Golden Threads by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
Ayin Press | March 25, 2025
Distributor: Publishers Group West
ISBN: 9781961814219
This book for middle-grade readers “will take people of all ages on a journey into the multi-faith world of Morocco’s craftspeople, inspiring generative conversations about art, labor, community, and technology for years to come.”
George Sand: No to Prejudice by Ysabelle Lacamp
Translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square Books | July 8, 2025
Distributor: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781644212592
This installment of a historical fiction series for younger readers features George Sand as “using her fame as a writer” to fight for women’s and workers’ rights.
The Adventures of the Flash Gang, Episode Two: Treasonous Tycoon by M. M. Downing and S. J. Waugh
Regal House Publishing/Fitzroy Books | March 5, 2024
Distributor: Independent Publishers Group
ISBN: 9781646034031
In this children’s book, the Flash Gang “goes all out to unravel the mystery” of their disappearing friends.
Translated into the Spanish by Alaíde Ventura Medina
Arte Público Press/Piñata Books | October 31, 2024
Distributor: Arte Público Press
ISBN: 9798893750034
The stories in this bilingual collection for children “feature creepy creatures from Latin American lore with a contemporary twist.”
The Village Beyond the Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba
Translated from the Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa
Restless Books/Yonder | May 27, 2025
Distributor: Publishers Group West
ISBN: 9781632063922
In this middle-grade novel that inspired Spirited Away when it was first published in Japan fifty years ago, a gust of wind “leads Lina down a secret path between the trees to a strange and incredible world.”
John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan
Translated from the Estonian by Adam Cullen
Restless Books/Yonder | October 1, 2024
Distributor: Publishers Group West
ISBN: 9781632063700
In this book for young readers, Laan “weaves death and grief into the bright fabric of life, crafting a tender, humorous portrait of what it means to care for one another.”
Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square | April 9, 2024
Distributor: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781644213421
This debut middle-grade novel is “about finding sanctuary with friends who understand the enormous changes life can throw at you when you’re 11.”
Trini’s Magic Kitchen by Patricia Santos Marcantonio
Arte Público Press/Piñata Books | October 31, 2024
Distributor: Arte Público Press
ISBN: 9798893750058
This novel for middle readers explores a “young girl’s family difficulties alongside new adventures in the kitchen.”
Iskanchi Press | October 30, 2024
Distributor: Independent Publishers Group
ISBN: 9781957810157
This children’s fantasy book “follows Mafoya, a determined girl who dreams of becoming her town’s top sprinter.”
The Wildcat Behind Glass by Alki Zei
Translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich
Restless Books/Yonder | May 7, 2024
Distributor: Publishers Group West
ISBN: 9781632063649
Set in 1930s Greece and originally published in 1963, this children’s novel is “an unforgettable tale of family, humanity, and what it means to be free.”
