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In these stories, some grandparents are kind and loving, others carry the trauma of their past. Often, kids turn to them when they feel their parents won’t understand.

From a big-city internship to work at the family Laundromat, these books for tweens deliver a range of experiences.

The 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner talks about hope, collaboration, and the school librarian who changed his life. 

Stories of children with parents behind bars are as diverse as the millions of real-life kids familiar with the experience. These 19 fiction and nonfiction titles may offer an empathetic, metaphoric hand for young readers to hold.

From a TEDx Talk to a manga, these transmedia picks will entice young adults to keep their minds engaged this summer.

Suggestions for curation, displays, word study activities, and more. 

For both May’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and beyond, consider lining shelves and adding to TBR piles with some of these edifying, entertaining 2024 audio choices.

From graphic novels centering underrepresented perspectives to charming rom-coms and nonfiction about climate change, these summer reading selections will inspire young adults to make positive change in their communities—and themselves.

From wind to wildlife, bring a touch of nature into kids' reading selections with these books about the natural world.