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This month's starred reviews include inclusive back-to-school picture books, the latest Zelda video game, and two audiobooks by Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher.

In an exclusive SLJ interview, New York Times bestselling author, Laini Taylor, and her partner, mixed media illustrator and cartoonist Jim Di Bartolo, discuss the inspiration for their vibrant, laugh-out-loud team-up, and their return to crafting graphic novels together—but this time, for a younger audience.

A team of librarians and academics identifies different kinds of counting books and recommends titles and read-aloud strategies for each. 

These elementary books also feature versions of the Monkey King, a character from a 16th-century Chinese tale and central character in a new streaming release.

For teens eagerly awaiting their escape to college or those reading "up" about older students, here are 12 YA novels set on colleges campuses.