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There are several books out today that I am so excited to finally get into my hands!

The cover for the book balancing act. A young black woman with afro puffs and a glittery top (maybe a leotard) is featured with a large bird with outspread wings above her. There are two gymnasts on one leg on either end of a balance beam below her. The images together end up looking like an emblem or seal design for a school uniform.Balancing Act (The Heights #1) by Paula Chase
Wednesday Books

When Chyna gets a scholarship to the newest, most prestigious sports school in the city, it’s the best opportunity to do the gymnastics she loves. But between caring for her ailing mother and dealing with the elitist girls on her gymnastics team, she’s not sure she belongs.

Meanwhile, Jamaal is reeling from the death of his brother—who was also secretly Chyna’s boyfriend. Becoming star of the Power Panthers basketball team is his way to honor his brother’s memory and nothings going to stand in his way. Not even his health.

Filled with gossip, high-stakes sports drama, and tons of heart, BALANCING ACT is the first in a riveting new series about teens fighting for their dreams in a city where picking a side is no game.

The cover of Reel Love has four people walking on a sidewalk with buildings and a palm tree behind them.Reel Love by Addie Woolridge
Delacorte Romance

Jamie Webb prefers to be behind the camera, not in front of it. She uses her filmmaking skills to help build her grandmother’s social media presence. That’s why they’re taking a trip to Las Vegas for an influencers’ convention. Jamie is actually looking forward to working with BamBam, relaxing with her friends, and getting away from her parents’ critical eye.

But as soon as she realizes that BamBam’s archnemesis, another influencer grannie, is attending the con with her cute grandson, Ethan, her excitement fizzles. Well, until the organizers announce a cash prize and award for the best con video. Jamie could really use that win to set her portfolio apart for film school.

Thus, she agrees to a secret partnership with Ethan, a fellow content creator. Their grandmothers will never know that they’re exploring Sin City together, or that their feelings for one another are growing stronger than Jamie’s guilt. After all, what happens there, stays there. Right?

The cover of Our Vicious Descent. The background is white with a large white rose that has red on the tips of the petals. A red bottle is tipped over and what looks like blood is pouring out.Our Vicious Descent (This Ravenous Fate #2) by Hayley Dennings
Sourcebooks Fire

In this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Ravenous Fate duology, Elise Saint and Layla Quinn must discover the truths behind an alluring poison and the monstrous new presence ravaging New York City

In 1927, shocking upheavals have rocked Harlem’s most powerful factions and left Elise Saint estranged from the reaper she loves, Layla Quinn. The Saint family empire is in decline, gangster-run blood houses peddle debauchery, and a dangerous reaper-venom drug has become all the rage with wealthy thrill-seekers. Elise is desperate to find her beloved little sister, Josi, who has gone missing in the chaos. Meanwhile, Layla contends with shifting alliances in the New York underworld, including Karine, an ancient reaper, and the gangster Nicoletta―both with scores to settle.

And then a terrifying new threat emerges: a beast making swift, murderous rampages through the city, keeping to darkness while hunting reapers and humans alike. Layla and Elise are joined in purpose when they suspect the monster’s origins are related to a far deeper mystery that involves Josi, Karine, and a disquieting new future for reapers. Soon, they will risk everything to unearth these secrets, where the shadowy boundaries between the dead and the living are even more treacherous than they imagined.

The cover of the demon and the light. There is a young man and young woman in dark clothing in a defensive stance. The young man is holding a sword and has a cape. It is dark with some lights in the background.The Demon and the Light (The Floating World #2) by Axie Oh
Feiwel & Friends

Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in The Demon and the Light, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Axie Oh’s The Floating World.

The battle is over, but the war is just beginning…

With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General’s insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire. And far worse, she was powerless to save Sunho from being overcome by the monstrous power in his blood. Now he’s gone, transformed into a feral, deadly creature that doesn’t even recognize her anymore, and her heart aches for the sweet boy she’s grown to love.

But the escalating war will not pause for her grief. Seen by some as a heavenly savior and others merely a figurehead to be manipulated, Ren must use all her courage and cunning to survive the royal court’s game long enough to find Sunho and bring him home before he loses himself to the Demon forever.

The cover of the book fall of the fireflies. It's mostly a glowing green with two people running through a forest of trees.Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of the Sisterhood Trilogy #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Tu Books

From Pura Belpré Award–winning author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy: a reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone set in the world of her bestselling Summer of the Mariposas.

As fifteen-year-old twins Delia and Velia plan the launch of their Magic-Twin Tour with their father’s Tejano band, a sudden supernatural attack on their father derails the family. Papá is delirious with a susto, a fright so awful that it allows a mysterious supernatural being to begin slowly sucking the life out of him.

As the twins hunt down his attacker, a wider world of borderland monsters opens up to them. Each twin has her own decision to make, with her own guide from the Aztec pantheon–Quetzalcoatl guiding Velia, and Xolotl advising Delia. Soon the girls must choose: Should they follow a divine mandate to become monster hunters for the goddess of death?

Can the sisters obey the will of the gods while saving their father’s life? Anything can happen within the magical realm of the borderlands.

The cover of the book K-Jane. A young girl is lying on the ground with her face resting in one hand. There are makeup brushes above her. There are words around her - K-pop, K-beauty, K-drama, and K-food along with icons of a thumbs up and thumbs down.K-Jane by Lydia Kang
Quill Tree Books

Jane Choi is a typical Nebraskan teen—a corn-fed lover of Husker football. But lately, she feels like she’s missing something. Her non-Korean classmates—that’s everyone—are immersed in K-pop, K-dramas, K-beauty . . . basically, K-everything. But for Jane, kimchi? Not a fan. Bibimbap? What is that? Her mom even named her after the very not-Korean Jane Eyre.

Everyone seems to know more about Korean culture than Jane. And she isn’t sure whether she’s more annoyed at them, or herself.

Illustrated cover for Star Wars: The Last Order. The characters Finn and Jannah are both wearing Stormtrooper armor and holding blaster rifles while they look confidently at the viewer. They are not wearing helmets. The background appears to be a modge podge of whites and reds, though there are a few yellow flowers scattered, almost hidden.Star Wars: The Last Order by By Kwame Mbalia
Random House/Star Wars

Following the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Resistance rescues a ship full of young passengers who had been kidnapped by the First Order. As Finn and Jannah set out to find the First Order officer responsible before he can endanger any more children, the two former stormtroopers must wrestle with their own complicated pasts as soldiers of the oppressive regime.

Take a deep dive into the pasts of popular characters Finn and Jannah in this richly-drawn, action-packed story that fans have been asking for.