Beasties / Lerangis, Peter

"On a field trip to Central Park, Riley and his classmates accidentally encounter a supernatural artifact that looks a lot like, well, honestly ... a piece of poop. But one of them gets too close, there's a blinding flash, and suddenly the five friends are turned into various critters. Riley's sister's a hawk, the school bully's a raccoon, and Riley? He's transformed into everyone's least favorite animal, a New York City rat. Their once-dull morning quickly turns into a fight for survival. The kids have stayed alive long enough find a way to turn themselves back to normal. But as it turns out, they're not the only humans-turned-into-animals on the loose in Central Park ... As it turns out, Riley and his friends have accidentally thrust themselves into the center of a dangerous Manhattan-wide plot. And now they must use all their animal abilities to stop the bad guys, find the cure, and get back home without, you know, getting eaten on the way. It's a wild adventure of a lifetime -- because if they fail, these beasties will stay beasts forever."--

Candle Island / Wolk, Lauren

"Lucretia and her mother have come to tiny Candle Island, Maine (Population: Summer, 986; Winter, 315) to escape -- escape memories of the car accident that killed her father and escape the journalists that hound her mother, a famous and reclusive artist. The rocky coast and ocean breeze are a welcome respite for Lucretia, who dedicates her summer days to painting, exploring the island, and caring for an orphaned osprey chick. But Candle Island has secrets of its own -- a hidden room in her new house, a mysterious boy with a beautiful voice -- and just like the strong tides that surround the shores, they will catch Lucretia in their wake."--

Dreamslinger / Kim, Graci.

"Fourteen-year-old Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven Home for Dreamslingers, a safe haven for children born with a genetic mutation that transports them to a powerfully magical realm while they sleep, but this magic can be unpredictable -- even deadly."--

Keynan Masters and the remixed monster / Sanders, Davaun
Kenyan Masters.
"Keynan Masters knows the power of his rhymes -- without them he wouldn't have been able to fend off the monstrous creature Ratchet and save Peerless Academy. But when his poetry reveals truths that challenge everything that he's ever known, he's suddenly whisked back to Peerless with even more questions about magic. As Keynan and his friends uncover more secrets about Ratchet and the origins of the academy, they realize that their true enemy may be lurking within the walls of Peerless itself. Facing dangers on all sides, the crew must combine their abilities to save their home -- and each other."--

Marya Khan and the disastrous class project / Faruqi, Saadia
Marya Khan.
When new student Waleed joins the class, third-grader Marya is excited to work with him on a project about Pakistan, but has trouble helping Waleed overcome his fear of speaking while learning about her grandparents' country.

The gods' revenge / Marsh, Katherine
Myth of monsters.
After Layla is banished from school for asserting her beliefs, Ava and her friends travel to the underworld to rescue Layla and uncover the truth about their fiendish ancestors.

Ollie in between / Callans, Jess

"Puberty, AKA the ultimate biological predator, is driving a wedge between soon-to-be 13 year old Ollie Thompson and their lifelong friends. Too much of a girl for their neighborhood hockey team, but not girly enough for their boy-crazed BFF, Ollie doesn't know where they fit. And their usual ability to camouflage? Woefully disrupted by all the changes around them. When a school project asks them to write an essay on what it means to be a woman (if anyone's got an answer, that'd be great), and one of their new friends is the target of bullying, Ollie is caught between the safety of fleeing from their own differences or confronting the risks of fighting to take their own path forward."--

Opal Watson, private eye / Thurman, Brittany.
Opal Watson.
Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations.

Lost and found / Dicamillo, Kate
Orris and Timble.
"Orris the rat and Timble the owl are unlikely friends. Each night, Timble visits Orris in the barn and listens to his stories. But Timble is growing up, and one evening when the owl doesn't appear as usual Orris wonders if Timble has forgotten him. Is their friendship over? Or could it be that Timble has a tale of his own to share?"--

The secrets of Lovelace Academy / Benedict, Marie

Twelve-year-old orphan Lainey attends a prestigious boarding school with dreams of a new start, but a chain of events leads her to Switzerland in search of a trailblazing female scientist.