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    January 10, 2026

    Celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh with 100th Anniversary edition

    Ages 14 & up
    January 9, 2026

    Katie Bernet turns Little Women into a whodunit in excellent Beth is Dead

    ages 8 & up
    January 9, 2026

    Taryn Souders’ Secrets of the Broken House is strong MG mystery

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    January 9, 2026

    Workman’s Brain Quest Presidents Smart Cards are great for family play

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    Anna James transports readers to Wonderland with Alice with a Why

    ages 3 & up
    January 8, 2026

    More Than a Million is humorous ode to unconditional love

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    January 9, 2026

    Katie Bernet turns Little Women into a whodunit in excellent Beth is Dead

    Beth March has been murdered, and sisters Jo, Amy and Meg will stop at nothing to find the killer, even if it’s one of them, in Beth is Dead, by Katie Bernet.

    January 7, 2026

    Love Goes Viral is relatable contemporary YA

    December 23, 2025

    Katrina Leno’s Persephone’s Curse is strong character-driven YA

    December 22, 2025

    Jennifer Iacopelli’s Finding Her Edge is cute ice skating romance

    December 19, 2025

    I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends is time-traveling K-drama

    MIDDLE GRADE

    January 10, 2026

    Celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh with 100th Anniversary edition

    Everyone’s favorite bear is turning 100. To celebrate the anniversary, Aladdin has released special bind-up edition of A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner.

    January 9, 2026

    Taryn Souders’ Secrets of the Broken House is strong MG mystery

    January 9, 2026

    Workman’s Brain Quest Presidents Smart Cards are great for family play

    January 8, 2026

    Anna James transports readers to Wonderland with Alice with a Why

    December 17, 2025

    Marisa Churchill’s Secrets, Spells, and Chocolate is sweet fantasy

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    January 8, 2026

    More Than a Million is humorous ode to unconditional love

    Weekend Mom cartoonist Grace Farris celebrates unconditional love in her debut picture book, More Than a Million.

    December 3, 2025

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    November 6, 2025

    Sian Ann Bessey’s Maid of Sherwood Forest is likeable chaste romance

    A young woman is transported back in time and right into a legendary tale in The Maid of Sherwood Forest, by Sian Ann Bessey.

    October 8, 2025

    Tiffany Odekirk’s Winterset is entertaining enemies-to-lovers romance

    September 7, 2025

    Sarah M. Eden’s Echoes of the Sea is time-traveling romance

    September 4, 2025

    Erin A. Craig’s A land So Wide is captivating adult fiction debut

    September 3, 2025

    Heather B. Moore’s Julia is excellent story of Julia Child

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    Celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh with 100th Anniversary edition

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    Taryn Souders’ Secrets of the Broken House is strong MG mystery

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    Workman’s Brain Quest Presidents Smart Cards are great for family play

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    Anna James transports readers to Wonderland with Alice with a Why

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