Booklists

In these stories, some grandparents are kind and loving, others carry the trauma of their past. Often, kids turn to them when they feel their parents won’t understand.

New readers can feed their minds as they read these books about feeding their bellies.

A New York City blackout and romance in Taipei provide the settings for some of these teen books.

The 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner talks about hope, collaboration, and the school librarian who changed his life. 

From a big-city internship to work at the family Laundromat, these books for tweens deliver a range of experiences.

Stories of children with parents behind bars are as diverse as the millions of real-life kids familiar with the experience. These 19 fiction and nonfiction titles may offer an empathetic, metaphoric hand for young readers to hold.

They are politicians and artists and athletes. They are young people, and people with a few years of life under their belts. And their stories can inform and encourage young readers in June and throughout the year. These books can change lives—and even save them.

Seven new manga releases that are sure to be a hit with YA readers. 

From a TEDx Talk to a manga, these transmedia picks will entice young adults to keep their minds engaged this summer.