In March, Women’s History Month is celebrated along with other observances, such as Youth Art Month (YAM), National Reading Month, and the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which is on March 25th. Stay tuned for book ideas to complement the various observances. Until then, check out this March new releases list, and leave a comment below about which titles you find most interesting. All are available to pre-order. Go here to catch up on the new books released in January and February. Our stories matter.
Wanda
Sihle Nontshokweni | Mathabo Tlali | Chantelle And Burgen Thorne | Crocodile Books | March 1 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Old Boat
Jarrett Pumphrey | Jerome Pumphrey | Norton Young Readers | March 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Michelle’s Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change
Sharee Miller | Little, Brown BYR | March 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Electric Slide and Kai
Kelly J. Baptist | Darnell Johnson | Lee & Low Books | March 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Malaika’s Surprise (The Malaika Series, 3)
Nadia L. Hohn | Irene Luxbacher | March 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Peace
Baptiste Paul | Miranda Paul | Estelí Meza | NorthSouth Books | March 2 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Too Small Tola
Atinuke | Onyinye Iwu | Candlewick | March 2 | ChpBk | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Simon B. Rhymin’
Dwayne Reed | Little, Brown BYR | March 2 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
Michelle Obama | Delacorte BYR | March 2 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Home Is Not a Country
Safia Elhillo | Make Me a World | March 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Jayden’s Impossible Garden
Mélina Mangal | Ken Daley | Free Spirit | March 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Dreams for a Daughter
Carole Boston Weatherford | Brian Pinkney | Atheneum BYR | March 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Noelle: The Mean Girl (Flyy Girls #3)
Ashley Woodfolk | Atheneum BYR | March 9 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Day with the Panye
Tami Charles | Sara Palacios | Candlewick | March 16 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Queen of Gilded Horns (A River of Royal Blood Bk. 2)
Amanda Joy | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | March 16 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Wonder Women of Science: How 12 Geniuses Are Rocking Science, Technology, and the World
Tiera Guinn Fletcher | Ginger Rue | Sally Wern Comport | Candlewick | March 23 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Game, Set, Sisters: The Venus and Serena Williams Story
Jay Leslie | Ebony Glenn | Henry Holt | March 30 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
Amanda Gorman | Viking BYR | March 30 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
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