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February 2020 New Releases

This list may not feature all the new titles for February 2020. The titles are listed according to their release date. Sometimes, however, publishers may move a release date up or back. If you know of any that are not listed or the release date has changed, leave us a comment below. Please consider leaving a small donation in support of our mission. Thanks for visiting our site!



Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story (Girls Survive)   

Nikki Shannon Smith | Alessia Trunfio | Stone Arch Books | February 1 | Amazon | IndieBound


Hey, Baby!: A Baby’s Day in Doodles

Andrea Pippins | Schwartz & Wade | PB | February 4  | Amazon | IndieBound


Brown Sugar Babe

Charlotte Watson Sherman | Akem | Boyds Mills | February 4 | Amazon | IndieBound


A Girl Like Me

Angela Johnson | Nina Crews | Millbrook Press | PB | February 4 | Amazon | IndieBound



I Am a Promise Shelly

Ann Fraser Pryce | Rachel Moss | Black Sheep | PB | February 4 | Amazon | IndieBound


Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z  

Irene Latham | Charles Waters | Mehrdokht Amini | Carolrhoda | February 4 | Amazon | IndieBound


King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender | Scholastic Press | February 4 | Amazon | IndieBound


Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)

Justina Ireland | Balzer + Bray | YA |  February 4 |  Amazon | IndieBound



Cool Cuts

Mechal Renee Roe | Doubleday BYR | PB | February 11  | Amazon | IndieBound


Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

Tonya Bolden | Eric Velasquez | HarperCollins | MG | February 11 | Amazon | IndieBound


Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester 

Rashad Jennings | Zonderkidz | February 11 | Amazon | IndieBound


Gloom Town

Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | MG | February 11 |  Amazon | IndieBound



Who Did It First? 50 Politicians, Activists, and Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the World

Jay Leslie | Alex Hart | Nneka Myers | Henry Holt and Co. BYR | February 11 | Amazon | IndieBound


I’m Gonna Push Through!

Jasmyn Wright | Shannon Wright | Atheneum BYR | PB | February 18 |  Amazon | IndieBound


The Blossom and the Firefly

Sherri L. Smith | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | February 18 | Amazon | IndieBound


The Sound of Stars

Alechia Dow | Inkyard Press | YA | February 25 | Amazon | IndieBound


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