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A hopeful, beautifully written, deeply affecting story of what we endure and overcome in the journey to become ourselves.

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It's Constitution Day. We've pulled together some recent books on the subject for those who want to learn more about the U.S. document.

Each month until the 2021 ALA Youth Media Awards on Monday, January 25, our Pondering Printz column will feature expert predictions and analysis of this year's Michael L. Printz Award by former committee members. This month our columnist asks, how can this year’s Printz Award contenders help us process our world?

Teen contributor Riley Jensen talks about trying to navigate politics in the classroom.

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It's hardly news to say that mental illness affects the entire family, but it's so important that we see the ways this can happen and understand that it's okay to be affected and to need to figure out a way forward.

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As they look forward to publishing their first YA titles, these authors discuss writing about pain and joy, the long process of publishing, and advice for activists and college-bound teens.

Olive's story shows how young readers can make a difference on issues that matter to them.

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History teacher Cathy Cluck wanted to make remote learning interesting and fun for her students, so she mapped out an American history road trip, hopped in her car, and taught from where history happened.