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SLJ’s Seventh Annual Battle of the Kids’ Books 2015 Contenders Announced
What better way to celebrate Mock Newbery season than by announcing the 16 candidates in SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ Books? The first match of the virtual book elimination tournament doesn’t start until March 9, but these contenders are raring to go.
Interview: Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon on their YA Novel About Teenage Malcolm X
Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz collaborated with young adult author Kekla Magoon on a historical fiction novel about the civil rights leader's formative years. SLJ caught up with the pair to discuss their writing process, inspiration, and the lasting impact of Malcolm's legacy.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Gr 1–4—Engle's spare, rhythmic text gets at the heart of the struggle to achieve a dream in this picture-book biography about a Chinese African Cuban girl who aspired to play drums even when society's double standards stood as a barrier...
Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Gr 2–5—The groundbreaking interracial, all-female jazz band gets a nice call out in this vibrant informational picture book...
Upcoming Diverse Titles, Light Romance, and Magical Realism | What’s Hot in YA
As we close 2014, it’s heartening to see that the new year will be filled with novels featuring diverse teens, fanciful plotlines, and lots of romance. From Justine Larbalestier’s Razorhurst and Jennifer Niven’sAll the Bright Places to Stacy Lee’s Under the Painted Sky and Cindy Rodriguez’s , young adult fans will have lots to look forward to in 2015.
SLJ’s Top 10 Latino Books of 2014
From works by Pura Belpré Award-winners to debut authors hailing from Argentina, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, SLJ's top selections for children and teens about and by Latinos are as diverse and multidimensional as the culture they represent.
SLJ Reviews and Resources for YALSA 2015 Morris and Nonfiction Finalists
Awards season is well underway in the children’s and YA lit world, and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) made its contribution last week when it revealed the shortlists for its nonfiction and debut YA awards. SLJ has compiled the full reviews and resources for each of the finalists.
Todo por una Codorniz
PreS—Red Fox wakes up with a craving for quail soup, but not being able to find the bird, he's content to eat a gray mouse...
Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth
Gr 7 Up—Expanding upon the short entry that appeared in his Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (Fulcrum, 2014), Gill opens his new graphic novels series on African American heroes with a volume about Bass Reeves, a former slave and the first black U...
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