The following books will receive starred reviews in the July/August 2019 Horn Book Magazine. Each year our July/August issue celebrates the ALA Youth Media Awards; this time around you can look forward to original cover art by (second-time!) Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, acceptance speeches by and profiles of winners, reflections on The Year that Was, and much more.

Side by Side; written and illustrated by Chris Raschka (Phaidon).

One Dark Bird; by Liz Garton Scanlon; illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon (Beach Lane/Simon).

Pie in the Sky; written and illustrated by Remy Lai (Holt).

Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas; written and illustrated by Juana Medina (Candlewick).

The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories; written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle).

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me; by Mariko Tamaki; illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (First Second/Roaring Brook).

Other Words for Home; by Jasmine Warga (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins).

Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience; edited by Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond (Triangle Square/Seven Stories).

The Lost Forest; by Phyllis Root; illustrated by Betsy Bowen (University of Minnesota).