On July 9th, one day before her birthday, the story of Mavis Staples, Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples, will be released. She collaborated with renowned children’s book author Carole Boston Weatherford and artist Steffi Walthall to chronicle her life. The description states, “Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country.” Make sure you get that one and any of the books on July’s new releases list.
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Picture Books
Saturdays at Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery | Jessie Hartland | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman | July 2, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Danté Plays His Blues
Allen R. Wells | Shamar Knight-Justice | HarperCollins | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
I Gotta Sing!
Alice Faye Duncan | Paul Kellam | WaterBrook | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Gloriana, Presente: A First Day of School Story
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris | Doris Rodriguez | Little, Brown/Ottaviano | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Keyana Loves School
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Little, Brown BYR | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples | Carole Boston Weatherford | Steffi Walthall | Rocky Pond Books | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Day Madear Voted
Wade Hudson | Don Tate | Nancy Paulsen Books | July 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Go, Wilma, Go!
Amira Rose Davis | Michael G. Long | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Bloomsbury | July 16, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
I Got the Spooky Spirit
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Frank Morrison | Bloomsbury | July 23, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Chapter/Middle-Grade
The Fast and the Furriest (Love Puppies #6)
JaNay Brown-Wood | Scholastic | July 2, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Piggy: The Entity
Terrance Crawford | Dan Widdowson | Scholastic | July 2, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
She Persisted: Naomi Osaka
Kekla Magoon |Gillian Flint | Philomel Books | July 2, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Drama and Destiny (Suitehearts #2)
Claire Kann | HarperCollins | July 2, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
National Geographic Readers: Marvel’s Spider-Man Bugs Out!
Daka Hermon | National Geographic Kids | July 2, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
A Whisper of Curses
J. Elle | Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury | July 9, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Gamerville
Johnnie Christmas | HarperAlley | July 16, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Land of Afronia (Afro Unicorn)
April Showers | Andrews McMeel Publishing | July 16, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Waiting to Welcome: A New Baby Story from West Africa
Samantha Cleaver | Reuben Nantogmah | Bri Marie McNish | Feiwel & Friends | July 16, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
This Opening Sky
Charlotte Sherman | Kelly Hollman | Milk & Cookies | July 23, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Bright Family: Too Cool For School
Gabe Soria | Steven Scott | Derick Brooks | Andrews McMeel Publishing | July 23, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Creepening of Dogwood House
Eden Royce | HarperCollins/Walden Pond Press | July 30, 2024 | MG| Amazon | Bookshop
Words Are My Superpower: A Kid’s Guide to Affirmations, Mantras, and Positive Thinking
Harold Green III | Andrea Pippins | Running Press Kids | July 30, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
It Came from the Trees
Ally Russell | Delacorte Press | July 30, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Black Sands: The Seven Kingdoms (V. 5)
Manuel P Godoy | David Lenormand | July 30, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Young Adult
We Don’t Have Time for This
Brianna Craft | Disney-Hyperion Books | July 2, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Not About a Boy
Myah Hollis | HarperTeen | July 2, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Second Chance of Darius Logan
David F. Walker | Scholastic Press | July 2, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power
Terry J. Benton-Walker (ed.) | Tor Teen | July 16, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Blonde Dies First
Joelle Wellington | Simon & Schuster BYR | July 30, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Empire Wars
Akure Phénix | Blackstone Publishing | July 30, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
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2 Comments
Empire Wars actually releases in August
Thank you!