by SLJ Reviews

Graphic novels, audiobooks, and poetry are among the list of standout titles for this month.

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) puts out an annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books for the year. Here are SLJ 's reviews of titles on the 2022 list.  

Here are the SLJ Reviews of the five finalists for 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Booths, celebrates the autumn harvest and the bounty that nature provides. Share these picture books with young children for the festival and any time throughout the year.

These moving middle grade novels center Puerto Rican girls navigating their relationships with their culture, their family, and themselves.

Full of excitement and intrigue, these noteworthy first books will leave YA readers clamoring for the next installment.

Share these books with your middle grade students during National Bullying Prevention Month in October and all year long to show them examples of tweens dealing with and standing up to bullying.

Read one book a day for Latinx Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15, and every month after that. From migration and history to food and family, these works capture the many complexities and joys of the Latinx culture.

Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.