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Illustrated titles about strong women and self-empowerment for girls from the 2024 Rise Booklist. 

Author Tae Keller speaks with DiCamillo about her latest book, Ferris, and the hallmark themes in her work. 

How six librarians beaten down by censorship, school violence, overwork, and injury reset and made their next move. 

Cynthia Leitich Smith, Joseph Bruchac, Carole Lindstrom, and more share how the market for children’s books by Indigenous authors has changed for the better.

Themes in this year’s stellar works of fiction for children and teens.

A.S. King, winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about reckoning with trauma, censors, and the need to stop bullying teens.

Rewriting and subverting the familiar has been a literary trope for centuries. These authors  found inspiration in their Asian heritage, and their books exemplify a fluidity of countries, cultures, and identities.

Not everyone loves a winner. Match Newbery books to these terrible reviews.

The Newbery Medal is as popular—and controversial—as ever. Here's what librarians have to say about it.