SLJ Staff

Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin, Jr., and The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs by Chana Stiefel are the winners of the 2022 Freedman Award.

We Need Diverse Books will launch a multi-pronged effort to fight book banning attempts that are disproportionately impacting diverse books and support educators, students, and authors.

Here are 20 books to share with young readers on National Princess Day, November 18, and on any day they might be wishing for a royal escape.

New Jersey high school librarian Martha Hickson is the NCAC's 2022 recipient of the Judith Krug Outstanding Librarian Award.

Author Fan Face-Off is back with author Amy Sarig King on the hot seat.

Check out this amazing Day of the Dead book display in Mexico City.

Judges chose Harmony Becker's graphic novel over five other finalists for the prestigious award.

Gene Luen Yang wins the 2023 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, the Urban Libraries Council has put out a call to action on equitable summer learning, Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books announce a new creative writing award for high schoolers, and more in this edition of News Bites.

Here are 6 books for young readers, from toddlers to teens, about the 8-day festival.