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Chloe Gong's latest receives a star this month, along with an early reader from Zaila Avant-garde, the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

This month Donna Barba Higuera's latest novel is a must-have, Phillip Pullman returns to the world of 'His Dark Materials' and the duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen ask, 'How does Santa go down the chimney?'

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.

Board books and poetry titles are some of this month's 38 starred titles that also include transitional books, graphic novels, and more.

It’s all 227 books we’ve starred thus far in 2023, collected in a special section out this month and available to subscribers.

June's starred reviews include nonfiction by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ruta Sepetys, along with Spanish language books, holiday titles, and music.

Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro's middle grade adventure receives a star this month, as do a Jarrett Lerner early reader and the Nintendo game Metroid Prime Remastered. 

A manga title makes the starred list, as well as two Kwame Alexander audiobooks, the latest Brian Selznick novel, a Joy McCullough title in both audio and print, and more.

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.