The American Booksellers Association has released a preview of titles included on their September/October Indie Next List. The list is based on recommendations from independent bookstores around the U.S. Here are the books that made this season’s list:

#1 PICK

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

PICTURE BOOKS

Bear Is a Bear by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Dan Santat

Bright Star by Yuyi Morales

Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time by Torben Kuhlmann

It Fell from the Sky by the Fan Brothers

It’s OK, Slow Lizard by Yeorim Yoon, illustrated by Jian Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl

My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, illustrated by Erika Meza

Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall

Norman Didn’t Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan Higgins

The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Loveis Wise

MIDDLE GRADE

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani, illustrated by Julia Iredale

Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli

Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Pony by R.J. Palacio

A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks

Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment

YOUNG ADULT

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora by Saraciea J. Fennell