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Books About Friendship: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Friends who are mean, change, and moving are probably not anyone’s favorite subjects. The following titles selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild focus on friendship with life lessons that all young readers can learn.
Picture Books that Make You Laugh Out Loud │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Tall tales have all the earmarks for great read alouds: outlandish illustrations, hard-to-believe deeds, and larger-than-life heroes. These stories, selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild, beg to be read again and again.
History in Fiction: More than Just the Facts │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Writing historical fiction calls for lots of research. Language, clothing, housing, technology are just the tip of the factual iceberg when it comes to building a story based on actual events. Use the following fictional titles, selected by Junior Library Guild editors, to support the Common Core while leading middle schoolers to the facts.
Sounds of Summer: YA Fiction for Beach Reading | JLG’s Booktalks to Go Teen
Beaches. Late nights. No school. Such are the joys of summer. Yet for some teens, those few months give them more time to face their family’s dysfunction―or to make bad choices. Junior Library Guild's Booktalks to Go Teen selections offer food for thought.
Friends 4 Ever: Picks for Preschool Storytime │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes a friendship seems unlikely because of different cultures or even species, but despite differences, a bond forms. The following are books, selected by Junior Library Guild editors, will be a hit in storytimes.
Herculean History Lessons in New Picture Books │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
They say good things come in small packages. In books with fewer than 40 pages, readers learn about Prince Albert’s invention; How Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words inspired his community to action; and why the writer of a classic children’s book was a pioneer in aviation history. The following selections provide tremendous examples of people who made an impact on history.
It Merely Looks Like a Toaster: Fantasy Novels for Middle Schoolers │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Menacing appliances are just one part of the story in Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman's adventure. Check out the next installments in Pete Hautman's "Seven Wonders" and Catherine Fisher's "Obsidian Mirror" series. Rebecca Hahn joins this elite group of fantasy authors with her debut novel for fans of Rachel Hartman's Seraphina.
Pets Do the Strangest (and Most Wonderful) Things: Books for Young Readers │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Having a pet―no matter what it is―can inspire some amazing stories. The following selections of pet tales are no exceptions. Check out these critter-filled picture books selected by Junior Library Guild editors.
YA Books with Diverse Male Protagonists | JLG’s Booktalks to Go Teen
Survival camp, a witness protection program, superheroes, and Tourette Syndrome are all part of this JLG's Booktalks to Go Teen this issue. In addition to being great stories, the characters in each title are diverse and boys of color get a long overdue spotlight on the good side.
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