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December 2023 Children’s & YA New Releases

It’s the last month of 2023! Take a look at the short list of books due out in December. Stay tuned for 2024 new releases!

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1. I’m Going to Be a Princess

Stephanie Taylor | Jade Orlando | Nosy Crow | December 5, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


2. Who Was John Lewis?

Crystal Hubbard | Who HQ | Stephen Marchesi | Penguin Workshop | December 5, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


3. Keep Dreaming, Black Child

Nyasha Williams | Sawyer Cloud | Running Press Kids | December 5, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


4. Keyana Loves Her Friend

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Little, Brown BYR | December 12, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


5. Love Bubble

Harold Green III | Princess Karibo | Running Press Kids | December 12, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



6. Seven Minutes in Candyland

Brian Wasson | Quill Tree Books | December 12, 2023 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


7. Parker’s Big Feelings

Parker Curry | Jessica Curry | Brittany Jackson | Keith Tajae | Simon Spotlight | December 12, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


8. Your Voice, Your Vote

Leah Henderson | Keisha Morris | HarperCollins | December 19, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


9. Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold

Giselle Anatol | Raissa Figueroa | December 26, 2023 | Viking BYR | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


10. She Persisted: Opal Lee

Shelia P. Moses | Gillian Flint | Philomel Books | December 26, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


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