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Oshiro's message is clear: nothing is better than being yourself. Not even a magical Room that appears just when you need it. A heartwarming and fun read.

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The Insiders has many other secrets and surprises in its story (including how Héctor resolves the issue with his bullies). But this aspect is one I’m open about right from the start: I want kids to be believed.

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This is a powerful and well put together collection.

The post Book Review: Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora edited by Saraciea J. Fennell appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen talks about the upcoming book Allies and helping teens to become better allies for the social justice they want to see

The post Sunday Reflections: That Time I Tried to Talk About Being an Ally and the Book That Can Help Us All Have Those Conversations appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

In We Can Be Heroes, three friends navigate a devastating loss due to gun violence and their own anger in its wake.

The post Holding out for a Hero: Why I used Greek Mythology to write about modern gender violence, a guest post by Kyrie McCauley appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Teen Librarian Lisa Krok interviews Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson and Brendan Kiely about The Talk and The Other Talk, seminal works on racism and white privilege

The post We Need to Talk: An Interview with Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Brendan Kiely By Lisa Krok appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

For many teens, the road to college and loaded with emotion (and stress). Though not every teen can or will choose to go to college, here are some books that talk about the college journey for teens.

The post Book Gallery: Reading Your Way Into and Through College appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

I think for most teens, romantic relationships aren’t the defining relationships of their teen years—friendships are. And friendships can be so much more complex and intense when we place them inside the pressure cooker of a competitive and grueling sport.

The post A Case for More Girls’ Sports Teams in YA, a guest post by Emma Kress appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

This is a standout book about runaways finding what they need in the strangest of ways. Just lovely.

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