Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a book about the experience of migrants, a fairy tale retelling in verse, a story of misfits solving a mystery, a picture book about children and nature, and many more.

Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration by George Butler. Candlewick Studio, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-5362-1775-9. Between 2011 and 2018, British artist and reporter Butler traveled to a dozen locations where people have been forced by circumstances beyond their control to leave their homes, documenting in words and pictures the individuals and environments he encountered. The result is a moving collection of histories that are coupled with pen-and-ink and watercolor images.

The Seventh Raven by David Elliott, illus. by Rovina Cai. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-35825-211-5. Rich with evocative language, this subtle verse novel retells the Grimms tale “The Seven Ravens” through a lens of perseverance and change. The YA novel earned a starred review from PW.

The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy by Mary Winn Heider. Little, Brown, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-7595-5542-6. Two years ago, protagonist Winston’s father disappeared. Ever since then, Winston, now an eighth grader, has resisted “dying from loneliness” thanks to two things: his tuba, and his friend, with whom he is investigating a suspected criminal ring involving their teachers.

The Tree in Me by Corinna Luyken. Dial, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11259-5. In this picture book, Luyken imagines that in every human, there grows a tree: “The tree in me/ is seed and blossom/ bark and stump.” An inclusive group of kids romps through the pages as she elaborates in lyrical verse.

Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall. Viking, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-593-11362-2. Atmospheric writing and an abundance of genuine chills distinguish this work of existential horror that brings two estranged sisters together in the search for their mother.

Across the Pond by Joy McCullough. Atheneum, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5344-7121-4. In this middle grade novel, seventh grader Callie trades in her “small” San Diego existence for life in the sprawling Scottish castle her parents have inherited.

The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park, illus. by Robert Sae-Heng. Clarion, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-328-51513-1. In a classroom, teacher Ms. Chang poses a premise: “Imagine that your home is on fire. You’re allowed to save one thing./ Your family and pets are safe, so don’t worry about them./ Your Most Important Thing. Any size.” The students respond—some share, others contemplate privately—traversing a wide terrain. The illustrated middle grade novel earned a starred review from PW.

Scaredy Cat by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illus. by John Herzog. Little, Brown/Patterson, $13.99; ISBN 978-0-316-49443-4. With this whimsical yet unnerving ghost story, Patterson and Grabenstein (the Max Einstein series) explore the secret lives of cats, capturing their mercurial natures and capricious behavior even as they cast the feline mystique in a new light.

The Leak by Kate Reed Petty, illus. by Andrea Bell. First Second, $22.99; ISBN 978-1-250-21796-7. In this graphic novel, illustrator Bell’s color-drenched panels portray confident Ruth as a biracial heroine who chases down leads and navigates the murky waters of middle school relationships. Author Petty, meanwhile, mines investigative journalism, detailing its rules (“Check your biases”) and concluding with an insistent afterword on journalistic integrity.

Good Dogs on a Bad Day by Rachel Wenitsky and David Sidorov, illus. by Tor Freeman. Putnam, $13.99; ISBN 978-0-593-10844-4. In this illustrated middle grade series opener, a debut, the three eponymous good dogs, having run away from their homes for the day, learn to appreciate the forbidden pleasures of hole-digging and dumpster diving while grappling with the question of whether goodness is innate or predicated upon behavior.

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