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Review of the Day: Being Home by Traci Sorell, ill. Michaela Goade

Review of the Day: Being Home by Traci Sorell, ill. Michaela Goade
Betsy Bird,  Apr 28, 2024
Look at the jaw-dropping art and stellar storytelling inside, and this book may serve to upend everything you thought you knew about moving day picture books.

2024 Books from Printz Winners
Travis Jonker,  Apr 29, 2024

The Moral Dilemma of THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK
Travis Jonker,  Apr 25, 2024
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It’s Been Twenty-Five Years: Thoughts on Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being, a guest post by Susan Uhlig
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It’s Been Twenty-Five Years: Thoughts on Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being, a guest post by Susan Uhlig
Amanda MacGregor,  May 02, 2024
In 1999, almost everyone was worried about a computer flaw or bug nicknamed Y2K for year 2000. Now Erin Entrada Kelly has put the subject in a middle grade novel, The First State of Being.
Endangered Series #30: Nancy Drew
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Endangered Series #30: Nancy Drew
Travis Jonker,  May 02, 2024
Should it stay or should it go?
Research and Wishes: A Q&A with Nedda Lewers About Daughters of the Lamp
A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION

Research and Wishes: A Q&A with Nedda Lewers About Daughters of the Lamp
Betsy Bird,  May 02, 2024
What do The Joy Luck Club and Holes have in common? Both inspired Nedda Lewers' newest MG Egyptian-American inspired fantasy series for kids!
Read Rec Rachel: New YA May 2024
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Read Rec Rachel: New YA May 2024
Rachel Strolle,  May 01, 2024
Teen librarian Rachel Strolle shares a look at some of the new YA coming out in May 2024
Cindy Crushes Programming: Among Us Escape Room, by Teen librarian Cindy Shutts
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Cindy Crushes Programming: Among Us Escape Room, by Teen librarian Cindy Shutts
Cindy Shutts,  May 01, 2024
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts shares her recent Among Us themed escape room
The 2024 Ninja Report: Bleak
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The 2024 Ninja Report: Bleak
Travis Jonker,  May 01, 2024
Where have all the ninja books gone?
Happy AANHPI Month! A guest post by Malia Maunakea
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Happy AANHPI Month! A guest post by Malia Maunakea
Amanda MacGregor,  May 01, 2024

This month kicks off a celebration of books featuring or by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders. I am excited to shine a spotlight on the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander portion of that lengthy acronym.

A Sequel Coming This Summer That You Won’t Want to Miss: Bob Shea Discusses His Latest
A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION

A Sequel Coming This Summer That You Won’t Want to Miss: Bob Shea Discusses His Latest
Betsy Bird,  May 01, 2024
"Ryan is a young alligator, not the buddha." Bob Shea is our guest today and he's talking up the sequel to his highly beloved Chez Bob.
Review| Agents of S.U.I.T. 2
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Review| Agents of S.U.I.T. 2
Esther Keller,  Apr 30, 2024
The latest volume of the InvestiGators spinoff is a hit with all ages in the Keller household!
Book Review: The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class books 1 and 2
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Book Review: The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class books 1 and 2
Amanda MacGregor,  Apr 30, 2024
I can't wait for young readers to get to discover this awesome new series!
Mazel Tov! Some New & Upcoming Bar/Bat/Bnei Mitzvah Middle Grade Books, a guest post by Joshua S. Levy
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Mazel Tov! Some New & Upcoming Bar/Bat/Bnei Mitzvah Middle Grade Books, a guest post by Joshua S. Levy
Amanda MacGregor,  Apr 30, 2024
The bar and bat mitzvah—or, to use the modern gender-neutral term, bnei mitzvah—occurs at such a perfect, middle gradey moment. And new stories grounded in bnei mitzvah are being told all the time.
Notes on April 2024
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Notes on April 2024
Travis Jonker,  Apr 30, 2024
Three of my favorite posts from the last month.
Lifetime Achievement Awards and Upcoming Books: A Talk with Christopher Paul Curtis
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Lifetime Achievement Awards and Upcoming Books: A Talk with Christopher Paul Curtis
Betsy Bird,  Apr 30, 2024
Have you missed hearing the voice of the ineffable Christopher Paul Curtis recently? Then read his incredible essay-response to my interview questions and bask in his words once more.
Navigating the High School and Academic Library Policy Landscape Around Dual Enrollment Students
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Navigating the High School and Academic Library Policy Landscape Around Dual Enrollment Students
John Chrastka,  Apr 29, 2024
As more students take advantage of dual enrollment programs during a time when more states are adopting restrictive laws about access, academic freedom, and the right to read, we need new policy-focused partnerships between high school and academic libraries that will support student success and maintain institutional integrity.
Kate Messner Introduces The Kids in Mrs.’s Z’s Class
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Kate Messner Introduces The Kids in Mrs.’s Z’s Class
Colby Sharp,  Apr 29, 2024
COLBY: When I first heard about the new series The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the concept. Seventeen authors each writing a book about the kids in one third grade classroom seemed impossible. Then I started to read the list of writers that would be contributing […]
Unhappy Camper | This Week’s Comics
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Unhappy Camper | This Week’s Comics
Lori Henderson,  Apr 29, 2024
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Unhappy Camper from Harper Alley and Dr. Seuss Cat Out Of Water from Random House Graphic.
Beyond Trigger Warnings: Care in Reading (and Writing) Pain, a guest post by Janice Lynn Mather
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Beyond Trigger Warnings: Care in Reading (and Writing) Pain, a guest post by Janice Lynn Mather
Amanda MacGregor,  Apr 29, 2024
As an author, how do I approach the potential for pain in the lines I write? How, as a reader, do we make these mostly well-intended but sometimes trivial-feeling statements actually hold meaning for us?
Book Mail: Summer camp, an escape room, a secret society, minor superpowers, and more!
TEEN LIBRARIAN TOOLBOX

Book Mail: Summer camp, an escape room, a secret society, minor superpowers, and more!
Amanda MacGregor,  Apr 29, 2024
52 (!!!) new and forthcoming books to build your TBR ever taller!
2024 Books from Printz Winners
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2024 Books from Printz Winners
Travis Jonker,  Apr 29, 2024
Rounding up 2024 books from past Printz Medal and Honor winners!
A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Enemy Pie by Derek Munson, ill. Tara Calahan King
Betsy Bird,  Apr 29, 2024
"If you love worms, this is the book for you." Inspired by LeVar Burton we take a look at an old Reading Rainbow book to see how it holds up.

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100 Scope Notes

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A Fuse #8 Production

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Good Comics for Kids

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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog

Steven Engelfried, Sharon McKellar, & Roxanne Hsu Feldman

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Joyce Valenza

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Karen Jensen, Heather Booth, Robin Willis, & Amanda MacGregor

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NEWS & FEATURES

Research and Wishes: A Q&A with Nedda Lewers About Daughters of the Lamp

Betsy Bird

AAPI Women Audio Narrators on the Joys and Challenges of the Job

Terry Hong

Exclusive Excerpt: Serena Kaylor's New YA Novel 'The Calculation of You and Me'

SLJ Reviews

The Cover-Up: Under Pressure, Some School Librarians Alter Illustrations to Avoid Book Challenges

Andrew Bauld

A Sequel Coming This Summer That You Won’t Want to Miss: Bob Shea Discusses His Latest

Betsy Bird

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