Staff Picks - Kids & Teens
July 2025

KIDS
Understanding Blindness
by Jessica Rusick

July is disability pride month! Some people are blind. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn what blindness is. -- Recommended by koh.
Starts with P
by Christina Earley

The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the consonant p sound is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers. 
-- Recommended by koh.

                                                                                                                       
TEENS
Where He Can't Find You
by Darcy Coates

Abby Ward lives in a town haunted by disappearances. People vanish, and when they're found, their bodies have been dismembered and sewn back together in unnatural ways. But is it the work of a human killer…or something far darker? -- Recommended by Raegen R.
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
by T. Kingfisher

A young teen has to use her unconventional magic expertise to save her community.  -- Recommended by Stephanie.

                                                                                                                       

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