When wildfires threaten his family’s home in Alberta, young Métis man Robbie sets out to rescue his mother and finally uncover the truth about his missing father. His search leads him to Montana, where his estranged uncle reveals that Robbie’s father, Mike, was last seen heading onto a glacier. The two men venture into the mountains in search of answers, but as the fires close in and Robbie begins hearing the glacier’s ancient voice, he must confront questions about his father’s mental illness and his own connection to the land in A Glacier's Guide to Dying by Michelle Porter.

In The First Ladies' Guide to Murder by Amanda Flower, a longtime White House maid is accused of stealing a valuable brooch and then found dead. Current first lady Frances Cleveland suspects murder rather than suicide and enlists former first lady Julia Dent Grant, her daughter Nellie, and former acting first lady Mamie Harrison McKee to solve the crime. The first in a projected series, the novel combines the detail and atmosphere of 1894 Washington, D.C., with a cleverly plotted mystery.

Growing up in Malaysia before moving to the United States and later spending time in China, Shiamin Kwa has navigated a life between cultures and identities, finding connection through the dishes and traditions that link them. In The Secret Menu, she traces the history of Chinese food and immigration through vivid memories of childhood favorites, meals shared across continents and the unexpected ways familiar ingredients take on new forms in unfamiliar places.

Best known for his iconic roles in Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and as the longtime host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton looks beyond his public persona in this candid and deeply personal memoir, Take My Word for It. He traces his journey from a childhood shaped by his mother and the absence of his father to his unexpected career in acting, reflecting on how playing Kunta Kinte transformed his understanding of his Black identity and how Reading Rainbow gave him a platform to champion literacy and the freedom to read.

For middle grade readers, Kip Wilson's Backpack, Boy, Berlin, follows an American boy who moves to Berlin with his diplomat parents. It's 1938, and Germany is quickly changing, and Don finds himself at the center of growing suspicion and shifting friendships. When he learns his father's diplomatic status is a cover for his spy work, Don starts carrying messages between him and members of the resistance. Based on a true story, this fast-paced novel in verse is a compelling story of courage and friendship.

Teen readers will be moved by Home of the Brave, edited by Dave Isay and illustrated by Sharon de la Cruz. Drawn from StoryCorps’ vast archive of interviews, these 14 true accounts capture the extraordinary stories of everyday Americans, from standing next to Robert F. Kennedy moments before his assassination to a pioneering midwife born into slavery. These intimate portraits reveal the many ways individual lives intersect with the larger American story.