
In honor of Independence Day, give these titles— all with red, white or blue cover art— a try!
Revised
June 25, 2025
Dive into the cover color trend for Independence Day! To celebrate, we've chosen books with red, white or blue cover art for little kids, big kids, tweens, teens and adults.
Little kids
Picture books
Matthew Burgess
Fireworks
2025
PICTURE BOOK Burgess, Matthew
POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night-- the Fourth of July!
Margaret Chiu Greanias
How This Book Got Red
2023
PICTURE BOOK Greanias, Margaret
Red, a red panda who never gets to read about pandas like herself, only the black and white kind, decides to write her own story to share with the world!
Brendan Wenzel
Two Together
2024
While following the simple route home, Cat and Dog find their journey turning into an unexpected adventure, proving it's possible for two creatures to travel in the world together despite their distinctive perspectives and abilities.
Julie M loved this! Find out why »
Andrea Zimmerman
Firefighter Flo!
2022
PICTURE BOOK Zimmerman, Andrea
Firefighter Flo jumps out of bed when there’s a fire and she and her team put on their fireproof suits, rush off in their truck, douse the fire with the hose and rescue the family pet.
Board books
Rosamund Lloyd
Adventure Babies
2024
These brave babies are FEARLESS! And they’re excited to have some adventure-- from skydiving and surfing, to performing circus tricks and going deep-sea diving.
Julie M loved this! Find out why »
Big kids
Chapter books
Lenny Henry
The Boy with Wings
2023
J FICTION Henry, Lenny
When he turns 12, Tunde sprouts wings and learns that he is all that stands between Earth and total destruction. He's ready to fly in the face of danger, armed with his new powers and his rag-tag group of friends, and to stand up to the school bully.
Rachel Chivers Khoo
The Magician Next Door
2025
J FICTION Khoo, Rachel
Ten-year-old Callie is homesick and misses the places that remind her of her mother. When a magical house crash-lands in her backyard and its magician turns to Callie for help, Callie discovers what home really is.
Adam Rex
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
2023
J FICTION Rex, Adam
Gumluck, a friendly little wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople, alongside a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, and an extremely wise and helpful raven.
Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
2025
J FICTION Shifa, Safadi
After moving from Syria to Indiana, third-grade science enthusiast Amina tries to find the perfect formula to make friends at her new school.
Tweens
Chapter books
Heidi Heilig
Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
2025
J FICTION Heilig, Heidi
When Cincinnati Lee learns about the ancient Spear of Destiny and its potential to right wrongs in her family’s past, she embarks on a quest that takes her across New York City and to London and Paris, making friends and enemies along the way.
Emma Otheguy
Cousins in the Time of Magic
2025
Cousins Jorge, Camila and Siggy are transported through a time portal in their aunt's yard to 1862 and must race to deliver a sword to General Ignacio Zaragoza in time for the historic Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
Susan A loved this! Find out why »
Jasminne Paulino
The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez
2025
J FICTION Paulino, Jasminne
Seventh-grade Alex dreams of going to space one day and wants to join his school’s mainstream science class, but no one thinks he’s ready, in a story in verse about a neurodivergent boy who is certain of his own magic.
Wendy Wan-Long Shang
The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun
2025
J FICTION Shang, Wendy
After a growth spurt, Esme Sun discovers she’s a fast swimmer, has an uncomfortable encounter with the new girl and is made by another friend to promise to not act so intensely, in a story about sportsmanship, prejudice and swimming.
Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
Infinity's Secret
2025
J FICTION Tsang, Katie
12-year-old Lance and younger sister Zoe attend a summer camp aimed at future dragon riders, where Lance finds himself falling behind in the lessons and activities. When the camp is attacked, he and the recruits must save the day.
Teens
Graphic novels
Soman Chainani
Coven
2025
T GRAPHIC Chainani, Soman
Hester, Anadil and Dot are legendary vigilante detectives and protectors of the peace, witches and ride-or-die friends. After answering a call for help from a mysterious new world, they must unmask the killer before the world tears itself apart.
Books
Ebony LaDelle
This Could Be Forever
2025
T FICTION LaDelle, Ebony
Raja’s parents want him to settle into an arranged marriage, but when he meets college-bound Deja and their lives become more intertwined, the more challenging they find it to date someone from another culture who doesn’t match parental expectations.
Sawyer Lovett
Shampoo Unicorn
2025
T FICTION Lovett, Sawyer
After a hit-and-run leaves Greg, a closeted jock, unconscious, Brian, the secret host of a popular podcast, uses his platform to investigate the crime and reveal harsh truths about their small town, which inspires others to show support and organize a pride festival that gains national attention.
