Still one of the top YA dystopians I’ve read. I’m looking forward to finally continuing on with the series. 

Immerse yourself in the interconnected stories of multigenerational immigrant families. From ghost hunters to new kids to lion dancers, the Entrada brings readers a complex cast of characters ready to celebrate family, friendship, and culture.  

Enter a unique fantasy world where lifelong friends and inventors Basem, Mustafa, and Aarfah dream of climbing their way up from the disease-infested life they know to the top of their vertical city to save their families.  

This beautiful picture book shares the importance of communication, language, and community through vibrant illustrations and accessible text. Inspired by Chinese mythology, Nuwa is a lonely young goddess with a handful of clay, and single greeting, and a powerful determination to find connection. She loved to play with the animals and explore nature, but she also yearned for someone to talk with. One day, she discovers how to make a simple friend who offers a simple, “Hello”, and magic happens! 

Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel cheers and roots for an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team who are learning how to work together as a team while also discovering who they are as individuals. Alyia and her family recently moved to Wisconsin from Florida. Alyia and her sister will be attending an Islamic school in a bigger, colder city, and she doesn’t even have a good basketball team to keep her mind off the move. This story beautifully captures a teen's growth and self-development over the course of a basketball season. Readers watch as Alyia navigates learning that she is so much more than just a basketball score, and as the team decides how they want the community to see team. This is truly a stellar book that should be on everyone’s shelves.