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1. Jalen on the Go (Jalen’s Big City Life)
Dorothy H. Price | Shiane Salabie | Picture Window Books January 1, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
2. Sadiq and the Festival of Cultures (Sadiq Series)
Siman Nuurali | Christos Skaltsas | Picture Window Books | January 1, 2023 |Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
3 The Untold Story of Sarah Keys Evans: Civil Rights Soldier
Artika R. Tyner | Capstone Press | January 1, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
4. The Doggie Defendant (Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court, Bk. 2)
Milo Stone | Shawn Martinbrough | Joseph P. Illidge | Simon Spotlight | January 24, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Mimi and the Boo-Hoo Blahs (Mimi #2)
Shauna J. Grant | Graphix Scholastic | February 7, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Two Fur One (Home for Meow #4)
Reese Eschmann | Scholastic Inc | February 7, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Best Friends Furever (Love Puppies #1)
JaNay Brown-Wood | Scholastic | February 7, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
8. She Persisted: Dorothy Height
Kelly Starling Lyons | Philomel Books | February 7, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Bug Bonanza! (Ada Twist, Scientist: Why Files #4)
Andrea Beaty | Theanne Griffith | Amulet Books | March 7, 2023| Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Too Small Tola Gets Tough
Atinuke | Onyinwe Iwu | Candlewick | March 21, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
11. She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald
Andrea Davis Pinkney | Gillian Flint | Philomel | April 4, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. That Girl Lay Lay: Chapter Book #2
Rhiannon Richardson | Deandra Hodge | Scholastic Inc. | April 4, 2023| Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Harmony and Heartbreak (Suitehearts, Bk. 1)
Claire Kann | HarperCollins | January 3, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
14. Sincerely Sicily
Tamika Burgess | HarperCollins | January 3, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
15. History Comics: Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes graphic
Tracey Baptiste | Shauna J. Grant | First Second | January 3, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
16. The Enchanted Bridge (Dragons in a Bag)
Zetta Elliott | Cherise Harris | Random House BYR | January 17, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
17. Cookie Monsters
Erika J. Kendrick | Little Brown BYR | January 17, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life dyslexia
Jerry Pinkney | Little, Brown BYR | January 17, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
19. Figure It Out, Henri Weldon
Tanita S. Davis | Katherine Tegen Books | January 17, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
20. The Many Fortunes of Maya
Nicole D. Collier | Versify | January 24, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
21. Hands
Torrey Maldonado | Nancy Paulsen Books | January 24, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
22. Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
Akim Aliu | Greg Anderson Elysée | Karen De la Vega | Marcus Williams | Graphix | February 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
23. Who Is LeBron James? (Who Was?)
Crystal Hubbard | Who HQ | Stephen Marchesi | Penguin Workshop | February 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
24. On Air with Zoe Washington
Janae Marks | Katherine Tegen Books | February 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
25. Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon (Pilar Ramirez, Bk. 2)
Julian Randall | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (Macmillan) | February 28, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
26. Not an Easy Win
Chrystal D. Giles | Random House BYR | February 28, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
27. Cameron Battle and the Escape Trials (Cameron Battle, 2)
Jamar J. Perry | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | February 28, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
28. The Sister Switch (Best Wishes #2)
Sarah Mlynowski | Debbie Rigaud | Maxine Vee | Scholastic Press | March 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
29. Link and Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Jarrett Pumphrey | Jerome Pumphrey | Norton Young Readers | March 7, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
30. Eb & Flow
Kelly J. Baptist | Crown BYR | March 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
31. Aniana del Mar Jumps In
Jasminne Mendez | Dial Books | March 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
32. Hanging with Vampires: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | March 28, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
33. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
Angie Thomas | Balzer + Bray | April 4, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
34. Simon B. Rhymin’ Gets in the Game
Dwayne Reed | Little, BYR | April 4, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
35. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft | Quill Tree Books | April 4, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
36. The Rhythm of Time
Questlove | S. A. Cosby | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | April 18, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
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