Collection Development Corner

Submitted by Alexa Martin, Molly Moore, and Kim Tomblin

Hello from your Collection Development team! We are excited to bring you a monthly check-in of what’s going on in Materials! Every month, we’ll share some of our favorite recent titles, trending genres, author read-a-likes or news and updates. This is just a little way for us to connect and share some things we are excited about!

Alexa:

SERIES TO KNOW:

• Math Adventurers series by Sital Gorasia Chapman
  
• Found in the Easy Nonfiction section
• Explains math concepts like addition, telling time, and fractions in an accessible and appealing way
• Wolf Girl series by Anh Do
• 
  Beginning chapter books with lightly apocalyptic elements for kids who love dogs
• Excellent read-alike for I Survived, especially for struggling readers
• “It’s my favorite book I’ve read in third grade!” - Alexa’s daughter

BOOK OF THE MOMENT:

• 
  Skylar and the K-Pop Principal by Luan Goldie
• Perfect for elementary kids who are obsessed with K-Pop Demon Hunters or Freakier Friday

Molly:

PERFECT PAIRINGS:

• How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler by Rebecca Siegel + Captain America: The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz
• Put these two books together in the hands of young readers who love World War 2, military history, and real-life superheroes.

• James by Percival Everett + Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson

• While Big Jim and the White Boy is a Teen High Graphic Novel, many adult readers will enjoy this fresh take on a classic and the multiple timelines.

SERIES TO KNOW:

• You Choose: Seeking History
  
• These interactive TMNF books are a choose your adventure type but in real-life historical eras or events!
• Great for fans of I Survived series who are looking for something a little older!

Kim:

SERIES TO KNOW:

• 
  Shortest History series from The Experiment Publishing
• Found in the Adult Nonfiction section
• Titles in the series cover thousands of years of history with short fast-paced narratives and some infographics. Great if you are looking for a quick overview of a topic in an easily digestible format.
  
  
• Proper Romance series from Shadow Mountain Publishing
• Found in the Adult Fiction section
• For readers looking for a gentle, “clean” romance that is not explicitly religious.
  

BOOK OF THE MOMENT:

• 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – And How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin
• This buzzy adult nonfiction title has been making the rounds on the talk show circuit and holds are building.
• Publisher marketing - From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, "the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis," comes a spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller, 1929 unravels the greed, blind optimism, and human folly that led to an era-defining collapse--one with ripple effects that still shape our society today.