From You Matter by Christian Robinson.

The following books will receive starred reviews in the September/October 2020 Horn Book Magazine:

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes; illus. by Gordon C. James (Paulsen/Penguin)

If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall (Chronicle)

Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)

Julián at the Wedding by Jessica Love (Candlewick)

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illus. by Sonia Sánchez (Candlewick)

You Matter by Christian Robinson (Atheneum)

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Dial)

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte (Scholastic)

The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay (McElderry)

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson (Paulsen/Penguin)

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam; illus. by Omar T. Pasha (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo’s First Woman Zookeeper by Candace Fleming; illus. by Julie Downing (Porter/Holiday)

Stay Curious!: A Brief History of Stephen Hawking by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer; illus. by Boris Kulikov (Crown)

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick)