Stephen Briseño

Jul 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Reem Faruqi |Mac Barnett |Stephen Briseño |Sabaa Tahir

Mac Barnett, illus. by Sydney Smith. Viking, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-52497-8This warmhearted holiday interlude opens as a polar bear passing the North Pole finds that Santa spends Christmas Day just like any other: making toys. (He does sleep “an extra half hour,” three elves reveal.) The bear’s stern reply—“It’s Christmas”—spurs the group to offer Santa a real celebration, one with a tree to decorate, stockings to hang, and presents to unwrap.

Jul 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Reem Faruqi |Mac Barnett |Stephen Briseño |Sabaa Tahir

Stephen Briseño, illus. by Sonia Sánchez.

Jul 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Reem Faruqi |Mac Barnett |Stephen Briseño |Sabaa Tahir

Sabaa Tahir. Putnam, $21.99 (512p) ISBN 978-0-593-61694-9Set 20 years after the events of the Ember in the Ashes series, this propulsive, action-packed duology launch by Tahir (All My Rage) finds the world once again in danger from both human and supernatural forces. Desperate to save her people from the cruel false prophet laying claim to the throne, orphaned Kegari-born Aiz escapes prison to search for the all-powerful cleric who once led her people before disappearing.

Jul 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Andrea Rogers |Reem Faruqi |Mac Barnett |Stephen Briseño

Andrea L. Rogers. Levine Querido, $19.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-64-614378-8Though the world is seemingly out of balance and bizarre, catastrophic weather conditions have become increasingly frequent, high school graduate Stevie Henry, who is Cherokee, continues to build a life for herself and her family, whom she loves, particularly her six-year-old brother Levi, who is deathly allergic to tree nuts.

Jul 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Kyle Lukoff |Reem Faruqi |Mac Barnett |Stephen Briseño

Reem Faruqi, illus. by Nadia Alam. Holt, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-250-90721-9Faruqi gives a longing voice to an unoccupied house watching as its neighbor residences are festooned in lights, including Diwali lamps and Hanukkah menorahs. When a family, portrayed with brown skin, moves in, the house hopes to be lighted up for the approaching yuletide.