Diversity

Librarians and teachers, as well as government and school district officials, have spoken out against the revocation and vowed support for all students.

Celebrating Women's History Month, political commentator Cokie Roberts enthralled third graders while speaking about her children's books, women, early American history, research, and writing.

Flying Lessons and Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh Published in 2017 by Crown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 978-1-101-93459-3 Grades 4-6     Book Review  Don’t we all have “milk-snorting-out-of-your-nose…listen-to-how-cool-and-awesome-we-are…come-close-so-we-can-whisper-in-your-ear” stories? In this groundbreaking anthology, published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books and edited by its co-founder Ellen Oh, are ten stories by […]

Gabby Rivera debuted the first issue of Mavel's "America" comics at Midtown Comics's downtown location in New York City. A group of Tor and Tor Teen authors gathered at the Flatiron Building to celebrate their recent fantasy titles.

Libraries are for learning—no matter where you come from, insists a librarian at an alternative high school in Virginia.

Publisher’s description Some bodies won’t stay buried. Some stories need to be told. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the past… and the present. Nearly one hundred years earlier, a misguided […]

Tinybop's latest app, "Me," offers an excellent opportunity for self-exploration.

SLJ reviews manager Shelley Diaz highlights children’s and YA books with Afro-Latinx roots.

Publisher’s description Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Angie Thomas’s searing debut about an ordinary girl in extraordinary circumstances addresses issues of racism and police violence with intelligence, heart, and unflinching honesty. Soon to be a major motion picture from Fox 2000/Temple Hill Productions. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood […]