May 2025 list by K. Pearson |
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Batcat Vol. 3: Cooking Contest!
by Meggie Ramm
The changing of seasons means Spooky Isle transforms into an autumnal wonderland—the tree leaves and the skull on Mount Marrow change colors, the air gets crisper, and, best of all, the Night Festival arrives! Celebrating food, friends, found family, and festivities, everyone is excited for the next full moon. And this year, Al will enter the cooking contest! But Al doesn't know what to cook . . . and he really, really wants to win!
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Beetle & the Chimera Carnival
by Aliza Layne
Beetle, a goblin witch, and her friends are excited for Carnival Night, a decennial event where dragons gather in one place, but when they never appear, the friends set off to uncover what is keeping the dragons away.
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Creaky Acres
by Calista Brill
Ten-year-old African American Nora learns to love to her new home in rural Greenville when she starts an eventing team with the horseback riders at Creaky Acres.
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Cupcake Diaries Vol. 7: Emma All Stirred Up!
by Coco Simon
Emma is not thrilled with always having to rearrange her schedule so she can babysit her younger brother, Jake. Now, Emma’s parents have broken some news that threatens to push Emma over the edge—since Emma and Jake are going to the same day camp this summer, she’s expected to sit with Jake on the bus. Not only does this mean Emma can’t hang out with her friends, but she also has to comfort Jake…who gets carsick! Can Emma find a way to sweeten up her summer plans?
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Emmie & Friends: Entirely Emmie
by Terri Libenson
When their class goes on an end-of-year camping trip, Emmie and Joe find themselves stuck together—and expect the worst. But what happens instead turns out to be entirely unexpected.
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Fluffle Bunnies Vol. 2: Big City Buns
by Anna Humphrey
Biggie, Boingy and Flop have the park under control, and life is grand, if maybe a bit . . . boring. When they see a festival pop up nearby, they decide to investigate, and when they have a run-in with a group of city rats, their little park suddenly seems like small carrots. The Fluffle sets their sights on a bigger prize. But can this adorable gang really take over the whole city? Only if they can do it their way . . .
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The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies
by Max Brallier
When a vicious monster attacks Apocalyptia, a group of adorably fluffy and delightfully stinkin' cute mascot-shaped heroes arrive on the scene to help: the Laser Blade Hero Squad! Forming an alliance with our heroes, they agree to look after Apocalyptia while the Savage Aloner is called home on a mission to save his people from a mysterious threat. The entire land, and its citizens, have been... cutified!
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The Lemonade War
by Jacqueline Davies
Evan Treski is people smart. He’s good at talking to people, even grown-ups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math smart—but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. With just five days left of summer vacation, Evan and Jessie launch an all-out war to see who can sell the most lemonade before school starts. As the battleground heats up, there really is no telling who will win—and, even more important, if their fight will ever end.
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One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers.
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Outsider Kids
by Betty C. Tang
Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids’ hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.
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Pencil & Eraser: Lost and Frown!
by Jenny Alvarado
Pencil and Eraser are on their way to their first ever karate class—well, their person Stella is and they are tagging along. When Pencil gets a little too excited practicing her ninja moves, she falls right out of Stella’s backpack and lands on the sidewalk! And naturally, Eraser has no choice but to follow her.
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Slice of Mallow: Second Slice
by Adam Foreman
Everyone loves Mallow. He's cute, he's funny, he's been to SPACE... and Jelly is sick of hearing about it. So Jelly has hatched a plan. She's going to be the star of this comic book. Only why is it still called Slice of Mallow ...?
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Sonic the Hedgehog: Extreme Conditions
by Iasmin Omar Ata
Hold on to your tails because we're in for one heck of a race! But there's drama on the track! As Tails and Amy go to investigate a mystery of their own, only Sonic is left to answer the question, who is the Phantom Rider?! Then in two one-shots Sonic and pals are getting into the vacation spirit. The Winter special brings holiday fun, food, and plenty of snow!
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Stuck
by Kayla Miller
Olive is excited to reunite with Max and Bree at Camp Acorn Lake, but the buses have barely pulled away when her two closest camp friends start fighting…and it’s not just a little squabble. They refuse to speak to each other and, even worse, try to make Olive choose sides. Any attempt to smooth things over seems to aggravate them more, leaving Olive stuck in the middle. With Willow enjoying her busy activity and social schedule, Olive has no choice but to spend most of her time with unhappy first-time camper Nat. It’s far from the fun-filled, sun-filled summer she had planned.
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Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
by Francine Pascal
When a new girl moves to Sweet Valley, the Wakefields are ready to welcome her to town -- unfortunately for Jessica and Elizabeth, Brooke Dennis seems to want nothing to do with them - she's the meanest girl they've ever met! The last thing Jessica wants to do is show her around or help her at school.
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Warriors Vol. 2: The Prophecies Begin
by Erin Hunter
Allegiances are shifting among the Clans of warrior cats that room the forest. With tensions rising, friends can become enemies overnight, and some cats are willing to kill to get what they want. Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of the former ThunderClan deputy Redtail. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers secrets that might be better left hidden...
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