Booklists

While your students gear up for the latest TV and movie releases, suggest they curl up with these books, too.

Books for middle school readers, including YA and middle grade realistic, fantasy, series, and standalone titles, as recommended by librarians.

A heads-up to subscribers: an extra edition of SLJ will provide our starred reviews of the year and recommended books in eight #OwnVoices categories, in an exclusive print presentation.

These male protagonists—from single dads to married men, uncles, and grandfathers—reflect a range of caring adults who are key figures in black children’s lives.

Our top posts of the week past on SLJ.com and the blogs.

In this month's Pondering Printz column, Lalitha Nataraj considers titles that center underrepresented voices and the inherent value of all books, whether or not they take home the award.

Not only is the representation of various mental illnesses in YA literature expanding, but so is the ­sensitivity of their portrayals. Here are 13 standout titles. 

Two recently published titles offer recommendations galore for collection developers, classroom teachers, students of literature, and parents.

From stories of affable ghosts to tales of encounters with the undead, these 36 books offer middle grade and high school readers plenty of thrills.