For Board Consideration on February 6, 2026.
Elementary
- Wings of Fire The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland
- Menudo Sunday by Delores Maria Aguila
- To See an Owl by Matthew Cordell
- Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe
- The Bear Out There by Jess Hannigan
- The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
- The Fig Tree by Costantia Manoli
- New by Nina Mata
- The Pigeon Won’t Count to 10! by Mo Willems
- We Are Already Haunting Here by Gideon Sterer
- Me and Other Bunnies by Mo Willems
- Will the Pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems
- Catty Corner Pounces Into Action by Julie Murphy
- Bad Badger: A Love Story by Maryrose Wood
- The Witch in the Tower by Julia Sarda
- Anything by Rebecca Stead and Gracey Zhang
- We Dig Fossils by Allah Agostini
- Julia on the Go! The Big Splash by Angela Ahn
- Love from Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke
- Mouse and Spoon by Cynthia Rylant
- This Year A Witch by Zoey Abbott
- The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
- Stalactite and Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
- Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
- Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
- Blizzard by John Rocco
- 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David Larochelle and Lian Cho
- Be You by Peter Reynolds
- This is Not a Valentine by Carter Higgins
- Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Night Chef by Mika Song
Elementary Nonfiction
- In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito
- Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth by Giles Laroche
- The Endless Sea by Chi Thai
- Some of Us by Rajani Larocca
- Rewriting the Rules by Danna Zeiger
- From Bam to Burp!: A Carbon Atom’s Journey Through Space and Time and You by Melissa Stewart & Marta Alvarez Miguens
- The Secrets of the Jellies: Amazing Jellyfish and Their Surprising Talents by Karen Jameson
- When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk to Life by Marcie Flinchum
Atkins
Elementary Spanish Language
- Agua Aguita by Jorge Argueta
- Abuela by Arthur Dorros
- Asi Me Siento Yo (The Way I Feel) by Janan Cain
- La Casa Encantada by Kazuno Kohara
- El camioncito by Alice Schertle
- Esperando el Biblioburro by Monica Brown
- Hola Mar by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Huesos by Luis San Vicente
- La Oruga Muy Hambrienta by Eric Carl
- LLama Llama Roja Pijama by Anna Dewdney
- Maria Tenia Una Llamita by Angela Dominguez
- Me Gusta Como Soy by Karen Beaumont
- Nosotros Means Us by Paloma Valdivia
- Senorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer
- Wepa by J. delaVega
Middle Grade
- The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed
- Westfallen by Ann and Ben Brashares
- We Are Not alone by Katryn Bury
- Ollie in Between by Jess Callans
- The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L Cole
- Where Only Storms Grow by Alyssa Coleman It’s Watching by Lindsay Currie
- Shadowed by Carl Dueker
- The Factory by Catherine Egan
- The Strongest Heart by Saadi Faruqi
- The Girl Who Kept the Castle by Ryan Graudin
- The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta
- Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson
- Gloam by Jack MacKay
- Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
- No Purchase Necessary by Mala Marianayagam
- The Girl and the Robot by Oz Rodriguez
- Dreamslinger by Gracie Kim
- Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows
- Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison
- The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasmine Paulino
- Chronically Delores by Maya Van Wagnan
- Junius Leake and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom by Alan Wolf
- Kyra, Just for Today by Sara Zarr
- The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell
- The Enemy’s Daughter by Anne Blankman
- Starry Starry Heist by Karen Briner
- Defanged by H.E. Edgmon
- Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina
- The Extraordinary Life of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino
- The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
- The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
- The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riordan
- The Better to Eat You With by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner
- All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson
- The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
Middle Grade Graphic Novels
- How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico
- Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson
- The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemier & Scott McCloud
Middle to High School Nonfiction
- Dead Ends! Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by Lindsey Fitzharris
- History Smashers Ancient Egypt by Kate Messner
- Whale Eyes by James Robinson
- A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery by
Kristina Gaddy
Young Adult Fiction
- Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
- How to Survive a Horror Movie by Mallory Arnold
- Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate
- Illusions of Fire by Nisha Sharma
- Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue
- This Thing of Ours by Frederick Joseph
- The Scammer by Tiffany Jackson
- Coldwire by Chloe Gong
- Lady’s Knight by Annie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
- Donut Summer by Anita Kelly
- The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
- The Dead of Summer by Ryan LaSala
- The Thrashers by Julie Soto
- Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Huey
- Five Survive by Holly Jackson
- Nine Liars by Marueen Johnson
- The Q by Amy Tintera
- How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
- Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
Young Adult Graphic Novels
- Hunger’s Bite by Taylor Robin
- This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki