Greatest New Books Coming October 2025 for Children and Teenagers

Crisp cool nights, altering leaves, the scent of woodsmoke within the air … fall has arrived! That makes it the right time to cozy up with a pumpkin spice latte and a very good e-book. We’ve pored over the evaluations to seek out the perfect new books coming in October 2025 for teenagers and teenagers, so mark your calendar and prepare for some fantastic reads.

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Fiction Image Books in October 2025

Yellow Is a Banana by John Himmelman

“This purple is an apple.” “No, this apple is purple!” Two siblings drive one another a little bit loopy whereas they discover other ways of taking a look at colours and the world round them on this ingenious new image e-book.

Purchase it: Yellow Is a Banana

My House Is in My Backpack by Eugenia Perrella and Angela Salerno

When your individual house is not secure, you haven’t any alternative however to journey someplace new. Refugee Clara and her household are strolling to a greater life, carrying all they personal in backpacks. Do this new image e-book for October with older college students to introduce the powerful matter of compelled migration.

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Moon Music by Michaela Goade

Get pleasure from a magical have a look at the infinite winter evening of the far north, seen by the eyes of two younger Tlingit youngsters. An older cousin helps a youthful one see the wonder and coloration in a world that initially appears stuffed with darkness.

Purchase it: Moon Music

And They Stroll On by Kevin Maillard, ailing. by Rafael López

A younger boy offers together with his grandmother’s demise, discovering methods to remain related as he imagines the place she is and what she’s doing now. This tender new learn is a stunning method to assist little ones deal with the lack of a cherished one.

Purchase it: And They Stroll On

Flora and the Jazzers by Astrid Sheckels

This delightfully imaginative new story follows a ferret who longs to be a musician although she’s instructed “Music is just not for somebody such as you.” Fortuitously, Flora finds a strategy to free the music inside her so all of the world can hear it!

Purchase it: Flora and the Jazzers

New Simple Readers / Chapter Books in October 2025

Rising Up Beth by Beth Ann York, ailing. by Ana Latese

Beth’s massive household doesn’t have some huge cash, however their resourcefulness and love for each other results in all types of straightforward adventures. It is a chapter e-book with actual coronary heart, completely different from the same old simple reader fare however simply as pleasurable.

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Brianna Banana: Worst Shock Ever by Lana Button, ailing. by Suharu Ogawa

Third grader Brianna is wanting ahead to being helper of the day in school. However the shock substitute trainer doesn’t know something about it, and Brianna is crushed! It takes an surprising occasion to remind her that being an actual helper isn’t restricted to a job title.

Purchase it: Brianna Banana: Worst Shock Ever

Thriller on the Biltmore: A Recipe for Theft by Colleen Nelson, ailing. by Peggy Collins

The most recent entry on this chapter e-book sequence is as stuffed with allure and thriller as earlier entries. This time round, the LaRue Detective Company (“100% success charge!”) should monitor down Biltmore resident Chef Sebastian’s stolen recipes in time for him to open his new pastry store. 

Purchase it: Thriller on the Biltmore: A Recipe for Theft

New Center Grade Books in October 2025

Discovering Misplaced by Holly Goldberg Sloan

After Cordy’s father died, nothing felt the identical anymore. As she searches for that elusive “one thing” to make issues really feel proper once more, what she discovers is a little bit stray canine she names “Misplaced.” It seems to be simply what Cordy and her household wants.

Purchase it: Discovering Misplaced

Jackson Vivid within the Highlight by Eureka O’Hara & Dan Poblocki, ailing. by Ricardo Bessa

Jackson loves vivid, colourful garments and is confused by being instructed to “costume like a boy.” To show his level, he decides to enter his city’s Little Miss pageant wearing drag. This new center grade e-book deftly explores gender boundaries, with well-drawn, relatable characters that assist draw consideration to vital problems with free expression and tolerance.

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The Golden Necklace by Mitali Perkins, ailing. by Maithili Joshi

Twelve-year-old Sona faces the strain of an vital examination, her brother’s false theft accusation, and her older good friend Tara’s compelled engagement to a grasping fiancé. When Tara’s household gold goes lacking, Sona should uncover the reality whereas navigating the social and financial struggles of life in Darjeeling.

Purchase it: The Golden Necklace

Phrases Aside by Aimee Lucido, ailing. by Phillippa & Rachael Corcutt

Half novel-in-verse, half graphic novel, this new center grade learn for October defies simple categorization. Observe the lives of two sisters, one who loves phrases and one who prefers photos, as they develop up and take care of adjustments of their household and friendships. Crossword puzzles sprinkled all through add a intelligent stage of engagement to the story.

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A Glimmer of Change by Elle McNicoll

Keedie—13, a twin, and autistic—attends a faculty with a zero-tolerance coverage for bullying, nevertheless it doesn’t cease some youngsters from pushing others round. When Keedie agrees to intervene on behalf of 1 pupil in trade for cost, she quickly finds herself working an anti-bullying company. Tween readers will cheer her actions and sympathize as she navigates difficult relationships along with her household (together with neurotypical twin Nina) and friends. 

