The following books will receive starred reviews in the November/December issue of The Horn Book Magazine:

 

Wolf in the Snow; written and illus. by Matthew Cordell (Feiwel/Macmillan)

Sleep Tight Farm; by Eugenie Doyle; illus. by Becca Stadtlander (Chronicle)

The Bossier Baby; written and illus. by Marla Frazee (Beach Lane/Simon)

The Sleeping Gypsy; written and illus. by Mordicai Gerstein (Holiday)

I Used to Be a Fish; written and illus. by Tom Sullivan (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

To Stay Alive; by Skila Brown (Candlewick)

The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog; by Adam Gidwitz; illus. by Hatem Aly (Dutton)

Bloodline; by Joe Jiménez (Arte Público)

When the Sea Turned to Silver; written and illus. by Grace Lin (Little, Brown)

Juana & Lucas; written and illus. by Juana Medina (Candlewick)

Cloud and Wallfish; by Anne Nesbet (Candlewick)

The Heartless Troll by Øyvind Torseter; illus. by the author; trans. from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson (Enchanted Lion)

The Sun Is Also a Star; by Nicola Yoon (Delacorte)

Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life; written and illus. by Ashley Bryan (Dlouhy/Atheneum)

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; written and illus. by Javaka Steptoe (Little, Brown)

Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird; by Pamela S. Turner; photos by Andy Comins; with art by Guido De Filippo (Houghton)