June 15, 2026
Cover Story
When National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett talks about children’s books, people listen. So what he had to say in his new book, Make Believe, has sparked quite the heated discussion in the kid lit community.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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CALLER UNKNOWN
By Gillian McAllister
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THE FAITH OF BEASTS
By James S.A. Corey
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NIGHTJAR
By Emily Ruskovich
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WE WERE FORBIDDEN
By Jacqueline Harpman Ros Schwartz
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A TENDER AGE
By Chang-rae Lee
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NOT WITH A BANG
By Temi Oh
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SEASON OF THE SERPENT
By Suyi Davies Okungbowa
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REAP & SOW
By Charlotte B. Plumb
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PARADOX
By Douglas Preston Aletheia Preston
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MELANCHOLY I & II
By Jon Fosse Damion Searls Grethe Kvernes
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THE WINDS OF MARACAIBO
By María Elena Morán Madeline Jones
NONFICTION
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ALBERT SABIN
By Karen Torghele
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THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS
By Douglas Smith
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THE FRENCHMEN
By Emily Eakin
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HOW BRIGHT THE PATH GROWS
By Marcia Chatelain
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THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE
By Eric Moskowitz
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WEIRD ERA
By Ryan Schreiber
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ARTIFICIAL STATE
By Jill Lepore
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CROSSING THE WINE-DARK SEA
By Emily Wilson
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OUR MINDS WERE ALWAYS FREE
By Lisa E. Davis
TEEN
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FIND MY WAY DOWN TO YOU
By Julian Winters
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BRIDGET & GABE ARE NOT OKAY
By Lex Croucher
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WHENEVER YOU ARE
By Martine Leavitt
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MIRRORWOVEN
By Bori Cser
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STYX
By Nikita Gill
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PALESTINE
By Rashid Khalidi Anya Hocherman
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IN WAVES
By AJ Dungo
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STEALING SAINT NICK
By M.T. Anderson
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TRAITORS' NEST
By Frances Hardinge
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BLESS ME, PAPI
By Ayendy Bonifacio
CHILDREN'S
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FINDERS OF SILVERTHORN FOREST
By Rachel Chivers Khoo Laura Catalán
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THE HUNTSMAN AND THE WITCHES
By Abraham Matias Molly Mendoza
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EXPOSURES
By Lily Williams Rebecca Good
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THE VOICE OF THE SNOW!
By Yuko Ohnari Koshiro Hata Emily Balistrieri
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PALOMA JOINS THE CIRCUS
By Lupe Ruiz-Flores
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ON FRIDAYS
By Winsome Bingham Jason Griffin
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REBECCA
By Kate Beaton Sydney Smith
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SASHIMI AND THE FIELD TRIP OF DOOM
By Dan Santat
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THE PATH
By Pamela Paul Qin Leng
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THE MAGNIFICENT BANYAN AND THE GREEN TONG LAU
By Stephanie Ellen Sy Ishita Jain
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YOUNG CAT, OLD CAT
By Jillian Tamaki
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THE MESSENGER
By Lyndsay Roberts Rayne
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PENGUIN PICNIC
By Liam Francis Walsh
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ROBIN AND THE MOON
By E.B. Goodale
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GOODBYE, KOI
By Jack Wong
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KIKI AND ME
By Leo Timmers David Colmer
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THIS IS A LIBRARY BOOK
By Joyce Grant Chanelle Nibbelink
INDIE
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AWAKEN YOUR SEXUALITY
By Stephanie Covington Vanessa Carlisle
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AMERICA, BUT BIGGER
By Mark Kawar
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THE MANY SEAS TO GUERNSEY
By Catherine Taylor
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TOO MUCH QUIET!
By Kottie Christie-Blick Kris Dresen
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COYOTE GIRL
By Sabrina Hicks
