In the third and final book in the popular Fort Goode series, Lang Ford is presented with his most challenging moment yet on the Fort Goode military base . . . something that will surely bring the Ford family together to evaluate their future.
Lang Ford has experienced quite a bit of change in his young life as the child of a military family. He has experienced moves to different bases over the years, each time leaving behind his school, friends, and the familiar comforts of his community. His most recent home at Fort Goode Military Base in Virginia, though, provided many new adventures with his friends Ying and brothers Carlos and George. But as is the norm on any military base, change is not far off.
After Carlos and George's mother receives a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) order and must leave Fort Goode, Lang and Ying spend months staring at their empty house until finally, a new family moves in.
Lang meets Thomas and Lily, and to everybody's surprise, Lang's mother knows the new kids' mother, Mrs. Bradley, from years ago on another military base. The two families instantly bond over shared memories, food, and fun.
But one day, a car – the kind that no family on a military base wants to see – pulls up beside the house. When the officer delivers the news no one wants to hear, Lang and his family jump into action to help their friends as they also evaluate their future living at Fort Goode. There is one thing Lang and his parents know for sure, though. ""As long as we together, we home.""
Farewell Friends, the final book in the Fort Goode series, amplifies the reality of family life on a United States military base for young readers, especially those who have had similar experiences as the characters in the story. Author Winsome Bingham and illustrator Colin Bootman expertly navigate one of the most difficult occurrences that a military family could experience on base, the loss of a loved one. Lang and his family spring into action and comfort their neighbors in their time of grief. This comfort is all too familiar to a military family, and Bingham and Bootman use their own experiences serving in the military to educate young readers on some of the hardships of life on a military base.
Winsome Bigham and Colin Bootman brough the Fort Goode series to life to show readers the essence of friendship, loyalty, and the uncertainties that come with life's twists and turns. These lessons are rooted in their personal experiences on military bases but are relatable to families of all backgrounds. The series provides young readers with a positive message about personal growth and maturity. For some, that growth and maturity may come through more difficult circumstances.
The important message from all three stories in this heartwarming series about growth and change remains that, as long as a family is together, they are truly home.
Publisher : Reycraft Books
Publication date : July 14, 2026
Language : English
Print length : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 1478890673
ISBN-13 : 978-1478890676
Author: Winsome Bingham
A celebration of the love between father and child from Coretta Scott King Award–winning author and Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford, this beautiful rhyming board book is the perfect gift for dad and everyone who loves him!
Daddy is everything in my eyes.
He's the answer to my hows and whys.
Daddy's a tug boat that pulls me along.
Daddy's a rock band playing our song.
With simple, charming text, and colorful illustrations, My Daddy Is Everything highlights the special role that Daddy plays in a child's life and celebrates the many ways he shows his love!
Publisher : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication date : April 7, 2026
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Print length : 24 pages
ISBN-10 : 1464233608
ISBN-13 : 978-1464233609
Winner of the William C. Morris Debut YA Book Award
Three starred reviews!
A Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested in this “propulsive” (Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments), moving story about brotherhood, identity, and social justice.
All Aiden has ever wanted to do was play football just like his star quarterback brother, Brandon. An overstimulation meltdown gets in the way of Aiden making the team during summer tryouts, but when the school year starts and a spot unexpectedly needs to be filled, he finally gets a chance to play the game he loves.
However, not every player is happy about the new addition to the team, wary of how Aiden’s autism will present itself on game day. Tensions rise. A fight breaks out. Cops are called.
Brandon interferes on behalf of his brother, but is arrested by the very same cops who, just hours earlier, were chanting his name from the bleachers. When he’s wrongly charged for felony assault on an officer, everything Brandon has worked for starts to slip away, and the brothers’ relationship is tested. As Brandon’s trial inches closer, Aiden is desperate to figure out what really happened that night. Can he clear his brother’s name in time?
