Young World by Soman Chainani A 17-year-old’s attempt to impress his crush kicks off a series of events that culminate in his inauguration as president of the...

★ Soman Chainani presents “a searing and uncanny reflection on political reach, restriction, and corruption” in his “exhilarating” YA debut, YOUNG WORLD buff.ly/FBE3kO9

We Could Be Anyone by Anna-Marie McLemore Mexican siblings in a small West Coast town in the 1920s seek revenge on a robber baron by plotting an elaborate con in this lea...

★ Anna-Marie McLemore “infuses a cathartic revenge tale with allusions to Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Nahuatl folklore” throughout their “gorgeously rendered” supernatural historical YA novel WE COULD BE ANYONE

★ THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP, a “succinct and immersive” futuristic middle grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly, is an “affirming contemplation of mortality and the necessity of community” buff.ly/IQLOcNb

Soundtrack by Crown Bfyr Initially released as an audiobook, this immersive novel from Reynolds (Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...) serves as a stunning tr...

★ Initially released as an audiobook, “lyrical” YA novel SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds is “a stunning tribute to New York City’s creative scene and community built through music”

The Case of the Pilfered Pearls (The Shrew Detective #1) by Margi Preus Preus (Windswept) channels animal sleuth classics such as The Great Mouse Detective in a radiant series opener. Pygmy shrew Mine...

★ Margi Preus “channels animal sleuth classics” in her “radiant” middle grade mystery series opener THE CASE OF THE PILFERED PEARLS, illustrated by Junyi Wu

The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly A dictatorial regime’s robot creation provides unexpected comfort to down-and-out tweens in this affirming contemplation of mort...

★ THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP, a “succinct and immersive” futuristic middle grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly, is an “affirming contemplation of mortality and the necessity of community”

Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen Dessen (The Rest of the Story) serves up a warm summer romance that’s a fortifying interpretation of self-transformation. Though...

★ In her “delightfully layered, bighearted” YA novel CHANGE OF PLANS, Sarah Dessen “serves up a warm summer romance that’s a fortifying interpretation of self-transformation”

This month's noteworthy children’s and YA offerings include a picture book from a beloved librarian, a middle grade novel in verse about a tween's appreciation for her local library, a YA novel grappling with the aftereffects of trauma, and more buff.ly/NbSE0fS

New Lonely Planet Guides for Kids buff.ly/v1of0CT

Simon & Schuster Relaunches Simon Pulse YA Imprint buff.ly/bccD3sL

Scholastic’s NEXT Line to Start Up in Fall buff.ly/M9ypotW

Scholastic Celebrates Baby-sitters Club 40th Anniversary with All-New Projects buff.ly/QF9JuVh

Jen Bryant, Rebecca Donnelly, and Lindsay H. Metcalf on Eunice Newton Foote buff.ly/8qM3jxv

ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series buff.ly/7IqsTVW

Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Printz Win: ‘Genuinely Gobsmacked’ buff.ly/JTRek0q

Cátia Chien’s Caldecott Win: ‘Wait, Is This What I Think It Means?’ buff.ly/6x7ZEKB

Renée Watson’s Newbery Win: ‘Tears of Joy’ buff.ly/Z9wju3l

Ingram Library Services Expands Team, Leadership buff.ly/spLFbee

Publishers Near and Far Step Up for Minnesota’s Children buff.ly/i7AapTp

PLA, Meeting in Minneapolis This April, Prepares for the Unprecedented buff.ly/ml2cTXj

New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: February 2026 buff.ly/NbSE0fS

New Lonely Planet Guides for Kids buff.ly/v1of0CT

This summer, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing will reintroduce its Simon Pulse imprint with a new crop of young adult books, spanning a variety of genres buff.ly/bccD3sL

Scholastic is debuting NEXT, a new line of middle grade fiction designed to entice kids accustomed to consuming visual and digital content, scheduled to release this fall buff.ly/M9ypotW

Scholastic is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the juggernaut middle grade Baby-sitters Club series with a slate of new projects buff.ly/QF9JuVh

We invited authors Jen Bryant, Rebecca Donnelly, and Lindsay H. Metcalf to discuss their picture books highlighting the life and work of Eunice Newton Foote, the first person to discover that trapped carbon dioxide warms the Earth’s surface buff.ly/8qM3jxv

The ALA’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table named its first-ever slate of Outstanding Comics Awards, with winners in the adult, YA, and children’s categories buff.ly/7IqsTVW

“I was genuinely gobsmacked—receiving this award had never occurred to me”: Cynthia Leitich Smith discusses how she learned about her Printz win buff.ly/JTRek0q

“I asked, ‘Wait, is this what I think it means?’ I think I asked that three times. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t imagining it” Cátia Chien shares her reactions to her Caldecott win buff.ly/6x7ZEKB

“They were cheering, and they gave me the great news, and I was completely taken aback”: Renée Watson on learning about her Newbery win buff.ly/Z9wju3l