Best Of

Malinda Lo’s National Book Award-winning Last Night at the Telegraph Club, the blockbuster Blackout, and Angie Thomas’s latest are just some of the 25 YA titles that made our Best Books of 2021. 

A whopping 35 books were selected for this year’s Best Nonfiction list---our longest yet. From STEM works to eye-opening historical accounts, these titles will fill all of your curricular needs.

With a range of grade levels (kindergarteners to high schoolers) and genres (fantasy and horror, among others), there’s something for everyone in these 17 comics picks.

For the first time in years, we created a breakout list of poetry titles. These six selections include the latest from powerhouse poets Joyce Sidman, Jack Prelutsky, and Nikki Grimes.

Inclusive holiday season reads, DVD recommendations, tales of strong women of faith are among 46  of this month's starred reviews, spanning picture books, middle grade, YA, and more.

Here are the 57 starred reviews featured in our October print issue spanning picture books, graphic novels, professional reading, and more.

They are here! Finalists for 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and their reviews from SLJ.

Save the date and register to join us “In Community” for a full-day, virtual program on Oct. 28.

Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.