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Announced: 10 Contenders for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Announced: 10 Contenders for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
SLJ staff,  Sep 13, 2023

The National Book Foundation today announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Eleven newcomers to the National Book Awards comprise the 2023 class of longlist honorees.

Book Bans, Anti-Queer-and-Trans-Legislation, and “Quieter” Queer Books: An Open Letter by Jen Ferguson

Book Bans, Anti-Queer-and-Trans-Legislation, and “Quieter” Queer Books: An Open Letter by Jen Ferguson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 12, 2023
These attacks, these attempts from a system that does not value so many of us creates a world where the outcome of these actions negatively affects us all, regardless of race, ethnicity, whether you’re queer or trans or not, whether you’re currently disabled or whether you’re currently not.
15 Visual Books to Help Students Grapple with Big Feelings

15 Visual Books to Help Students Grapple with Big Feelings
Jess DeCourcy Hinds,  Sep 12, 2023

These picture books and graphic novels for elementary students through high schoolers show the power of illustration to convey complex emotions.

Public Library Programs to Address Stress | First Steps

Public Library Programs to Address Stress | First Steps
Rachel G. Payne and Linda L. Ernst,  Sep 12, 2023

Early learning offerings by informed staff and programs extended from the height of the pandemic can help all young children thrive.

Tarot, Witchcraft, and Divination Are not Board Games | Feedback

Tarot, Witchcraft, and Divination Are not Board Games | Feedback
SLJ staff,  Sep 10, 2023

A “shift in tone” in a recent Great Books piece prompted a reader’s response. “I don’t think these targeted communities need more stress,” she writes.

Loving Home, a guest post by Ellen Hagan

Loving Home, a guest post by Ellen Hagan
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 08, 2023
My roots, traditions, language and stories all come from that place, so in writing All That Shines, I was calling home. Trying to recreate those nights full of shimmering stars, meadows full of blue green grass you could get lost in and friendships that last forever.
Book Review: Just Do This One Thing for Me by Laura Zimmermann

Book Review: Just Do This One Thing for Me by Laura Zimmermann
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 08, 2023
A really great story of the lengths one teen will go to to help keep her family together. Somehow Zimmermann makes this story of neglect as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. A stellar read.
Recycling Shelved Manuscripts – Your Words Are Never Wasted! A guest post by G. Z. Schmidt

Recycling Shelved Manuscripts – Your Words Are Never Wasted! A guest post by G. Z. Schmidt
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 07, 2023
Your shelved stories won’t be lost to the dust. Rework bits of it into your new manuscript. Borrow entire chunks and passages freely (after all, it’s your own writing).
Saving Sunshine: It’s More Than a Sibling Story, a guest post by Saadia Faruqi

Saving Sunshine: It’s More Than a Sibling Story, a guest post by Saadia Faruqi
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 07, 2023
Saving Sunshine is also about planet earth and all the issues surrounding it today: global warming, human encroachment into animal habitats, endangering of species, and so much more.
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