Cave-In
by Pam Withers
Yellow Dog, 2024
978-1-77337-124-5
Hudson Greer and his caving partner, Jett, are determined to become teen legends by discovering a passage that connects two massive cave systems near their mountain town. But they’re haunted by the town’s history — a giant sinkhole once swallowed a packed church, killing dozens, including Hudson’s grandfather. Hudson knows it could happen again — he just doesn’t know when or where.
If We Tell You
by Nicola Dahlin
Kids Can Press, 2024
978-1-52531-147-5
Cameron and Lewis Larsen are identical twins living normal, suburban lives until their parents kill two uninvited guests at a neighbourhood barbecue and then disappear. Following cryptic instructions their parents left behind, they make their way to Edinburgh, Scotland. Too conspicuous as twins, they pretend to be one person, gathering clues on alternate days. The closer they get to the truth only one thing is clear: someone is following them. Will they uncover their parent’s secrets before their own is discovered?
Is There a Boy Like Me?
by Kern Carter
Scholastic, 2024
978-1-44319-842-4
London’s friends think he’s a confident kid who likes video games and will kick your butt if you get on his bad side. His parents think he’s a genius coder. None of this
is true. London feels anxiety in crowds, and what he really wants to do is be alone and read books. London starts an anonymous online comic called “Is There A Boy Like Me,” where he expresses his true feelings. When the comic goes viral, it starts a conversation about what being a boy really means, with London in the middle of it all.
Little Moons
by Jen Storm
Highwater Press, 2024
978-1-77462-107-4
It’s been a year since Reanna’s sister went missing on her way home from school. Without any idea of what happened, Reanna and family struggle to find closure. Driven from her home by memories, Reanna’s mom moves to the big city. Left behind on the reserve, Reanna and her little brother go to live with their dad. Reanna is hurt and angry that her mom has run away. She feels lonely and abandoned…but she is not alone. There are little moons everywhere.
The Shape of Lost Things
by Sarah Everett
HarperCollins Publishers, 2024
978-0-06325-661-3
Skye Nickson’s world changed when her dad went on the run with her brother, Finn four years ago. Finn’s birthday is always difficult, but this year is different because after Finn’s birthday, they get a call that he’s finally been found. This Finn is nothing like the brother she grew up with. He keeps taking late phone calls and losing his new expensive gifts, and he doesn’t remember any of their inside jokes or secrets. Could this Finn be someone else entirely?
Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams
by Shari Green
Andrew McMeel Publishing, 2024
978-1-52488-112-2
Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a historical YA novel in verse that centers around a young pianist in East Germany trying to make sense of love, duty, and the pursuit of dreams during the unsettled months of protest that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in the late 1980s. Written in stunning lyrical verse, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a story of hope, courage, romance, and the power of music not only to change lives, but to save them.
Tig
by Heather Smith
Tundra Books, 2024
978-0-73526-749-7
After months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny. Tig, with Peter’s support, decides to make their new life messy, starting with daily arguments and her plans to become a competitive cheese racer. She’ll run circles around her new guardians, outrun a wheel of cheese, and leave the past buried in her dust. But things don’t always go as planned, and Tig must decide what to truly leave behind in order to move forward
The Time Keeper
by Meagan Mahoney
DCB Young Readers, 2024
978-1-77086-760-4
Orphaned twelve-year-old Malcolm McKenzie’s world unravels when his mentor is found dead inside a locked clock tower, and his best friend Peter is dying. A broken
pocket watch holds the key to both mysteries. With pickpocket Maddie by his side, Malcolm must outsmart dangerous enemies and solve the puzzle before Peter’s time runs out.
The Unfinished
by Cheryl Isaac
Heartdrum, 2024
978-0-06328-738-9
During a morning run, small-town athlete Avery stumbles upon a strange pond and awakens an ancient horror. The black water is hungry, and people begin to disappear. When her best friend Key vanishes, Avery must choose: listen to the Kanien’kéha:ka and save the town, or follow her heart and risk everything to save Key.
Why We Play with Fire
by Giselle Vriesen
100 Block Futures, 2024
978-1-95590-531-2
Thea finds herself transported to a house for the children of gods, where she must retrieve lost keys while navigating secrets, rival schools, and her own doubts, all before the shadow creatures catch up to her. Amidst an intricate tapestry of training and elusive artifacts, she discovers a mysterious box safeguarded by the students within the home. But when the three keys that allow access to the box disappear, Thea’s mixed-race ancestry and connection to two gods launch her on an all-consuming quest that awakens her to her divine lineage and an awe-inspiring destiny.