From the October 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

Five Questions for Remy Lai

Ghost Book; Holt

Panel borders, but no boundaries

Duel by Jessixa Bagley; illus. by Aaron Bagley; Simon

Out There by Seaerra Miller; illus. by the author; Little, Brown 

Curlfriends: New in Town by Sharee Miller; illus. by the author; color by Luke Healy; LB Ink/Little, Brown

Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp; illus. by Sylvia Bi; Greenwillow

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle; illus. by Dave Valeza; color by Ash Szymanik; Graphix/Scholastic

Picture Day by Sarah Sax; illus. by the author; Knopf

The Do-Over by Rodrigo Vargas; illus. by Coni Yovaniniz; Clarion/HarperCollins

A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi; illus. by the author; Roaring Brook

What a concept!

You Rule! by Rilla Alexander; illus. by the author; Chronicle

Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher; illus. by the author; Harper/HarperCollins

10 Dogs by Emily Gravett; illus. by the author; Boxer Books

The World and Everything in It by Kevin Henkes; illus. by the author; Greenwillow

Some of These Are Snails by Carter Higgins; illus. by the author; Chronicle

A Is for Australian Reefs by Frané Lessac; illus. by the author; Candlewick

The Power of Snow by Bob Raczka; illus. by Bryony Clarkson; Millbrook

Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting Book by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the author; Abrams/Abrams Appleseed    

Not for the faint of heart

Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause; Peachtree Teen

A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife by Kendall Kulper; Holiday

Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef; Simon

Dream to Me by Megan Paasch; Feiwel

Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Candlewick

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White; Peachtree Teen