Fall 23 Book Buzz Editor Preview | New Novels from Carolrhoda Books and Carolrhoda Lab

Join us to learn about our forthcoming middle grade and YA fiction from Lerner Publishing Group!

Forsooth 
Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he’s destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage, like getting stuck on a single line—‘Forsooth!’—during the school play. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22979

A Pocketful of Stars 
When Safiya's mother falls into a coma, Safiya comes to terms with their complicated relationship and discovers more about herself through dreams that transport her to her mother's childhood in Kuwait. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22929

Eighth Grade vs. the Machines  
The entire population of Earth's solar system has been kidnapped by aliens. It's up to Jack and his classmates and teachers aboard the PSS 118 to rescue the rest of humanity. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/21079

Last Summer in Outer Space 
As eighth grade aboard PSS 118 comes to an end, Jack and his friends must rally their teachers, classmates, robot allies, and a pet hamster in order to rescue the rest of the human race from a sinister alien plot. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22829

Fly Back, Agnes 
Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about her life: her name, her parents' divorce, her best friend's abandonment, and her changing body. So while staying with her dad over the summer, she decides to become someone else. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/19674

How to Live on the Edge 
Cayenne learns that her aunt, who raised her, has the same gene mutation that caused her mom's fatal cancer—and discovers the challenges of living life to the fullest when death is in your DNA. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/19634

All the Things We Never Said 
Three girls with overwhelming depression meet through a website that binds them in a suicide pact. As they become friends, they realize their struggles aren't insurmountable with the right support. But breaking the pact won't be simple. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22941

Gallows Hill 
In 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are caught up in a community panic over witchcraft. As the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families. 
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22981

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