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Rebecca Stead's first picture book and an audiobook of the latest Renée Watson title make the list, along with several back-to-school books.

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed and illustrated by Hatem Aly is the winner of the Irma S. Black Award. Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale by Lynn Brunelle and illustrated by Jason Chin earned the Cook Prize.

An Ohio man burned 100 books he checked out at a public library; military academies and schools that serve children of military members continue to battle book bans; South Carolina has banned more books than any other state; and more in censorship news. 

In this Q&A series, SLJ poses five questions and a request for a book recommendation to a debut YA author. Mina Ikemoto Ghosh shares about Hyo the Hellmaker in this latest installment.

Celebrate mothers not just for one day but all year long with these selections.

These nonfiction titles feature Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander politicians, restaurateurs, Nobel Peace Prize recipients, and more.

The Republican governor of North Dakota said no to legislation he called redundant and misguided; Texas legislators want to dictate where books are in bookstores; students and librarians continue to fight book bans across the country.

A federal judge ruled that the government may not take further action toward dismantling the IMLS, including the mass layoff of employees, while the case is heard.

This month, an illustrated poem by Joy Harjo stands out, along with Spanish, Holidays, and Back-to-School titles, among others.