June 15, 2025
Cover Story
Meg Medina keeps it real with young readers in her latest middle-grade novel, Graciela in the Abyss.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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LOVE IS A WAR SONG
By Danica Nava
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JAMAICA ROAD
By Lisa Smith
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MAKE YOUR WAY HOME
By Carrie R. Moore
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ROOMMATING
By Meredith Schorr
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BEHIND FRENEMY LINES
By Zen Cho
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FONSECA
By Jessica Francis Kane
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THE FELONS' BALL
By Polly Stewart
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HOTEL UKRAINE
By Martin Cruz Smith
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THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE
By Louis Sachar
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THE GAME IS AFOOT
By Elise Bryant
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THE GOOD LIAR
By Denise Mina
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FEVER BEACH
By Carl Hiaasen
NONFICTION
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WE SHOULD ALL BE BIRDS
By Brian Buckbee Carol Ann Fitzgerald
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HOTSHOT
By River Selby
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A YEAR WITH THE SEALS
By Alix Morris
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SHIFTING SANDS
By Judith Scheele
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THE AFGHANS
By Åsne Seierstad Seán Kinsella
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AMERICAN SCARE
By Robert W. Fieseler
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THE CONJURING OF AMERICA
By Lindsey Stewart
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MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME
By Arundhati Roy
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TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND
By Peter Ames Carlin
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MARSEILLE 1940
By Uwe Wittstock Daniel Bowles
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WE THE PEOPLE
By Jill Lepore
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PRIDE AND PLEASURE
By Amanda Vaill
TEEN
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MY PERFECT FAMILY
By Khadijah VanBrakle
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WHITE LIES
By Ann Bausum
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LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN
By Cynthia Leitich Smith
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THIS PLACE KILLS ME
By Mariko Tamaki Nicole Goux
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SONGS FOR GHOSTS
By Clara Kumagai
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REBIS
By Irene Marchesini Carlotta Dicataldo Carla Roncalli Di Montorio
CHILDREN'S
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I WOULD GIVE YOU MY TAIL
By Tanya Tagaq Qavavau Manumie
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PIGGLE THE PIG
By Dudolf
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FIVE LITTLE FRIENDS
By Sean Taylor Fiona Woodcock
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CEECEE
By Shana Keller Laura Freeman
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THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS
By Victor Piñeiro
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THE SKY WAS MY BLANKET
By Uri Shulevitz
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DREAM ON
By Shannon Hale Marcela Cespesdes Lark Pien
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DISPLACED
By Patrick Ochieng
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THE INVISIBLE PARADE
By Leigh Bardugo John Picacio
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FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS
By Rajani LaRocca Abhi Alwar
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THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES
By Frances Hardinge Emily Gravett
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THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED
By Guojing
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I AM WE
By Leslie Barnard Booth Alexandra Finkeldey
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A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
By Philip C. Stead Erin E. Stead
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ALMOST TRUE
By Clarice Lispector Carla Irusta Benjamin Moser
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SUNFLOWER SEEDS
By Ellen Heck
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THE TEACHER OF NOMAD LAND
By Daniel Nayeri
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THE WINDING WILLOW
By Will Hillenbrand
INDIE
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Wrestles With Wolves
By Bill Konstant Lucy Noland
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THE ILLOGICAL ADVENTURE
By James MacDuff Mirriam Mweemba
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SAINT SERGEY'S HEAD
By Rea Keech
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A SONG FOR OLAF
By Jennifer Boulanger
