April 3, 2025: New J&Y Fiction

When Taddy the Tadpole goes missing, Detective Duck and her friends in the Pond Squad are on the case.

"When Bella, Cooper, Casper, and Bram go to help get the new community pool ready for its grand opening, they find gloppy green webbed footprints leading right out the back door"-- Provided by publisher.

Cordelia and her friend Isaac investigate rumors of a monster on the loose in Central Park.

When war threatens her city, Rowan and her mother flee to the Dark Forest. There, she meets a grandfather she didn't know existed and his wolf, Arto. Rowan is homesick but soon makes new friends, including a trio of powerful witches. When Rowan rescues a baby dragon from poachers, she discovers the secret of her own identity. Like her grandfather, she's a wildsmith, who cares for and can speak to magical animals. But the poachers are relentless and...

"A middle-grade novel in verse about a young trans girl who uses a computer game to process an ADHD diagnosis, isolation, and her relationship to gender."-- Provided by publisher.

"Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket...or so he thought...because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and forest king declared war. Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father's army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened...

After a dangerous blight strikes the magical ironwood trees her family cares for, eleven-year-old Nick ventures underground to the enchanting world of Underhill and uncovers dark secrets as she tries to save the magical groves.

"When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she didn't imagine she'd end up here: Area 51. A top-secret military base with a bajillion rules and so classified not even the President knows its secrets. Also, it turns out the place is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. As Sky sets out to explore her extraordinary new home with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog Spike, she meets her otherworldly next-door neighbor Elvis and his...

After the librarian has finished reading "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" to the class and leaves, Stinky the skunk tells the story of the "Three Smelly Goats Gruff," a reimagining of the classic fable told from the troll's point of view.