Booklists

This month, four YA authors serve up restaurant-set reads. Teens will crave these love stories, and some tasty food too. 

Sometimes there are lines that stick out and linger, burrowing themselves in our memories. Here are some of these unforgettable quotations from this year’s Best Books.

The SLJ Reviews editors share the books we read in 2020 that have stuck with us—whether as a welcome respite from the year’s upheaval or as a work that resonated long after the last page was turned.

Check out the 2020 Best Books covers that most left an imprint on our eyes (and hearts).

Appealing novels for fans of this comedy starring Devi, an Indian American teen, co-created by Mindy Kaling.

Dreidel-spinning llamas, locating the right flour for a holiday treat, and getting just the right haircut for an event remind readers that are so many festivals and so many reasons to celebrate, all year around.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white bus passenger. Her arrest sparked a 381–day boycott of the Montgomery bus system. Dr. Duchess Harris provides a resource list to mark the anniversary of this historic event and dispel common narratives about Parks.

Latinx creators have been receiving more recognition in recent years, and there is now a flourishing Latinx comics scene that includes a strong body of work for young people.

This month's offerings include new entries from Megan Whalen Turner, David Yoon, Bill Nye, and Ruby Bridges.