Diversity

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.

Animals and author biographies for the elementary crowd and a timely focus on social issues for tweens and teens.

Last night we had the pleasure of talking with author A. S. King as part of our #SJYALit Project. We talked feminism, politics and bats. The Twitter conversation is Storified for you below. TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16 My 1st Question for @AS_King is where did the inspiration for GLORY come from? #SJYALit Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:08:25 ReplyRetweetFavorite […]

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo A new kind of big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get […]

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 […]