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May 30, 2026

Alex Award Winner, The Favorites, by Layne Fargo, read by Christine Lakin and a full cast, is a novel in mock documentary form about a pair of ice dancers in a quest for greatness - who can't seem to stay away from each other.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund



Nonfiction
The Heart of the Psalms
The Heart of the Psalms
by James C. Howell

Your Last First Date
Your Last First Date
by Jaydi Samuels Kuba



Children's Nonfiction
Growing Up Under a Red Flag
Growing Up Under a Red Flag
written by Ying Chang Compestine
illustrated by Xinmei Liu

Omnibird
Omnibird
by Giselle Clarkson


Teen Fiction
Everything We Never Had
Everything We Never Had
by Randy Ribay
read by Ramón de Ocampo, Jesse Inocalla, Manny Jacinto, and J. B. Tadena

Tall Water
Tall Water
by SJ Sindu and Dion MBD


Teen Nonfiction
How the Word Is Passed
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith
adapted for young readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul

Black History Is Your History
Black History Is Your History
by Taylor Cassidy
illustrated by Adriana Bellet


Picture Books
Sometimes We Pray
Sometimes We Pray
by Mary Wagley Copp
illustrated by Felishia Henditirto

Now You Know Your ABCs... (Or Do You?)
Now You Know Your ABCs...
(Or Do You?)
written by Caspar Salmon
illustrated by Matt Hunt