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date : April 15, 2025
Author: DeAndra Davis
Language : English
Print length : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 1665952652
ISBN-13 : 978-1665952651
Item Weight : 15.8 ounces
Reading age : 14 years and up
A New York Times Bestseller
"This suspenseful YA thriller is yet another testament to Jackson’s talent.”—ELLE
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another stunning, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, following a freshman girl whose college life is turned upside down when her roommate’s ex-convict brother moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every move.
Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington DC. When her new roommate’s brother is released from prison, the last thing Jordyn expects is to come home and find the ex-convict on their dorm room sofa. But Devonte needs a place to stay while he gets back on his feet—and how could she say no to one of her new best friends?
Devonte is older, as charming as he is intelligent, pushing every student he meets to make better choices about their young lives. But Jordyn senses something sinister beneath his friendly advice and growing group of followers. When one of Jordyn’s roommates goes missing, she must enlist the help of the university’s lone white student to uncover the mystery—or become trapped at the center of a web of lies more tangled than she can imagine.
Publisher : Quill Tree Books
Publication date : October 7, 2025
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Language : English
Print length : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063271273
ISBN-13 : 978-0063271272
BLACK CAUCUS OF THE ALA - CHILDREN & YOUTH LITERARY AWARDS WINNER
In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend's disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger, perfect for fans of Ace of Spades.
Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need―tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger―an ability only her family and her best friend, Malcolm, know the truth about. But when she fulfills a need for her friend Deja who vanishes shortly after, Sariyah is left wondering if her ability is more curse than gift. This isn’t the first time one of her friends has landed on the missing persons list, and she’s determined not to let her become yet another forgotten Black girl.
Not trusting the police and media to do enough on their own, Sariyah and her friends work together to figure out what led to Deja’s disappearance. When Sariyah’s mother loses her job and her little brother faces complications with his sickle cell disease, managing her time, money, and emotions seems impossible. Desperate, Sariyah decides to hustle her need-sensing ability for cash―a choice that may not only lead her to Deja, but put her in the same danger Deja found herself in.
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Publication date : February 4, 2025
Author: Channelle Desamours
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1250334810
ISBN-13 : 978-1250334817
A trip to the zoo inspires a parent to list all the ways they love their child, no matter how wild they are, in this rhyming picture book.
What if you had cheetah spots? Or flew like an eagle? Follow a parent and child from a fun-filled trip to the zoo through a mess filled day and all the way to bedtime. No matter how wild a child is, a parent’s love never wavers.
If you sang like a screech owl in the night, I would be there to hug you tight.
If you crawled like a gecko up the wall, I would still love you best of all.
If you dangled upside down like a possum in a tree, that wouldn’t matter at all to me!
I would love you still.
Cuddle up at bedtime to share these charming animal rhymes and giggle at the adorable illustrations. This celebration of the special bond between parent and child is the perfect gift for baby showers, new parents, or any occasion!
Publisher : Holiday House
Publication date : January 6, 2026
Author: Adrea Theodore
Language : English
Print length : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 082346265X
ISBN-13 : 978-0823462650
Daniel is having a terrible day. From the rain that tumbles down from the dark, grey skies to the puddles that soak his shoes, Daniel’s convinced that nothing will lift his mood. But everything changes when he hears the sweet, delicate sound of music, barely audible beneath the rain.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Elle, Horn Book, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Boston Globe Blue Ribbon Awards List
Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each other's sentences and make each other whole. When the twins come of age, their magical gifts begin to develop, but while Jayaike's powers enchant, Somadina's cause fear to ripple through her town.
Always an outsider, Somadina now faces blatant--and dangerous--hostility. And things go from bad to worse when her brother—the one person she trusted—vanishes. Somadina knows that no matter the dangers, she must track him down. Even if it means entering the Sacred Forest. Even if it means grueling, otherworldly travel she may not survive. Even if it means finding the hidden places where those closest to the spirit world don't dare to go. Does Somadina have the strength --within both her body and her soul -- for the trying journey ahead?
National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi masterfully weaves a tale of family, identity, and the power of the past, in a world where the extraordinary is ordinary.
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