Brooks Whitney Phillips
The Grove
2025
T FICTION Whitney, Brooks
Set in a struggling 1960s Florida town, two sisters, 15-year-old Pip and 17-year-old Sissy, share a close bond, but after the annual carnival leaves, Sissy grows distant and reveals a shocking secret, thrusting the sisters and their friend Silas into a life-changing, desperate situation.
Ibi Zoboi
(S)kin
2025
Marisol, a 15-year-old who sheds her skin every new moon and shifts into a fireball witch, is connected by a family secret to 17-year-old Genevieve, who reaches for some memory of her estranged mother.
Desi T loved this! Find out why »
Adults
Books
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dream Count
2025
FICTION Adichie, Chimamanda
Explores the lives of four Nigerian women, each grappling with love, loss and the complexities of modern life, as they face personal growth, societal expectations and the pursuit of happiness.
Annie C loved this! Find out why »
Andrea Bartz
The Last Ferry Out
2025
FICTION Bartz, Andrea
Abby travels to the storm-ravaged Isla Colel seeking answers about her fiancée Eszter's mysterious death, but as expats reveal chilling secrets and a key witness vanishes, she uncovers a web of lies that may put her own life in jeopardy.
Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles and Felice Laverne
I'm That Girl
2025
B Chiles, Jordan
This memoir from the two-time Olympian gymnast chronicles her journey to the awards podium while overcoming racism, childhood trauma and devastating setbacks, highlighting the importance of family support and the resilience of the human spirit.
DK Publishing
History of North America Map by Map
2024
970 HIS
A visual journey through North America's history via a series of engaging, detailed maps explaining key events and eras from prehistory to the 21st century.
Jeremy Egner
Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso
2024
791.4572 EGN
The New York Times' television editor explores the production and creation of "Ted Lasso," highlighting the Apple executives, writers and international casting that catapulted the award-winning TV show into a pop culture phenomenon.
April O loved this! Find out why »
Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
2025
FICTION Jones, Stephen
In 1912, a Lutheran pastor documents the chilling confessions of Good Stab, a Blackfeet vampire seeking justice for a historical massacre, intertwining themes of revenge, survival and haunting truths on the Blackfeet reservation.
John Kenney
I See You've Called in Dead
2025
FICTION Kenney, John
Obituary writer Bud Stanley's fallen into a funk after a divorce. He's given up on dating and is about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night.
Freida McFadden
The Crash
2025
FICTION McFadden, Freida
Eight months pregnant and abandoned by her baby's father, Tegan embarks on a desperate journey to her brother's house during a storm, only to crash and find herself at the mercy of a remote couple with potentially sinister intentions.
Hannah M loved this! Find out why »
Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue
2019
FICTION McQuiston, Casey
After an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends, First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz finds himself falling for the Prince of Wales.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Atmosphere
2025
FICTION Reid, Taylor Jenkins
In 1980, professor Joan Goodwin is selected to join NASA's space shuttle program in Houston with Top Gun pilot Hank, scientist John, mission specialist Lydia, warm-hearted Donna and aeronautical engineer Vanessa, who become unlikely friends-- until December 1984, when everything changes.
Jodi L loved this! Find out why »
Lisa Rogak
Propaganda Girls
2025
940.5486 ROG
Working in the European theater, China and Washington, D.C., Betty MacDonald, Zuzka Lauwers, Jane Smith-Hutton and Marlene Dietrich, each fascinating in her own right, together contributed to one of the most covert and successful military campaigns in World War II.
Richard Russo
Life and Art: Essays
2025
814.54 RUS
In 12 masterful new essays, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author considers how the twin subjects of Life and Art inform each other and how the stories we tell ourselves about both shape our understanding of the world around us.
Aisha Saeed
The Matchmaker
2025
FICTION Saeed, Aisha
Third-generation matchmaker Nura Khan thrives in her career while navigating her complicated feelings for her pretend fiancé, Azar, but her success is jeopardized when a couple's wedding falls apart, leading to a series of events that challenge her safety and her business.
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
2025
FICTION Sutanto, Jesse
When a young woman searching for a missing friend leads Vera to the mysterious murder of influencer Xander Lin, she delves into his enigmatic life, uncovering secrets and identities to help her future daughter-in-law, Officer Selena Gray, solve the case.
Amy B loved this! Find out why »
Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
The Author's Guide to Murder
2024
FICTION Williams, Beatriz
At Castle Kinloch in the Scottish Highlands, literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley is found dead under strange circumstances, leading Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh to investigate three American novelists as he uncovers connections between Presley's murder and the castle's dark history.
Amie W loved this! Find out why »
Lauren Willig
The Girl from Greenwich Street
2025
FICTION Willig, Lauren
Bitter rivals Hamilton and Burr unite to defend a carpenter accused of murdering Elma Sands, a mysterious young woman found in a well, intertwining a high-profile trial with their own political ambitions and personal enmity.