		The Rema Chronicles: The Realm of the Blue Mist Amy Kim Kibuishi		Scout is Not a Band Kid Jade Armstrong				The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of The Secret Garden Ivy Noelle Weir		Smaller Sister Maggie Edkins Willis


Sorceline Silvia Douye		Took: A Ghost Story Mary Downing Hahn		The Sleepover Staff Pick Michael Regina				Marshmallow & Jordan Alina Chau		The Odds Matt Stanton


Paws: Gabby Gets it Together Nathan Fairbairn




Updated 7/9/22: J Fiction (grades 4th through 6th)


Samira Surfs Rukhsanna Guidroz		The Supernatural Society Rex Ogle		Ali Cross: The Secret Detective James Patterson				Our Own Little Paradise Marianne Kaurin		Let the Monster Out Chad Lucas


Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene Emma Otheguy		In the Beautiful Country Jane Kuo		Honestly Elliot Gilliam McDunn				Those Kids from Fawn Creek Erin Entrada Kelly		The Last Mapmaker Christina Soontornvat


Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence Sonja Thomas		Unraveled: The Princess Revolt Cathy O'Neill		Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods Catherynne M Valente				Secondhand Dogs Carolyn Crimi		The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei Christina Matula


The Lost Language Claudia Mills		The Puffin Keeper Michael Morpurgo		Unfadeable Maruice Brauddus				The Legend of the Dream Giants Dustin Hansen		Trusting True North Gina Linko


For the Record Monique Polak		The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle Shawn K Stout		Everywhere Blue Joanne Rossmassler Fritz				Jubilee Patricia Reilly Giff		Shadow School: Dehaunting J.A. White


The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Madre de Aguas of Cuba Adam Gidwitz		Escape from a Video Game: The Endgame Dustin Brady		The Princess Rules: The Mammoth Adventure Philippa Gregory				Pet Rescue Adventures: The Shelter Puppy Holly Webb		Willis Wilbur Wows the World Lindsey Levitt


Once Upon a Tim Sutart Gibbs		Blood on the River: James Town 1607 Lisa Carbone		Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe Alyson Noel				The Monsters in the Mist Juliana Brandt		The Wolf of Cape Fen Juliana Brandt


A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer		The Turtle of Michigan Naomi Shihab Nye		The Golden Swift Lev Grossman				The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights Alexandria Rogers		Alone Megan E Freeman


When the Sky Falls Phil Earle




Updated 6/20/22: Picture Books


Also E. B. Goodale			The Book that Did Not Want to Be Read David Sundin			I Like This, You Like That Linda Ashman			Pig and Horse and the Something Scary Zoey Abbott


The Smart Cookie Jory John			Tisha and the Blossoms Wendy Meddour			This Book is Not For You! Shannon Hale			I Wish Wish Wish for You Sandra Magsamen


Zen Socks Jon J Muth			Let's Do Everything and Nothing Julia Kuo			The Tree in Me Corinna Luyken			Old Wood Boat Nikki McClure


To Make Danielle Davis			The World Belonged to Us Jacqueline Woodson			Quiet! Celine Claire			I Love You Because I Love You Muon Thi Van


Amira's Picture Day Reem Faruqi			Ready for the Spotlight Jaime Kim			Grandpa & Jake Julie Fortenberry			Not Little Maya Myers


Moving Words About a Flower K.C. Hayes			Olivia Wrapped in Vines Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve			My Rainbow Trinity & DeShanna Neal			Detective Mole Camilla Pintonato


My First Day Phung Nguyen Quang			Mommy's Hometown Hope Lim			Comings and Goings Anna Kontoleon			Wolf Girl Jo Loring-Fisher



Updated 5/25/22: Nonfiction Books (for a range of ages)


Hidden Planet Ben Rothery		The Boy Whose Head was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble Isabelle Marinov		Sit With Me: Meditation for Kids in Seven Easy Steps Carolyn Kanjuro				The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee Julie Leung		I Begin with Spring: The Life and Times of Henry David Thoreau Julie Dunlap


