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As adults try to pull books from school library shelves across the country, students are responding with book clubs centered on the challenged titles.

Recent censorship developments include a decision to keep the Bible in the library and classrooms at a Kansas high school, and the removal and review of the Epic! digital library app because of a concern over An ABC of Equality and other titles.

The author of Home Home stresses the importance of openly discussing mental health issues and offering hope to young people experiencing anxiety and depression.

The Stonewall Award and Newbery Honor winner found the effervescent and humorous voice of his Different Kinds of Fruit protagonist in the unlikeliest of places.

The author of Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom discusses having obsessive-compulsive disorder as a child, the feelings of shame that came with it, and those who would try to keep stories about mental health from kids. 

The renowned actor chats with SLJ about coming of age in tumultuous times, the importance of libraries, and how the summer of 2020 shaped his debut middle grade novel.

Ellen Outside the Lines challenged me in the research it initially required to get a handle on my setting and the cultural heritage of the characters who called Barcelona home.

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