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Unlike the Newbery and most other ALA awards, the National Book Awards share their longlists and shortlists of finalists. The first ten for Young Peoples Literature were announced in September and now there are five remaining: BUFFALO DREAMER- Duncan (no current suggestions) THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY- Galarza (teen book, no suggestions) […]
I remember going to the local library, getting my first library card, and piling the car with books. I couldn’t believe it—I could take them home? We didn’t have to pay for them? And I could bring them back and then get more? It was the greatest thing ever!
Ah, October. Hoodie weather. Pretty leaves. Apple and pumpkin everything. Impending long, cold, dark winter. Needing to get out my Happy Light. Okay... maybe I should stop listing things fall brings. But it does bring a nice batch of new books!
In the book, Mendel is convinced he's been cursed, and it might be true. But I think it's safe to say we, cursed or not, all have aspects of ourselves we find troublesome.
A roundup of 2024 Halloween books.
A middle grade graphic novel that explores family relationships in the most stressful of times.
Teen librarian Karen Jensen dives into spooky season by sharing some of her favorite teen horror books that somehow involve killer camps
Well-written, complex, and unique. An excellent read.
Charlotte was my student in a university fiction course during the pandemic. A couple years later, I was delighted to find out that my publisher had chosen Charlotte to illustrate my cover!
The National Book Award finalists have been announced!
Chris Raschka joins us today to talk about his latest middle grade novel, process, writing, editing, cactuses, and more!
Cartoonist Kaeti Vandorn is the latest to take a crack at adapting classic Dr. Seuss characters into new graphic novel adventures, here sending the Grinch and Max on a series of vacations.
Ruth Chan talks about her graphic novel memoir, UPROOTED
This week's Wednesday Roundup looks as several excellent novels in verse. Several books in this form have been recognized by Newbery Committees in the recent years. Will the 2025 Newbery list include this unique format again?
With a mother who grew up in Istanbul and a father who grew up in Montana, I spent much of my childhood traveling between those settings, figuring out how to exist in both, and grappling with questions of identity and belonging.
Dog's story is not an easy one or one that quickly turns hopeful and positive. It's rough ride. But in Hautman's ever-capable hands, it's a rough ride full of adventure, suspense, emotion, and a feeling that the path Dog is on, and maybe even the path Evan is on, is a profound one, that their connection will change their lives.
What does cold fish have to do with picky eating? We're talking with Jacob Grant today about his latest title and an ode to adventurous palates!
Spooky month is here, and not only am I thrilled for the fall breezes and pumpkin decor, but I’m also excited for so many incredible YA releases that arrive this month. And there are so many. I cut this list down at least four times, and we’re still at 16 books! So here’s the 16books […]
Tiffani Carter believes this is what libraries do: they provide space to bring people together, connecting one resource, one service, one child, with another.
Author Josh Roberts talks about horror and bridging the gap between middle grade and teens
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