Purchase it: A Glimmer of Change

New Younger Grownup Fiction in October 2025

Purple Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam

Lexie, a gifted Canadian teen, juggles swimming, faculty ambitions, and volunteering whereas coping along with her dad and mom’ divorce and her father’s controlling conduct. As pressures mount, she learns to set boundaries, acknowledge wholesome love, and discover energy within the assist round her.

Purchase it: Purple Flags and Butterflies

Ok-Jane by Lydia Kang

Jane, a Korean American teen in Omaha, immerses herself in Korean tradition for her vlog, however her obsession strains relationships with family and friends. It seems that being Korean means rather more than simply making an attempt kimchi and singing alongside to Ok-pop. Lots of at the moment’s American teenagers love all issues Korean and can revel within the references on this new younger grownup learn.

Purchase it: Ok-Jane

The Leaving Room by Amber McBride

Seventeen-year-old Gospel, a Keeper who guides youngsters’s souls within the house between life and demise, begins to query the that means of her function. As she collects reminiscences, types forbidden connections, and discovers love, she should resolve whether or not her existence can maintain greater than grief on this new novel instructed in verse.

Purchase it: The Leaving Room

The Hidden Lady by Louise Bassett

When Australian teen Mel finds a stolen diary written in Indonesian, she and new good friend Michael uncover it belongs to a lady being held as a intercourse employee in Melbourne. Decided to assist, they set out on a harmful quest for fact and justice that assessments their braveness and resolve.

Purchase it: The Hidden Lady

Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall

The primary e-book in a brand new trilogy follows 15-year-old twin sisters Delia and Velia as their summer season plans are derailed by a supernatural assault on their father. To avoid wasting his life, they need to face a world of gods and monsters from Aztec mythology, and decide their very own place inside it.

Purchase it: Fall of the Fireflies

New Graphic Novels and Nonfiction in October 2025

Night time Chef by Mika Music

A lonely raccoon chef who lives inside a French restaurant should step exterior her consolation zone to take a child crow again to its dwelling within the wild. Excellent for followers of the film Ratatouille! (Grades 1–4)

Purchase it: Night time Chef

Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga

Alice feels neglected when her associates obtain dragon eggs, since her household historical past means she will be able to’t change into a dragon’s kindred. However with the assistance of an ailing dragon named Brim, she discovers a particular reward of her personal and learns the true that means of household and belonging on this new fantasy graphic novel. (Grades 5–8)

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The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur by Allan Wolf, ailing. by Jose Pimienta

Louisiana’s freshwater Lake Peigneur was a bustling place, lively and trade. That each one modified someday in 1980 when an oil drilling rig precipitated the lake to empty virtually in a single day. This true-life story is gripping and engaging and can maintain readers on the sting of their seats. (Grades 5–9)

Purchase it: The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur

Rhiannon by Kiara Brinkman and Sean Chiki

In the summertime of 1989, 12-year-old Rhiannon (who’s the one child dwelling in a retirement group trailer park) reunites along with her finest good friend Package, prepared for adventures like clubhouse constructing and coyote-watching. Then they meet Elizabeth, a purple-haired former ballerina with a secret, who pulls the trio right into a summer season of friendship, first crushes, and self-discovery. (Grades 9–12)

Purchase it: Rhiannon

Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Kate Evans

This charming and distinctive have a look at the beloved writer’s life makes use of Jane Austen’s last quilt as the premise for the story, piecing collectively a brand new narrative that can change the way in which we view her and her timeless novels. (Grades 9–12)

Purchase it: Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen

New Nonfiction for All Ages in October 2025

The Museum of Shapes by Sven Völker

Beginning with a single level and constructing out by strains, curves, and their combos, this new e-book takes readers on an interactive journey by geometry as Alma plans a brand new exhibit on the Museum of Shapes. It’s such a enjoyable strategy to introduce shapes to younger learners! (Pre-Ok to Grade 2)

Purchase it: The Museum of Shapes

Rock Star by Sandra Neil Wallace, ailing. by Nancy Carpenter

Encourage youngsters with the true story of groundbreaking geologist Ursula Marvin, who traveled to Antarctica to show her theories concerning the significance of meteorites—and present that girls could possibly be scientists too. (Pre-Ok to Grade 2)

Purchase it: Rock Star

All About Antarctica by Marc Martin

Talking of Antarctica, right here’s a brand new and detailed exploration of the southern continent stuffed with fascinating details. Study concerning the land itself, the animals that reside there, and the scientists who name it dwelling. (Grades Ok–3)

Purchase it: All About Antarctica

3 Weeks within the Rainforest by Jennifer Swanson

From the chilly Antarctic, head north to the steamy rainforests of the Amazon for a detailed have a look at the vegetation and animals there. Informed from the angle of scientists taking a 3-week “fast stock” and illustrated with lovely images all through, this new nonfiction e-book for October exposes readers to a complete new pure world of wonders. (Grades 3–8)

Purchase it: 3 Weeks within the Rainforest

Fascinating Fungi by Karen Latchana Kenney

The title says all of it: This new reference e-book dives deep into the world of mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and different members of the eukaryotic kingdom. It deserves a spot on any center or highschool library shelf. (Grades 7–12)

Purchase it: Fascinating Fungi

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