Autumn West

. Aug. 2026. 304p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780823455515. Gr 6 Up COPY ISBN Gr 6 Up–An honest story about mental health and how it affects different people. Lucy, 13, is a tenacious and responsible girl who loves miming and has a lot on her plate. She is in charge of making sure her older brother, Henry, makes it to his therapy appointments on time and practices his violin, per their mother’s requests. Lucy feels like her mother cares more about Henry and his promising violin career than about her.

Gr 9 Up–Archer gives realistic insight to grief, marrying it with the paranormal and ghost stories in a beautiful, lyrical story. After a devastating car accident, Jo’s mom decides to pick up the family and move back to her childhood hometown of Blackridge with her sister, hoping it will help Jo out of her deep depression. Things are strange in Blackridge: every summer a kid disappears without a trace, and no one should be out after dark.

Gr 9 Up–Gwen’s sister Izzy comes back from Delphi School for Girls all wrong. She is a changed person. Gwen, determined to figure out what happened to the sister who came back, makes a plan to get sent to the school. Once Gwen is there, strange things happen, everyone knows not to go outside of their dorms at night, and no one knows what happens in the Writing Room, even though they have all been sent there.