Post by Linden Tree Books

Stephenie Meyers and Jeff Kinney weren’t the only ones with new books yesterday. Here are some more new releases we love: Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe is the charming, inventive tale of a young witch hoping to pass her first witch exam, but worried about only having a pinch of magic. (Think Kiki’s Delivery Service.) Bonus: we have signed copies! 👀 The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is the heartfelt and timely story of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 LA riots. “We have to walk around being perfect all the time just to be seen as human. Don’t you ever get tired of being a symbol? Don’t you ever just want to be human?” Local families may recognize the subject of Claude – he’s the beloved albino alligator who lives at the Cal Academy of Sciences. Emma Bland Smith and illustrator Jennifer Potteer tell Claude’s story from his birth in Louisiana to his 25th birthday next month. Happy almost-birthday, Claude! #books #bookstagram #newreleases