Classroom

An elementary librarian feels unprepared for challenges; a Texas librarian is told to purge titles; a principal forbids students to write to their governor protesting book removal push.

The 42 international books selected this year by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) range from picture books and poetry to nonfiction and novels. Download a PDF of the full list.

Active nonfiction books, a category of titles that help kids make and do things, are inspirational and interactive, and can aid with students' writing and cross-curricular learning.

The new classroom book club program for grades 3–8 includes the titles, educator and discussion guides, and access to a podcast hosted by Alexander.

Vibrant Voices: A Booklist Celebrating Stories of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color is selected by New York Public Library staff to help students, parents, and educators discover a world of new perspectives and narratives through literature.

Those dreaded summer reading lists. For eons, teachers have been handing out assigned reading, mostly comprised of old “classics.” With this survey, SLJ and NCTE invite teachers and librarians to choose the titles you’d like culled from required reading and those books you would urge students to read instead.

SLJ is reporting on the surge of book challenges across the country and telling the library's perspective on this important story. What is your story? Responses can be anonymous. 

Margarita Engle, Meg Medina, Yuyi Morales, and Raúl the Third are just some of the children's literature creators set to take part in the free, virtual festival.