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Themes in this year’s stellar works of fiction for children and teens.

When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley, The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris, and The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson are among the titles honored. Created by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and sponsored by School Library Journal, the Youth Literary Awards celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.

Summer love figures large in these novels for fans of the Amazon show based on Jenny Han's YA novel.

We’ve gathered our starred reviews to date in a subscriber-exclusive issue, along with insight into the trends revealed by the top books of the year, thus far, for children and teens.