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New works of nonfiction and fiction transcend stereotypes, and connect a wealth of ideas and facts for young readers.

Starring an undergraduate student at Oxford, Rosalind Brown’s debut novel is exquisitely attuned to the thrill and boredom of academic life.

In “Precious Rubbish,” Kayla E. turns to midcentury children’s comics to help tell her shattering story.

In “Pure Wit,” Francesca Peacock makes a fresh case for the writer Margaret Cavendish’s place in the feminist canon.

In “Sister, Sinner,” Claire Hoffman tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Aimee Semple McPherson, whose mysterious life made headlines in the 1920s.

Garth Greenwell takes on pain and illness in his new novel, “Small Rain.”

Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with the intangible treasures of their imaginations.

In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.

In Derrick Barnes’s fantastical tale, a 13-year-old Black football star is idolized by his town’s mostly white inhabitants, until they turn on him.

The famous Baltimore Orioles manager gets a vivid new biography, the book equivalent of “a screaming triple into the left field corner.”