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From mysteries to summer adventures to first loves, these 12 titles validate queer youth, and youth in queer families, who are navigating those ever-confusing years before young adulthood.
When the Ground Is Hard is the tale of an unlikely friendship that blossoms between the societal slabs of systemic racism, colorism, and classism in an Apartheid-era Christian boarding school in Swaziland. Award-winning crime fiction writer Malla Nunn talked with SLJ about the personal experiences that shaped this tightly woven, thoughtful, and timely YA adventure story.
Award-winning writer, hip-hop professor, and author of The Roots of Rap, Carole Boston Weatherford talks to Tiffany D. Jackson about Jackson’s new book Let Me Hear a Rhyme, a love letter to 1990s Brooklyn and the hip-hop generation.
A conversation between M.T. Anderson, recipient of the 2019 Margaret A. Edwards Award, and Steve Sheinkin, who documents their chat in comic form.
A tribute to M.T. Anderson, who received the 2019 Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors a “significant and lasting” contribution to young adult literature.
Deborah Heiligman, Julie Murphy, Morgan Parker, Tim Tingle, Eric Velasquez, and David Yoon wowed, moved, and charmed 200 librarians at the Eighth Annual Children's Librarians' Author & Illustrator Dinner.
In their latest collaboration, the authors explore the life, work, and lifelong bond between the artists and siblings Alberto and Diego Giacometti, one of whom created some of the most iconic works of the 20th century.
Hafsah Faizal and Nafiza Azad are debut Muslim fantasy authors, and both of their #OwnVoices YA novels are out this week. Here, they talk to each other about world-building, intersectional feminism, subverting stereotypes, and more.