Mahnaz Dar

With a range of grade levels (kindergarteners to high schoolers) and genres (fantasy and horror, among others), there’s something for everyone in these 17 comics picks.

New books inspired by The Princess Bride, Grease, Empire Records, and The Phantom of the Opera correct the sexism, homophobia, and racial privilege in their source material.

Fifteen books made SLJ's list of the best graphic novels for children and teens published in 2020. 

Beetle and the Hollowbones author Aliza Layne fills SLJ in on the challenges of creating a character who doesn’t talk, how she balanced sweet and spooky elements, and her hopes for the graphic novel medium.

Years later, "The Babysitter's Club" still resonates with readers, millennials, and newcomers alike. Members of the SLJ and Horn Book team fondly look back on these books, which made us the readers we are today.

The One and Only Bob, Katherine Applegate's anxiously awaited sequel to the Newbery Medal–winning The One and Only Ivan, comes out on May 5. SLJ recently caught up with the author to hear about returning to the world of the lovable gorilla and his friends. 

The celebrated graphic novelist had to learn to love sports to tell a larger story of basketball dreams in Dragon Hoops.

Looking for ways to keep your comics-loving kids and teens occupied? These free webcomics promise to eat up hours of time.

From attacking the Third Reich to making high schools accountable for women's needs, authors are highlighting the large and small efforts of young people to effect change.