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A PTA president seeks to cull dictionaries featuring “offensive words”; a parent inquires about safe ways her LGBTQIA+ son can fight censorship; a school board expresses no confidence in librarians to make book selection decisions.

Mother's Day is coming up and there is no shortage of new board and picture books to share with young readers leading up to the holiday. Across this selection, the maternal figures featured illustrate the special bond between a mother and child. Enjoy these titles to celebrate moms of all kinds on Mother's Day and throughout the year.

Genre-blending books offer readers the opportunity to comfortably expand across boundaries and try something different while still in the safety of their preferred reading choice. Here are 14 middle grade graphic novels that blend genres to perfection.

The report released today examines more than 4,000 book bans in 52 public school districts in 23 states from July to December 2023. 

Teamwork, competition, and the glory of team sports drive these graphic novel stories for elementary through high school readers.

These YA novels pair a lyrical verse format with engaging narratives of teen girls coming of age.

Share these two picture books, which present two different interpretations of the same tradition, with young readers who are gearing up for Passover.

From poems about planets and trees to poems about LGBTQIA+ heroes, young readers from elementary through high school will find something to enjoy here. Share these titles for National Poetry Month and all year long.

Korean and Chinese comics reach English-language readers.