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Gobble gobble up these books

The long Thanksgiving weekend is coming up. Whether your family will be on the road for family fun or hunkering down at home with a turkey in the oven, make sure to carve out some reading time. Here are three courses (picture books, middle grade books, teen books) to whet your appetites and make you thankful for our area’s amazing bookstores and libraries!

APPETIZERS (AGES 3-8) 

Bijan Always Wins 

By Adib Khorram & Michelle Tran 

Dial, 2024 

Bijan declares himself the winner of everything—even things that are not competitions—until his friends don’t want to play with him anymore.

Just Like Millie 

By Lauren Castillo 

Candlewick, 2024 

A shy girl and her mom move to a new apartment, and a pet dog might help her make friends.

The Greatest 

By Veera Hiranandani & Vesper Stamper 

Random House, 2024 

When his grandchildren visit, grandfather feels like he’s the greatest at everything!

Lucky Duck 

By Greg Pizzoli 

Knopf, 2024 

A duck with no luck wins a prize delivered by a hungry wolf! Maybe her luck is changing after all… 

The Mochi Makers 

By Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson 

Beach Lane Books, 2024 

Obaachan teaches her granddaughter the family recipe for mochi.

MAIN COURSE (AGES 8-14) 

Curlfriends: New In Town 

By Sharee Miller 

Little, Brown, 2023 

Charlie is the new kid in middle school, and she has a plan to make a trendy first impression.

It Watches in the Dark 

By Jeff Strand 

Sourcebooks, 2024 

Oliver and Trisha are stranded in a town guarded by a creepy scarecrow, and they aren’t sure they can escape.

Louder Than Hunger 

By John Schu 

Candlewick, 2024 

Jake restricts his eating and exercises nonstop until his mom makes him enter a treatment facility to help him heal.

Slugfest 

By Gordon Korman 

Balzer & Bray, 2024 

Yash has to take PE over the summer with other eighth-grade “slugs” who may be onto a school-wide conspiracy.

The Wild Robot Protects 

By Peter Brown 

Little, Brown, 2023 

Roz loves her island home and vows to protect it from the “poison tide.”

DESSERTS (AGES 14-18) 

A for Effort 

By Jarad Green 

HarperAlley, 2024 

Jay jumps into freshman year with an unexpected elective: theater—full of memorizing lines and changing friendships. 

Brighter Than the Sun 

By Daniel Aleman 

Little, Brown, 2023 

Sol lives in Tijuana and crosses the border every day to attend San Diego high school, making her wonder where she fi ts in—and where she belongs.

The Collectors: Stories 

Edited by A. S. King 

Dutton, 2023 

These short stories feature characters with extremely unconventional collections!

Out of Left Field 

By Jonah Newman 

Little, Brown, 2024 

Over the course of high school, Jonah joins the baseball team, explores his identity, and comes to terms with being himself.

Stay Dead 

By April Henry 

Henry Holt, 2024 

After her dad dies, Milan and her senator mom are in a plane crash, and Milan is warned not to trust anyone to survive.

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