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From debut artists to returning favorites, these 11 family music albums cover a wide range of musical styles and topics.

In SLJ's inaugural Stars Issue, we assembled all starred titles for the first half of the year in a handy edition available to subscribers. 

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

A roundup of recent feedback.

Share these titles with the youngest readers to help them ring in the new year. 

A.S. King received the 2022 Margaret A. Edwards Award for “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” Karen Jensen, "Teen Librarian Toolbox" blogger, and her daughter, Riley, spoke to King for our June cover story.

Characters in these four middle grade novels fight unjust rules and buck the school system, like Matilda. 

Like the wooden puppet, protagonists of these middle grade selections seek family bonds, learn to love, and find out what it means to be human.

Chills, thrills, and heart infuse these four elementary and middle grade selections featuring goblins, monsters, and more.