New Book Releases

A fun way to keep your child engaged in reading? Get them hooked on a book or comic series. They'll look forward to the continuation of the stories of their favorite characters. If the next book has yet to be published, don't be surprised to see your child anxiously marking days of their calendar until they're able to pick up the latest addition to their collection. Below are some new releases for this week, and if it's the newest book in a series, encourage your child to start from the beginning.

Kids

-The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot by Gordan Korman

This book is the first in what seems to be an imaginatively popular series.

-Llama Llama Home With Mama by Anna Dewdney

Your young child will laugh at these fun-to-read rhymes, and you can keep them engaged with other books from this series.

-Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 1 by Colin Meloy

A wonder-filled adventure of danger, magic, and secret worlds, Wildwood is the tale of a boy who finds himself while on the search for his missing brother.

-The Boy With the Pink Hair by Perez Hilton

A boy born with pink hair?! This book looks at self-acceptance and appreciating differences from a very early age.

-America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell (Actual Times) by Don Brown

This book relives the fateful day America was attacked in a way that is accessible and understandable for readers too young to remember these events.

Teens

-Percy Jackson and the Olympus by Rick Riordan

Finally this series is available in the long-awaited 5-book set. Boasting all the popular adventures from The Lightening Thief, to The Last Olympians, this series is a great starter for your child.

-Never Have I Ever (The Lying Game Series #2) by Sara Shepard

An addictive tale about secrets, lies, and killer consequences. The Lying Game is a series about an unknown twin living as her sister to solve her murder.

-Witch and Wizard: The Gift (Book 2) by James Patterson

Wisty and Whit are siblings who realize they have magical powers which they use to escape once they are arrested by the New Order. Begin with the first installment, and your child will be pining away for the third installment due out in December.

-13 Gifts by Wendy Mass

Tara is sent to Willow Falls the summer of her 13th birthday. Big things are in store when she realizes Willow Falls isn't your typical town.