IndieBound has announced the books on their July/August Indie Next List. These are books selected and recommended by independent books stores across the United States. Here are the titles:

PICTURE BOOKS

10 Spooky Pumpkins by Gris Grimly

Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds

Cat Problems by Jory John, illustrated by Lane Smith

Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima

King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Constanza

Lala’s Words by Gracey Zhang

Monster Friends by Kaeti Vandorn

Never, Not Ever! by Beatrice Alemagna

Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster by Manka Kasha

Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

MIDDLE GRADE

Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

Discovery of Dragons by Lindsay Galvin

The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Cat Farris

Ham Helsing: Vampire Hunter by Rich Moyer

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna

The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron

The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner

Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-Hop-Calypse by Stephanie Cooke, illustrated by Mari Costa

Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer

Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

YOUNG ADULT

Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Don’t Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

The Sea Is Salt and So Am I by Cassandra Hartt

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon