Staff Picks - Kids & Teens
March 2026

KIDS
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
The Midnight Panther
by Poonam Mistry

This beautful picture book tells the story of a sad panther who feels inferior to other types of big cats. Repeatedly, he tries to emulate them to feel good, and repeatedly, he fails. With the kindness of the moon, he finally discovers his unique radiance and learns that beauty comes in many forms.
-- Recommended by Katie C.
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel
by Raina Telgemeier

Ghosts is a graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier about two sisters, Catrina and Maya, who move to a new town in Northern California where Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, hopes to meet ghosts, while Catrina is hesitant. The story explores themes of family, illness, and courage as they navigate their new life and the local legend of ghosts who reunite with loved ones.
-- Recommended by Aubrey.

                                                                                                                       
TEENS
The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold
The Last Bookstore on Earth
by Lily Braun-Arnold

A young adult dystopian novel about two teenage girls, Liz and Maeve, who find love and fight for survival in an abandoned bookstore as a climate apocalypse looms.
-- Recommended by Diana M.
Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi
Doughnuts and Doom
by Balazs Lorinczi

The debut graphic novel by Balazs Lorinczi, published in 2022, about a stressed-out teenage witch, Margot, and a struggling musician, Elena, who work at a doughnut shop and find their enemies-to-lovers romance complicated by magic and music.
-- Recommended by Aubrey.

                                                                                                                       

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