Spotlight Friday - August releases 8.03.18

Time to get ready for the weekend!

Kick up your feet and find a good place to read.

Sharing #booklove for your classroom or library.

Spotlighting a book or two because these books deserve the spotlight!

Oh August and September.... the book budget absolutely goes out the window in these months.  And so many of these books are necessary purchases....

Picture Books


Allie All Along
by Sarah Lynne Reul
published by Sterling
Aug. 7th


Loretta's Gift
written by Pat Zietlow Miller
illustrated by
published little bee books
Aug. 14th


The Rough Patch
by Brian Lies
published by Greenwillow Books
Aug. 14th


Stop, Go, Yes, No
by Mike Twohy
published by Balzer + Bray
Aug. 14th


Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse
written by Marcy Campbell
illustrated by Corinna Luyken
published by Dial Books
Aug.14th


You and Me
written by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
illustrated by Susan Reagan
published by Creative Editions
Aug. 21st


Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies
written by Christian Trimmer
illustrated by Jessie Sima
published by Simon and Schuster
Aug. 21st


The Day You Begin
written by Jacqueline Woodson
illustrated by Rafael López
published by Nancy Paulsen Books
Aug. 28th


The Remember Balloons
by Jessie Oliveros
illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
published by Simon and Schuster
Aug. 28th


Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience and Fortitude
written by Josh Funk
illustrated by Stevie Lewis
published by Henry Holt
Aug. 28th


A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by Grace Lin
published by Little, Brown
Aug. 28th

Nonfiction Picture Books


Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army
written by Art Coulson
illustrated by Nick Hardcastle
published by Capstone
Aug. 1st


Undocumented: A Worker's Fight
by Duncan Tonatiuh
published by Abrams
Aug. 7th


Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless She Persisted
written by Susan Wood
illustrated by Sarah Green
published by Abrams
Aug. 7th


Who Eats Orange?
written by Dianne White
illustrated by Robin Page
published by Beach Lane Book
Aug. 14th


Cute As An Axolotyl
written by Jess Keating
illustrated by David DeGrand
published by Knopf
Aug. 28th


If Polar Bears Disappeared
by Lily Williams
published by Roaring Brook Press
Aug. 28th


How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Toarville
published by Atheneum
Aug. 28th

Transitional Chapter Books


Meet Yasmin!
written by Saadia Faruqi
illustrated by Hatem Aly
published by Capstone
Aug. 1st


The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess
written by Emma Wunsch
illustrated by Jessika Von Innerebner
published by Amulet Books
Aug. 7th


Zach and Zoe the Football Fiasco
by Mike Lupica
published by Puffin Books
Aug. 21st

     
Warren and Dragon:  100 Friends and Weekend With Chewy
written by Ariel Bernstein
illustrated by Mike Malbrough
published by Viking Books
Aug. 28th


The Bad Guys: Special Edition
by Aaron Blabey
published by Scholastic 
Aug. 28th

Graphic Novels


Illegal
by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
published by Sourcebooks
Aug. 7th


Babysitters Club: Kristy's Big Day
by Ann M. Martin/Gale Galligan
published by Scholastic
Aug. 28th

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Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas
by Dav Pilkey
published by Scholastic
Aug. 28th


Monster Mayhem
by Christopher Eliopoulos
published by Dial Books
Aug. 28th

Middle Grade


Copyboy
by Vince Vawter
published by Capstone
Aug. 1st


The Dollar Kids
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
published by Candlewick
Aug. 7th


Echo's Sister
by Paul Mosier
published by Harper Collins
Aug. 7th


Case Closed: Mystery in the Mansion
by Lauren Magaziner
published by Katherine Tegen Books
Aug. 14th


Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
published by Holiday House
Aug. 14th


The Phantom Tower
by Keir Graff
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Aug. 21st


Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
by Pablo Cartaya
published by Viking
Aug. 21st


Harbor Me
by Jacqueline Woodson
published by Nancy Paulsen Books
Aug. 28th


Elephant Secret
by Eric Walters
published by HMH
Aug. 28th


Wonderland
by Barbara O'Connor
published by Farrar Straus Giroux
Aug. 28th

Young Adult


Catwoman: Soul Stealer
by Sarah J. Maas
published by Random House
Aug. 7th


That's Not What Happened
by Kody Keplinger
published by Scholastic
Aug. 28th


Seafire
by Natalie C. Parker
published by Razorbill
Aug. 28th


Oh my gosh, we have some great reading ahead!  
Did I miss a book?  Be sure to add it in the comments.
All publishing dates checked via Goodreads.  Check with the publishers for any changes.