October is National Book Month! Here is a list of children’s and young adult books releasing this October. See New Releases for more 2025 titles available now. Stay tuned for books celebrating other October observations, such as Black Poetry Day, National Farmers Day, and Halloween.
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Legends of Hip-Hop: Kid ‘n Play: A Rhyme Time Biography
Pen Ken | Saxton Moore | October 7, 2025 | Bd Bk
Sherri Shepherd | Tanisha Cherislin | Tommy Nelson | October 7, 2025 | PB
Sharee Miller | Little, Brown BYR | October 7, 2025 | PB
Michael Datcher | Charly Palmer | Random House Studio | October 7, 2025 | PB
The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II
Tonya Abari | Lance Evans | HarperCollins | October 7, 2025 | PB
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow | Raissa Figueroa | Random House Studio | October 14, 2025 | PB
A Hug Like Michelle’s, A Voice Like Beyoncé’s
Carole Boston Weatherford | Savanna Durr | Abrams Appleseed | October 14, 2025 | PB
Searching for Mr. Johnson’s Song
Ariel Vanece | Jade Orlando | Penguin/Rocky Pond Books | October 14, 2025 | PB
Carla and the Tin Can Cake Party
Carla Hall | Cherise Harris | Denene Millner/Simon & Schuster BYR | October 14, 2025 | PB
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina
Eric Velasquez | Holiday House | October 14, 2025 | PB
Malcolm Newsome | Jenin Mohammed | Henry Holt | October 21, 2025 | PB
B. Sharise Moore | Trudi-Ann Hemans | HarperCollins | October 21, 2025 | PB
Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone
Ainissa Ramirez | Setor Fiadzigbey | MIT Kids Press | October 21, 2025 | PB
Chapter/Middle-Grade
Neecy and Nay Nay and the Mystery Sleepover (Bk #4)
Simone Dankenbring | Syrone Harvey | Maya Henderson | little bee books | October 7 | Chp Bk
Flora la Fresca & the Plot to Make Millions
Veronica Chambers | Sujean Rim | Dial Books | October 7, 2025 | MG
Curlfriends: Back in Business (Curlfriends, 2)
Sharee Miller | Little, Brown Ink | October 7, 2025 | MG
Jax Freeman and the Tournament of Spirits
Kwame Mbalia | Freedom Fire | October 7, 2025 | MG
Porsche Thomas | Jessica Gibson | Random House BYR | October 14, 2025 | Chp Bk
Rica Baptista: A Week of Shenanigans
Janet Costa Bates | Gladys Jose | Candlewick | October 14, 2025 | Chp Bk
Nina and the Keeper of the Keystone (Secret Society of Rebel Girls)
Marti Dumas | Rebel Girls | Kristina Kister | DK Children | October 14, 2025 | MG
Beyoncé: A Who Was? Illustrated Biography
Tyiana Combs | Claudia Marianno | Penguin Workshop | October 14, 2025 | Chp Bk
Jason Reynolds | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy | October 14, 2025 | MG
Aya de León | Candlewick | October 14, 2025 | MG
A. T. Woehling | Felicia Whaley | October 21, 2025 | Ready-To-Read (1)
Hopscotch Girls Presents: Spotlight on Zari (V. 3)
Melissa Foley | Misa Dessalines | Luna Valentine | October 21, 2025 | Chp Bk
Shelia P. Moses | Dede Putra | Penguin Workshop | October 21, 2025 | MG
Dream Warriors: Khi’s New Beginning
Jesse Byrd | Yonson Carbonell | Paw Prints Publishing | October 28, 2025 | Chp Bk
A Rage of Lions (The Shadow Prince, Bk. 3)
David Anthony Durham | Hillary Wilson | Tu Books | October 28, 2025 | MG
Young Adult
Kristina Forest | Kokila | October 7, 2025 | YA
Jasmine Walls | Dozerdraws | October 7, 2025 | YA
Tiffany D. Jackson | Quill Tree Books | October 7, 2025 | YA
Debra J. Stone | University of Minnesota Press | October 7, 2025 | YA
Qurratulayn Muhammad | Page Street | October 7, 2025 | YA
Helena Haywoode Henry | Penguin/Nancy Paulsen | October 7, 2025 | YA
Jill Tew | Joy Revolution | October 14, 2025 | YA
J. Elle | Razorbill | October 14, 2025 | YA
Idris Goodwin | Atheneum | October 14, 2025 | YA
Amber McBride | Feiwel & Friends | October 14, 2025 | YA
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Mariama J. Lockington | FSG | October 14, 2025 | YA
Bobby Joseph | Abbigayle Bircham | Selfmadehero | October 14, 2025 | YA
Taylor Cassidy | Adriana Bellet | Atheneum BYR | October 14, 2025 | YA
Paula Chase | Wednesday Books | October 21, 2025 | YA
Addie Woolridge | Delacorte Romance | October 21, 2025 | YA
Hayley Dennings | Sourcebooks Fire | October 21, 2025 | YA
Kwame Mbalia | Random House/Star Wars | October 21, 2025 | YA
Pushing Hope: An Illustrated Memoir of Survival
Raymond Santana | Keith Henry Brown | Astra/Calkins Creek | October 28, 2025 | YA
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