Five questions for Thomas King
Borders by Thomas King, illus. by Natasha Donovan; Little, Brown.

Middle-grade-and-up for Native American Heritage Month
Peacemaker by Joseph Bruchac; Dial.
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac; Dial.
The Sea in Winter by Christine Day; Heartdrum/HarperCollins.
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger; Levine Querido.
Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Heartdrum/HarperCollins.
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young; Heartdrum/HarperCollins.

Transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary characters
Sasha Masha by Anges Borinsky; Farrar.
Aetherbound by E. K. Johnston; Dutton.
All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue; Walker US/Candlewick.
Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas; Dial.

Nature walks
Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer; Paulsen/Penguin.
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know: Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book About the Seasons by Brittany Luby, illus by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, trans. from Anishinaabemowin by Alvin Ted Corbiere and Alan Corbiere; Groundwood.
Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem by Lauren Soloy; Tundra.
Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino, illus. by Maribel Lechuga; Charlesbridge.
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang; Viking.

From the November 2021 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.