Five questions for Catherine Gilbert Murdock    
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, illus. by Ian Schoenherr, Greenwillow, 9–12 years.
The Mad Wolf's Daughter by Diane Magras, Dawson/Penguin, 9–12 years.
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Aly, Dutton, 12–16 years.
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry, Viking, 12–16 years.

Strange and magical middle-grade    
Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, illus. by Nicholas Gannon, Feiwel, 7–10 years.
Spindrift and the Orchid by Emma Trevayne, Simon, 8–11 years.
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield, Putnam, 9–12 years.
Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien, Holt, 9–12 years.

Summer staycations    
Monster & Mouse Go Camping by Deborah Underwood, illus. by Jared Chapman, Houghton, 2–5 years.
The Grand Expedition by Emma Adbåge, trans. by Annie Prime, Enchanted Lion, 5–8 years.
Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illus. by Leo Espinosa, Random/Schwartz & Wade, 5–8 years.
Trampoline Boy by Nan Forler, illus. by Marion Arbona, Tundra, 5–8 years.

Deep blue sea    
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World by Christy Hale, Porter/Roaring Brook, 5–8 years.
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner, illus. by Matthew Forsythe, Chronicle, 5–8 years.
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere by Barb Rosenstock, illus. by Katherine Roy, Little, Brown, 6–9 years.
Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN by Michelle Cusolito, illus. by Nicole Wong, Charlesbridge, 6–9 years.

Truth and duty   
Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth, Scholastic/Levine, 14 years and up.
Price of Duty by Todd Strasser, Simon, 14 years and up.
Tradition by Brendan Kiely, McElderry, 14 years and up.
We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss, Greenwillow, 14 years and up.

These titles were featured in the July 2018 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.