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From John Schu's latest picture book to an Ibram X. Kendi adaptation of a Zora Neale Hurston story, March's starred titles all shine.

February's starred titles include professional reading and reference books, along with a range of fiction and nonfiction for young readers of all ages.

2023 starts off with a good selection of starred reviews that range from picture books by Laeken Zea Kemp and David Bowles to the latest YA novel in verse by 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist Amber McBride.

Starred titles closing out the year include the latest releases from Cinda Williams Chima and Kwame Alexander, and more.

A picture book by Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Lopez, a second starred transitional reader for Melissa Iwai, and four DVDs are some of November's starred reviews.

October's stars include two titles by Rex Ogle, the latest from Kelly Yang, and several great audio selections.

September's starred titles include new books from Amy Sarig King, Kwame Alexander, and Juana Medina, as well as several winter holiday reads for all ages.

And We Rise, Martin's evocative book-in-verse addressing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, began as a series of poems about the Jim Crow era.
 

The vice president and publisher of Greenwillow Books says, “publishing is completely unpredictable.”