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THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS de Jo Beckett-King

For fans of The Swifts and The Strangers comes an exciting mystery filled with cryptic clues and wonderful word puzzles as Bea and her cousin Celine must locate their grandmother’s precious painting and the mysterious individual leading them from clue to clue.

THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS
(Bea Bellerose, Book 1)
by Jo Beckett-King
Simon & Schuster BYR, August 2025
(via DeFiore and Company)

THE HOUSE OF FOUND OBJECTS introduces a great new middle-grade detective, in the tradition of Enola Holmes and Flavia DeLuce but entirely contemporary.

Twelve-year-old Bea is visiting family in Paris for the summer when her grandmother’s most precious heirloom—a drawing by Henri Matisse—goes missing. After a clue arrives on Bea’s doorstep suggesting its whereabouts, Bea is determined to pursue the lead. From the first page, readers are immersed in the quaint and cozy Parisian setting and her grandmother’s quirky antique store.

Without the French skills to navigate her way around the landmarks of Paris, she teams up with her cousin, Céline, whose clear-eyed French directness makes her a perfect partner for curious, problem-solving Bea. The girls embark on a city-wide search, deciphering riddles, solving puzzles, and cracking codes as they try to locate the Matisse and catch a thief.

In Book Two, the cousins will reunite in New York to catch a thief whose celebrity jewel heist has cast suspicion on the girls’ aunt Juliette.

Originally from the North East of England, Jo Beckett-King studied Art History at the University of York before moving to Paris, where she worked for several years, honing her skills as a translator. Her writing for children and adults has been longlisted for the Bath Children’s Novel Award and the Bristol Short Story Prize, and shortlisted for the Bridport Prize. She currently lives in San Francisco.

ALANNA de Tamora Pierce, Vita Ayala & Sam Beck

The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel.

ALANNA
(Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
by Tamora Pierce, Vita Ayala & Sam Beck
Abrams, juin 2025

In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: ALANNA, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall. However, Alanna isn’t like other girls from noble families–what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women definitely aren’t allowed to do.

But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page, the first step toward becoming a knight. Despite the tough conditions and grueling work, Alanna’s skills and stubbornness win her friends amongst the nobility and the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .

Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the Song of the Lioness quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce’s legendary Tortall universe.

Tamora Pierce is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 18 novels set in the fantasy realm of Tortall. She is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her « significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. » Pierce lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Tim, and their cats, birds, and occasional rescued wildlife. 

Vita Ayala is a queer Afro-Puerto Rican writer born and bred in New York City, where they grew up dreaming of dancing on faraway worlds, fighting monsters on the block, and racing the fish along the bottom of the ocean. Their work includes The Wilds (Black Mask Studios), Submerged (Vault), Static (DC Comics), Xena: Warrior Princess (Dynamite), Shuri and New Mutants (Marvel), and Livewire (Valiant), among others.

Sam Beck is an artist living in Toronto, and the author of the fantasy trilogy Verse. She has worked with publishers like Dark Horse and Vault Comics on multiple series spanning across science fiction, fantasy, and horror. When she’s not working on her comics, you can find her admiring the forests of northern Ontario.

PANDORA de Frank Miller & Emma Kubert

From legendary creator Frank Miller comes a dark, modern fairy tale about a teenage girl searching for a perfect world. But not all is what it seems.

FRANK MILLER’S PANDORA
by Frank Miller & Emma Kubert
with Anthony Maranville & Chris Silvestri
Abrams ComicArts, November 2024

From legendary creator Frank Miller comes a dark, modern-day fairy tale about a teenage girl searching for a perfect world. But all is not what it seems…

Annabeth is an endlessly curious fifteen-year-old girl. Unpopular at school, unhappy at home, and struggling to feel like she belongs, everything changes for her when she stumbles across a flower-shaped relic with the power to warp reality. Determined to change her dissatisfying everyday life, Annabeth uses her newfound powers to transform the world.

As Miller steps out of his comfort zone to deliver a story from the point of view of a young girl, PANDORA seems like a typical wish-fulfillment fairy tale at first, but soon spirals into a unique and twisted romp through a goblin world where not all is as it seems. Miller’s touch brings an element of the unexpected to the classic myth of Pandora. The fantasy element of the work will help this title transcend the traditional audience for Frank Miller’s storytelling as a crossover title, while showing longtime fans a new side of Miller’s work.

