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Horn Book Starred reviews for May/June

The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June issue of The Horn Book Magazine:
  • Tweak Tweak by Eve Bunting; illus. by Sergio Ruzzier (Clarion)
  • RRRalph by Lois Ehlert (Beach Lane/Simon)
  • Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! and Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke; illus. by Lauren Tobia (Kane Miller)
  • The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm; illus. by Adam Gustavson (Atheneum)
  • The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson (HarperTeen/HarperCollins)
  • Lark by Tracey Porter (HarperTeen/HarperCollins)
  • Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey (Knopf)
  • Encyclopedia Mythologica: Dragons & Monsters by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (Candlewick)
  • Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins; illus. by Vicky White (Candlewick)
  • Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross; illus. by Stephen Biesty (Candlewick)

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