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One thing I value and believe in is the role of stories in helping readers to experience new perspectives. To see other sides. To think critically.
I asked my mom a question I was given for a blog interview: “What the hardest obstacle you’ve had to overcome?” My mom looked at me for a moment, then said, “Ah, how about the fact you couldn’t read until fourth grade!”
SLJ's "Heavy Medal" bloggers are still putting Freewater's unexpected Newbery win into context, as they examine 10 past winners that made an impact.
Jerome and I tapped into our early heroic adventures for our new book, Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair. In a hybrid mix of panels and prose, we tell the story of Lincoln and Hudson Dupré, two brothers just like us.
SLJ catches up with author Julian Randall to discuss growing a protagonist over a series, the importance of writing in community, and his next exciting middle grade adventure.
Children of the Black Glass began some years ago on a family road trip, when we found an obsidian deposit near a dirt road on the wild side of a jagged mountain range.
An exclusive cover reveal for The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles, who spoke with us about her August 2023 book in this interview.
The more I researched the bewildering problems facing our planet, the more I kept bumping into an unlikely hero—seaweed.
With the unprecedented rise in book bannings and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation targeting marginalized youth, I feel the need to use this opportunity to talk about books and their significance to me.
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