TRUE CRIME FILES: ROBBERY AT THE BANK!, the second book in the series, will be illustrated by Yao bringing young readers inside the audacious 1971 Baker Street robbery, will be illustrated by Yaoyao Ma Van and published by Explore in fall 2027.

Author of DAD ROCK DRAGON QUEST and THE GRIMSBANE FAMILY WITCH HUNTERS Joan Reardon's FIRST KIDS THROWDOWN, a thriller pitched as CITY SPIES meets UNDERCOVER LATINA, in which two First Kids must use their unique skillsets and learn to work together to stop a hostage situation in the White House, will be published by Aladdin in summer 2028.

Lindsey Duga's DEAD AFTER SUNDOWN, in which a girl and her divorced father move to a small town only to discover that its residents all become ghosts after dark—now she must race to discover the origins of the town's curse before she loses herself to it, too. The book will be published by Delacorte in fall 2027.

Author of the forthcoming WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT Rowan Brighton Brown's DEADNAME, in which a trans teen is stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger, will be published by Feiwel and Friends in fall 2028.

Hemant Nayak's CROW AND SHADOW, a debut fantasy about an honorable thief and his irreverent raven companion who land in the center of a conspiracy when they become the unlikely protectors of a woman everyone wants dead will be published by Del Rey in spring 2027.

Bridey Morris's TO RUTHLESS ENDS, the author's debut, an adult fantasy set at a lethal university where the strength of one's magic is dependent on their class rank, and students must rise or die at the hands of their cutthroat classmates in deadly trials—and when a common-born dock worker finds herself among the most elite students, she's determined to not only survive the deadly trials that decide her placement, but win it all. The first book will be published by Tor in fall 2027.