June Releases!

Whether it is warm or hot or rainy or chilly, June marks the beginning of summer and that means lots of fun summer reading. Here are some great books coming out in June. Mark your calendars!

Parched, by Melanie Crowder
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A mesmerizing debut middle-grade novel about a boy, a girl, and a dog struggling to survive in a land without water.

Ask My Mood Ring How I’m Feeling, by Diana Lopez 


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It’s summer before eighth grade, and Erica “Chia” Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. She’s happy when she hangs out with her best friends, the Robins. She’s jealous that her genius little sister skipped two grades. And she’s passionate about the crushes on her Boyfriend Wish List. And when Erica’s mom is diagnosed with breast cancer, she feels worried and doesn’t know what she can do to help.

When her family visits a cuarto de milagros, a miracle rom in a famous church, Erica decides to make a promise to God in exchange for her mom’s health. As her mom gets sicker, Erica quickly learns that juggling family, friends, school and fulfilling a promise is stressful, but with a little bit of hope and a lot of love, she just might be able to figure it out.

 

Zero Tolerance, by Claudia Mills

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Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard has always been the perfect student, so when she sees that she accidentally brought her mother’s lunch bag to school, including a paring knife, she immediately turns in the knife at the school office. Much to her surprise, her beloved principal places her in in-school suspension and sets a hearing for her expulsion, citing the school’s ironclad no weapons policy. While there, Sierra spends time with Luke, a boy who’s known as a troublemaker, and discovers that he’s not the person she assumed he would be–and that the lines between good and bad aren’t as clear as she once thought. Claudia Mills brings another compelling school story to life with Zero Tolerance.

The Hostage Prince, by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple

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Snail and Prince Aspen are unlikely companions. Snail is a midwife’s apprentice; Aspen is a prince held hostage to prevent a war. Due to a series of misunderstandings, the two find themselves on the run, having adventure after mishap after scary, fast-paced escape. When they reach Aspen’s kingdom, they learn to their horror that their actions have divided the country and plunged it into violence. Every minute counts: it is time for Snail and Aspen to figure out a way to stop the building war—together.

The Hostage Prince is a fast-paced, funny, exciting fantasy novel for young readers, both male and female. And who better to start tweens on their journey than Jane Yolen (“America’s Hans Christian Andersen”—Time) and her son, Adam Stemple!

The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger, by Jenny Meyerhoff

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Fifth grader Louie Burger figures that with a goofy name like his, he must be destined to be a king of comedy like his idol Lou Lafferman. But he’s only ever performed his stand-up act in his closet, where he and his dad created the most exclusive comedy club ever—if by “exclusive” you mean that no one’s ever allowed inside. With the school talent show coming up, Louie’s wondering if now is his moment to kill (that’s comedian talk for “make actual people laugh”). And maybe, if he brings down the house, he’ll win back his former best friend Nick—who seems to be turning into one of those annoying sporty types—and fend off his dad’s home-improvement obsession, which threatens to remodel Louie’s comedy closet into a private bedroom for his older sister. Barftrocious!

Stay tuned later this month for an interview with Jenny…and find out more about the hilarious Louie–and news of the sequel!!!!!!

 

The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith

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What if you had the power to control the weather?
What starts as an ordinary summer turns exciting and perilous for twins Ruby and Simon when strange occurrences begin happening on their farm — sudden gusts of wind, rainstorms, and even tornado warnings — that seem eerily timed to Simon’s emotions.
Then a stranger arrives and tells the twins that Simon is a Storm Maker — part of a clandestine group of people entrusted with controlling and taming the weather — and that he is in great danger. Soon Simon and Ruby must race against the clock as they try to master Simon’s powers in time to stop a rogue Storm Maker’s treacherous and potentially deadly plans.
In this thrilling new adventure, loyalties can shift as quickly as the wind . . . and the ordinary can turn extraordinary in the blink of an eye.

 

Let’s get reading!!!!

 
Sarah Aronson
3 Comments
  1. as a fan of Yolen’s, I am excited to see this new story out.

  2. You are going to LOVE LOUIE!!!

  3. Great group of books. I especially am intrigued by The Burptastic Life of Louie Burger (the title and cover art alone are quite appealing!).