Frank Miller is regarded as one of the most influential and prominent creators in the comic book industry today, known for his intense, hard-boiled storytelling and gritty noir aesthetic across comics, novels, and film. His most notable works include 300, Ronin, the Sin City series, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Batman: Year One, among others. He has received numerous awards, including two Harvey Awards for Best Graphic Album of Original Work in 1998 and Best Continuing Series in 1996 and six Eisner Awards, including those for Best Writer/Artist, Best Graphic Novel Reprint, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Artist, Best Limited Series, and Best Short Story. In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions to the industry. 

Emma Kubert is a freelance comic book artist, writer, co-creator, penciler, and colorist of Image Comics’ Inkblot series, and a graduate of the Kubert School. She is the daughter of Marvel cover artist Andy Kubert and granddaughter of industry icon Joe Kubert. 

Anthony Maranville is a television writer who has previously written for the Emmy, Saturn, and GLAAD Award–winning Star Trek: Discovery and the Emmy Award–nominated Star Trek: ShortTreks episode “Ephraim and DOT.” He also directed the award-winning documentary Mimi Vang Olsen: Pet Portraitist. Chris Silvestri is an award-winning television writer who has worked on shows such as Star Trek: Discovery, NBC’s Hannibal, Netflix’s Brainchild, and Star Trek: Short Treks. He also co-wrote Hide or Seek, a graphic novel with Dan DiDio and Anthony Maranville.

SEA CHANGE de Susan C. Fletcher

An original and timely new YA novel from acclaimed author Susan Fletcher, set in a near-future where rogue gene editing has changed humanity—loosely based on The Little Mermaid.

SEA CHANGE
by Susan C. Fletcher
Amulet Books, July 2025

A girl torn between two worlds . . .

Turtle is scavenging a drowned town when she saves a stranger’s life. There’s something special about Kai—an attraction she’s never felt before. She would do anything to see him again.

But Turtle can never truly be with Kai, because Kai is Normal, and Turtle is one of the Mer, kids whose genes were illegally hacked before birth and who now have working gills as well as lungs. Turtle lives on an old cruise ship with the other Mer in order to be close to the water she needs to survive.

Yet she sneaks away and lies to her friends to spend more time on land with Kai. And the pull of the shore grows even stronger when Turtle reconnects with her sisters and learns that her father, who has been in prison for having her genes modified, has escaped and may be hiding out nearby.

When scientists come up with a way for the Mer to surrender their gills and live as Normals, Turtle faces a terrible choice. Turtle loves her life with her Mer friends, but she desperately misses her family. And then there’s Kai . . .

Should she give up her Mer community and their way of life, along with the joy of living freely under the sea? Or give up the guy she’s falling for . . . and any hope of reconnecting with her family?

Susan C. Fletcher is the award-winning author of eleven novels for kids and young adults. Collectively, her books have been translated into nine languages and her accolades include a Golden Kite Honor Book, the American Library Association’s Notable Books and Best Books for Young Adults, BCCB Blue Ribbon Books, and School Library Journal’s Best Books. She lives in Bryan, Texas, with her husband.

ELLA PORTER, TELEPORTER de Dori Hillestad Butler

Bestselling author Dori Hillestad Butler brings teleportation to life in her new middle-grade series.

ELLA PORTER, TELEPORTER
by Dori Butler
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, TBD 2025
(via JABberwocky)

Meet spunky nine-year-old named Ella, who lives with her mother after her father died when she was young. Ella never met a rule she didn’t want to break. Her favorite thing is to do secret acts of random kindness with her best friend, Manny.

One day Ella meets her dad’s uncle Geoff and learns a family secret. Some people on her dad’s side of the family can teleport. Ella has part of the family mark—a dot on one of her pinkie toes. Ella can’t teleport at first, but if she develops the ability, she and her mother are to alert Great Uncle Geoff immediately and he will train her properly at his home.

Great Uncle Geoff lives alone at a lighthouse on a rock in the middle of the ocean. Ella is intrigued by the idea of teleportation, but the last thing she wants to do is go live with a stranger in the middle of nowhere. So when Ella discovers she can indeed teleport, she doesn’t tell anyone other than Manny. She decides she doesn’t need to be trained. She’s doing just fine figuring things out on her own. And by being able to teleport, she and Manny can now do even bigger secret acts of random kindness than they were ever able to before.

But teleportation doesn’t always work the way Ella wants or expects it to. She doesn’t always feel so good after teleporting. She doesn’t always end up exactly where she thinks she will. And sometimes it doesn’t even work. She’s also been almost caught teleporting. More than once.

When Ella is finally caught teleporting by her mother, she must admit the truth about her powers and learn how to use them properly.

Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children’s books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children’s choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.