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New Jersey Governor Signs Freedom to Read Bill into Law | Censorship News

New Jersey Governor Signs Freedom to Read Bill into Law | Censorship News
SLJ Staff,  Dec 12, 2024

The new law in New Jersey aims to limit book removals and protect librarians from criminal prosecution; in Illinois, some school districts are choosing to lose state grants instead of complying with its Freedom to Read law; additional titles removed in Oregon and Tennessee; and more in censorship news.

Take Five: Wintery Middle Grade Fiction

Take Five: Wintery Middle Grade Fiction
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 06, 2024
As always, the one thing that makes life tolerable is escaping into fiction. And for all my hatred of actual winter, I love books set in winter. Here are a few you might like, too!
7 Middle Grade Books In Translation

7 Middle Grade Books In Translation
SLJ Reviews,  Dec 05, 2024

Books in translation are a great resource to enrich young minds and library shelves. Here, SLJ rounds up 7 recent titles for the middle grade set.

Why Dragons: On the Importance of Dragons as a Plot Device, a guest post by Svetlana Chmakova

Why Dragons: On the Importance of Dragons as a Plot Device, a guest post by Svetlana Chmakova
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 25, 2024
I am essentially making comfy nests where other tired hearts can rest, books with arguably naive but stubborn resilience against tough odds, and books with kind power in them. 
Take Five: Newbery Picks, Part Two

Take Five: Newbery Picks, Part Two
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 22, 2024
If I pick TEN books surely I must get one or two right when the awards are announced, right?
'Kareem Between' Wins 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

'Kareem Between' Wins 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Kara Yorio,  Nov 21, 2024

Shifa Saltagi Safadi's novel in verse about an immigrant family, the 2016 Muslim ban, and a boy trying to balance school and family earned the prestigious prize.

Surviving the Slow Burn of Middle Grade, a guest post by Shannon Messenger

Surviving the Slow Burn of Middle Grade, a guest post by Shannon Messenger
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 20, 2024
The trick is to not give up while the slow burn runs its course.
How a Graphic Novel of North Korean Refugees Can Help Students Today, a guest post by Tina Cho

How a Graphic Novel of North Korean Refugees Can Help Students Today, a guest post by Tina Cho
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 19, 2024
I hope after reading our novel, hearts can empathize better with refugees in the community and be spurned to action. Perhaps students will take greater interest in the new classmate that just arrived in the states.
Take Five: Newbery Picks

Take Five: Newbery Picks
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 15, 2024
Will one of these take home the Newbery come January? And could one of them win a Newbery AND a Printz?!
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