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Twenty-eight titles to celebrate in April and throughout the year.

Many authors' jobs in school, public, and academic libraries have informed their writing for teens.

As kids reach their tween and teen years, "fitting in" suddenly becomes more important. These fiction titles, both serious and light, and across genres and formats, explore the topic.

While experts agree that getting governments to legislate the reduction of waste in all forms is the most important step we can take at this moment in time, it’s never too early to educate our students about what needs to be done globally and locally, and what they as individual citizens can do.

While no one book list can adequately explore all the variations in culture and traditions embodied within the broad category of the “Asian/Pacific American Experience,” readers who identify as Asian American and/or Pacific American—especially as first-generation Americans—will find reflections of their own stories in these novels.

Shared family reading plays a vital role in growing lifelong readers, but finding the right book can be tricky. Here’s a mix of classics and 21st-century favorites for everyone.

Horror, despite how it’s often categorized, is not a genre. It is instead a mood, applicable to any genre that elicits fear, disgust, surprise, or shock. For young readers with still-developing brains, horror can be especially appealing as they navigate their own emotional responses. Librarians must be familiar with the trends, and the kind of chills a reader may be seeking, all through the year.

These audiobooks will keep everyone entertained on those spring break and summer road trips.

New books about women in STEM feature inventors, architects, naturalists, and computer and space scientists.