Speak Up, Speak Out: The Extraordinary Life of "Fighting Shirley Chisholm" Tonya Bolden		The Junior Astrologer's Handbook Nikki Van de Car		What do Animals Need to Survive? Lisa Simons				What is a Habitat? Lisa Simons		Butterflies are Pretty... Gross! Rosemary Mosco


Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine Tory Woollcott		I Survived: True Stories: Courageous Creatures Lauren Tarshis		Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill Matt Lilley				Encyclopedia of American Indian History		The Mary Celeste Ghost Ship Anita Nahta Amin


Go Freshwater Fishing! Lisa Simons		Dreams and What They Mean Elsie Olson		Survival! A Step-By-Step Guide to Camping and Outdoor Skills Colin Towell				Birding Adventures for Kids Elissa Wolfson		Science Comics: The Digestive System Jason Viola


The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth Rachel Ignotofsky		Science Comics: Whales Casey Zakroff		Zero Waste Kids Rob Greenfield				The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas Maria Garcia Esperon		Helping Hospital Lindsay Ward




Updated 5/10/22: Board Books (sturdy books for babies & toddlers)


Peek-A-Zoo! Nina Laden				Whose Toes are Those? Jabari Asim				Peekaboo Apple Camilla Reid


You're My Little Cuddle Bug Nicola Edwards				Where's the Unicorn? Ingela Arrhenius				No Bed Without Ted Nicola Smee


Where's the Owl? Ingela Arrhenius				Peek-A-Moo! Nina Laden				Peekaboo Love Camilla Reid


Ollie's Hug Olivier Dunrea				Where's the Ladybug? Ingela Arrhenius				You're My Little Pumpkin Pie Nicola Edwards



Updated 4/25/22: J Graphic Novels (grades 2nd through 6th)


InvestiGATORS 5: Braver and Boulder John Patrick Green or start with vol 1		The Legend of Auntie Po Shing Tin Khor		Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never Colleen Venable or start with vol 1				The Ghoul Next Door Cullen Bunn		This Was Our Pact Ryan Andrews staff pick!


The Cardboard Kingdom 2: Roar of the Beast Chad Sell or start with vol 1		Pea, Bee, & Jay 4: Farm Feud Brian Smith or start with vol 1		The Golden Hour Niki Smith				Cat Kid Comic Club 3: On Purpose Dav Pilkey or start with vol 1 or start with Dog Man		Baloney and Friends: Dream Big! Greg Pizzoli or start with vol 1


The Aquanaut Dan Santat		Wingbearer Marjorie Liu		The Baby-Sitters Club 11: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye Gabriela Epstein				Hilo 8: Gina and the Big Secret Judd Winick or start with vol 1		The Bad Guys in: They're Bee-hind You Aaron Blabey or start with vol 1


Another Kind Trevor Bream		City of Dragons vol 1: The Awakening Storm Jaimal Yogis		Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd				Fake Blood Whitney Gardner		Long Distance Whitney Gardner


Shark Summer Ira Marcks		Turtle in Paradise Jennifer Holm (or try the original novel)







Updated 4/4/22: J Fiction (grades 4th through 6th)


Falling Short Ernesto Cisneros		New From Here Kelly Yang		Code Name: Serendipity Amber Smith				Operation Do-Over Gordon Korman		The Ice Cream Machine (Short Stories) Adam Rubin


The View from the Very Best House in Town Meera Trehan		The Last Cuentista Donna Barba Higuera Newbery 2022 Winner!		The Way I Say It Nancy Tandon				Billy Miller Makes a Wish Kevin Henkes		Where the Sky Lives Margaret Dilloway


Unseen Magic Emily Lloyd-Jones	The Oddmire: Book Three: Deepest, Darkest William Ritter				The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne Jonathan Stroud		Dog Diaries: Ruffing It James Patterson				Heroes Jen Calonita


Fifty-Four Things Wrong wth Gwendolyn Rogers Caela Carter	Abby In Between: Ready or Not Megan E Bryant				In Honor of Broken Things Paul Acampora		Golden Girl Reem Faruqi				Omar Rising Aisha Saeed

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