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Teens who love this adaptation of the Broadway musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes should find common themes, character-driven stories, and spirit in these books.

These realistic novels for teens explore identity, family relationships, and figuring out your place in the world, all told with honesty and nuance.

Warning: These 22 titles may induce hearty chuckles, grossed-out giggles, or milk-out-the-nose laughing. 

Magoon spoke with best-selling author Ibi Zoboi about the book that’s closest to her heart, forming her identity while reckoning with history, and being a writer ahead of her time.

In this clip from their conversation, 2020 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner Kekla Magoon talks to Ibi Zoboi (American Street) about her childhood, her experience getting her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and diversity in children’s literature.

Four new YA authors tell SLJ about the works that influenced them and how they are celebrating their first publications.

Book clubs focused on Black authors and characters have helped readers find community during the pandemic and given writers and their work some extra attention.

Using primary sources with literature can help students explore a story using a unique, real-world perspective.

In advance of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the author and adapter of The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, discuss their book and this painful part of American history.