Lauren Sullivan

Three candidates are running for two seats in the Democratic primary (June 2) for Maplewood Township Committee. Village Green is accepting letters of support through Sunday, May 24 at 5 p.m. See our guidelines for submission here. Read our election coverage here. Dear Maplewood, I am a 25-year Maplewood resident, a mother and a small business owner writing in support of my husband, John T. Sullivan, for Maplewood Township Committee.

. Jun. 2026. 96p. tr. from from Basque by Diana Draper . Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781545826751. Gr 6 Up COPY ISBN Gr 6 Up–It is 2103, and climate change has taken its toll on Earth. The oceans swallowed up much of the land, creating scattered islands like the Basque Archipelago, where the story begins. Jare, her grandfather Aitor, and her new friend Nizar are traveling; trading scrap from the old world that they’ve found.

. Jun. 2026. 192p. tr. from from French by Montana Kane . Tr $23.99. ISBN 9781250379702. Gr 6 Up COPY ISBN Gr 6 Up–There is a new kid in Aurora’s class, and he’s violent, smelly, rude, and carries a club. He’s an orc, but somehow, nobody else seems to notice. Readers follow Aurora and the Orc as they try to understand each other, and things get complicated when Aurora gets teleported to the Orc’s world of danger and magic.