On Shelves Now: MIDNIGHT TAXI TANGO: A Bone Street Rumba Novel by Daniel José Older

336 p.
Publisher: Roc
Ages: 14 and up

Carlos Delacruz straddles the line between the living and the not-so alive. As an agent for the Council of the Dead, he eliminates ghostly problems for the flesh-and-blood residents of Brooklyn. This time it’s a string a gruesome paranormal accidents in Von King Park. And they’re putting Carlos’s friend Kia on edge.

When Kia first met Carlos, he was the weird guy who frequented where she worked. But the closer they’ve gotten, the more she’s seeing the world from Carlos’s point of view. In fact, she’s starting to see ghosts. And the situation is far more sinister than that—because whatever is bringing out the dead, it’s only just getting started.

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On Shelves Now: ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY! 40th Anniversary Special Edition by Mildred D. Taylor

304 p.
Publisher: Dial
Ages: 8 to 12

A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor’s Newbery Award-winning masterpiece with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson and an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary!

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family’s struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie’s story—Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect.

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