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Exceedingly honest and full of anxiety, anger, and despair, this intimate look at the life and mind of one young boy struggling with body issues and mental health is an affecting read.
We are all works in progress. And the more grace we can give ourselves and each other on our individual journeys to becoming the truest, healthiest versions of ourselves, the better off we all will be.
This book was a joy to write – possibly the easiest one I’ve written so far. And it all came from the central idea of embracing the wildness within a girl.
When someone pretends that a plantation is about love and good old-fashioned family values, it keeps us on very different wavelengths.
Hopefully readers of Men of the 65th will be as impacted by the story of the Borinqueneers as I was by visiting Vieques.
Exploring Feelings and Facing Challenges, a cover reveal, guest post, and excerpt by Jennifer Weiner
Author Jennifer Weiner talks about books as safe spaces to confront scary and challenging things. This post reveals the cover of her new book THE BIGFOOT QUEEN and shares an excerpt, too.
I wanted to write about kids like me, who know what it feels like to grow up in a place other people spend a week or two at for vacation in the summer; a place that, for them, for me, is home all year round.
On the occasion of receiving the 2023 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens, Jason Reynolds took the reins on SLJ's Instagram. Here's the full AMA, your feel-good watch of the day.
Censorship remains the focus of SLJ readers, as ALA's Most Challenged Books and restricted access to library databases lead our most popular content, alongside Refreshing the Canon recommendations in partnership with NCTE.
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