Here are some of the June releases that I’m looking forward to:

PICTURE BOOKS

Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Ji-Hyuk Kim

The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II by Debbie Levy, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito, illustrated by Jessica Lanan

Island Storm by Brian Floca, illustrated by Sydney Smith

When You Go to Dragon School by Chelsea Campbell, illustrated by Charlene Chua

Where Deer Slip Through by Katey Howes, illustrated by Beth Krommes

CHILDREN’S LIT

The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino

Incorruptibles by Lauren Magaziner

Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom by Allan Wolf

Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw

YA LIT

Among Ghosts by Rachel Harman

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Kill Creatures by Rory Power

We Can Never Leave by HE Edgmon