Welcome to a new episode format! Weekly(ish) Book Reports will cover recent headlines related to YA and children's literature, as well as new releases worth keeping an eye on. This week sees three debut books, two of which feature Asian voices in time for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Notable Releases:

• We Who Produce Pearls (Picture Book) by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
• Puzzled: A Memoir of Growing Up with OCD (Nonfiction; Graphic Novel) by Pan Cook
• Dear Wendy (Young Adult) by Ann Zhao

References:

• Amra Sabic-El-Rayess on Storytelling and Our Resilience to HateBy Amra Sabic-El-Rayess: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/94741-amra-sabic-el-rayess-on-storytelling-and-our-resilience-to-hate.html
• Gloo Books Stretches Boundaries: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94674-gloo-books-stretches-boundaries.html#:~:text=Beginning%20with%20a%20picture%20book,publisher%20builds%20a%20diverse%20catalog&text=What%20started%20as%20a%20solo,of%20six%20books%20per%20year.
• New Releases: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/94769-new-kids-and-ya-books-week-of-april-15-2024.html

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