2026-2027 ES Name That Book

Bodega cats : picture purrfect /

Burgos, Hilda Eunice,


Told in alternating voices, follows Miguel and his newly adopted street savvy cat Lolo as they build a loving and supportive friendship in Washington Heights.
Date Published:2024

Gabby Torres gets a billion followers : a graphic novel /

Dominguez, Angela,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Nine-year-old Gabby Torres has joined the Sea Musketeers, a club for environmental protection founded by Stella Diaz, her hero. Hoping to impress Stella, Gabby starts a social media page for the club, but never imagined how much trouble some social media bullies could make for her and the club.
Date Published:2025

The good sports league : the ultimate goal /

Greenwald, Tom, 1962-,


Junior Library Guild. Ten-year-old Ben Cutler loves soccer, and he like to have fun while playing too, but when he joins a travel team that takes winning very seriously, he starts to wonder if there is more to the game than just getting a W.
Date Published:2023

My mad scientist mom : saved by the smell /

Lerner, Jarrett,


Kirkus, January 15, 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 09, 2024. School Library Journal, February 01, 2025. Booklist, February 2025. Ari's life is filled with school, video games, and his pet turtle, Fred, but his mom is a mad scientist--or big-hearted genius, as Ari says--who strives to make people's lives better by solving problems that other scientists usually overlook. When one of Mom's experiments ends up in an explosion of mounds and mounds of dirty laundry, she devises a time portal to fix things.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus, January 15, 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 09, 2024. School Library Journal, February 01, 2025. Booklist, February 2025. Ari's life is filled with school, video games, and his pet turtle, Fred, but his mom is a mad scientist--or big-hearted genius, as Ari says--who strives to make people's lives better by solving problems that other scientists usually overlook. When one of Mom's experiments ends up in an explosion of mounds and mounds of dirty laundry, she devises a time portal to fix things.

Date Published:2025

The one and only family

Applegate, Katherine,


Kirkus, April 01, 2024. Booklist, May 01, 2024. School Library Journal starred, May 2024. Horn Book, July 2024. Ivan has been living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
Date Published:2024

A strange thing happened in Cherry Hall

Warga, Jasmine,


A painting has been stolen! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows—she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? Will Rami, with the help of his classmate, Veda, be able to solve the mystery? The clues are all around them, but they’ll have to be brave enough to really look. This is a whimsical, moving story about the universal desire to be seen and understood and how art can help us find connection, even when we are at our loneliest.
Date Published:2024

A painting has been stolen! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows—she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? Will Rami, with the help of his classmate, Veda, be able to solve the mystery? The clues are all around them, but they’ll have to be brave enough to really look. This is a whimsical, moving story about the universal desire to be seen and understood and how art can help us find connection, even when we are at our loneliest.

Date Published:2024