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A really well done middle grade book about boys, friendship, families, emotions, vulnerability, trust, mistakes, coming out, and so much more.

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Pat Scales takes on a student teacher who thinks Captain Underpants is inappropriate, parent complaints about comics and horror, and a teacher who is using markers to alter problematic illustrations in picture books.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I am here to say it’s okay to quit sometimes. There should not be anything shameful in shifting your priorities, especially not a shift that could bolster your well being in another area. I am here to offer the possibility that you can change your mind.

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Full of family drama, new experiences, and the very real teenage desire to both discover new things and have comfortable things stay the same.

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Marvel's Shang-Chi finally gets the spotlight in a new series by an ideal writer, although the art leaves something to be desired in Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters

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Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan talk about writing "a big queer Canadian YA novel" together.

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Five debut authors tell SLJ about creating funny, joyful, and serious stories, and their hope that young people take pride in who they are.

James Sie's message: Your stories are worth telling. You are seen. And you are loved.

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Can Noah, who runs a blog of trans meet cutes, find his own swoon-worthy meet cute?

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