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Check out our reviews—all starred—for the recently announced Morris finalists, including two SLJ Best Books.
In a difficult year, SLJ readers raised up good books for kids and teens, seeking out and celebrating the best in publishing. The most popular posts of the year included lists featuring Latinx and Native American themes and characters.
About 2010, when I still worked as a children’s librarian for New York Public Library, I was sitting at the Reference Desk in the Children’s Center at 42nd Street when this 3-year-old walked up to me, bold as brass. He had the biggest brown eyes I’d ever seen outside of a Chuck Jones cartoon, and […]
If you’re seeking 2018 fictional works about Latinx experiences, look no further.
Titles by such esteemed creators as Yuyi Morales, Raúl Colón, and others.
SLJ reviews and interviews for the 10 longlist titles for the 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
This is the latest in our series of quarterly seasonal roundups, this time showcasing new picture books for Halloween, Deepawali, Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Cherokee National Holiday, and Thanksgiving.
From the return of the Interrupting Chicken to the charming YA collaboration by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, SLJ's top September picks are titles librarians will want to add to their shelves.
With Halloween around the corner, consider highlighting these spine-tingling and suspenseful reads from Lauren Oliver, Nova Ren Suma, Courtney Summers, and more.
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