Happy New Year! In our first Butler Bookshelf of the year, we are featuring some of our new titles published in early 2024. For a hilarious middle-grade mystery, Justin A. Reynolds introduces us to twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway and his friends, who find themselves alone one summer day when everyone else in town went to the party of the summer: Beach Bash. At first, being unsupervised has its perks, until they start noticing strange things happening around the town, including a mysterious force that prevents them from reaching the beach. Read Running in Flip-Flops From the End of the World to find out if Eddie and his friends ever solve the mystery of the town, make it to the beach, and find their family.

Check out more of our new and soon-to-be-published titles below!

How to Be Brave
Written by Karl Newson
Illustrated by Clara Anganuzzi
Published by Templar Books
Available today!

The Kill Factor
Written by Ben Oliver
Published by Chicken House
Available April 16th, 2024!

The Liars Society
Written by Alyson Gerber
Published by Scholastic Press
Available February 6th, 2024!

Meet Me on Mercer Street
Written and illustrated by Booki Vivat
Published by Scholastic Press
Available April 2nd, 2024!

The Monarch Effect: Surviving Poison, Predators, and People
Written by Dana L. Church
Published by Scholastic Focus
Available April 2nd, 2024!

Running in Flip-Flops From the End of the World
Written by Justin A. Reynolds
Published by Scholastic Press
Available April 2nd, 2024!