24 Hours in the Wilderness

Ashe de Sousa and Anastasia Thomas. Usborne, Aug. 5 ($9.99, ISBN 978-1-83605-123-7)

When a family vacationing in the Great Bear Rainforest gets lost, their friend and guide helps them find their way out—with lessons about survival tactics and respecting the natural world. Ages 7–10.

Back in Business (Curlfriends #2)

Sharee Miller. LB Ink, Oct. 7 ($12.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-316-59149-2)

The sequel to Miller’s NAACP Image Award–nominated paean to Black girlhood finds the friends rallying together to help out Nola’s mom—whether or not she’ll admit she needs the assist—when the family’s small business is in trouble. Ages 8–12.

Creative Writing with Miss Mary Mac: A Handbook for Young and Future Authors

Mary McInerney and Rivkah Lafille. First Second, Oct. 28 ($15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-250-21688-5)

Writing coach McInerney pumps kids up to draft their own stories, with tips and exercises to boost writing skills offered in comics explainer form. Ages 8–12.

The Great Depression: From Hard Times to the New Deal

Tim Stout and Joe Flood. First Second, Oct. 21 ($21.99, ISBN 978-1-250-81028-1)

This entry in the history comics series brings young readers into the Great Depression, explaining how Americans rallied through poverty and hardship from the 1929 stock market crash through the advent of Roosevelt’s New Deal. Ages 9–13.

Refugee

Alan Gratz and Syd Fini. Graphix, Oct. 7 ($14.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-338-73396-9)

The graphic adaptation of the bestselling novel brings to light hardships faced by resilient refugee children across history. A Jewish boy escapes 1930s Germany; a Cuban girl boards a raft from the island in 1994; and a Syrian boy sets out across Europe from his war-torn homeland in 2015. Ages 9–12.

Resistance Leaders Throughout History

Anita Ganeri, Rob Shone, and Gary Jeffrey. Rosen Young Adult, Aug. 1 ($39.80, ISBN 978-1-4994-7904-1)

This volume features profiles of historical figures who led oppressed people against powerful forces, including Nelson Mandela, Sitting Bull, and Spartacus. Ages 9–12.

The Sustainable School: A Journey Through Time and Energy

Erica Fyvie and Scot Ritchie. Kids Can, Sept. 2 ($17.99, ISBN 978-1-5253-0668-6)

When sixth-graders dig up a time capsule from 1900 that details how the period’s architecture showcases contemporaneous tech innovations, they create their own plans for making a sustainable school building for 2100. Ages 8–12.

Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth

Steve Mushin. Graphic Universe, Sept. 9 ($16.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-7656-4707-3)

Inventor Mushin dreams up potential scientific innovations for saving the planet, like seed-spewing compost cannons and avian robots that could print out habitats.. Ages 10–18.

Wilma Rudolph

Josh Bycel, Rich Korson, and Brittney Williams. Penguin Workshop, Oct. 21 ($10.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-593-38249-3)

This graphic biography in the Stephen Curry Sports Superheroes series profiles track athlete Rudolph, who overcame a childhood leg and foot injury caused by polio to win three gold medals in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. Ages 8–12.

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