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It’s easy to forget when choosing picture books that country borders are just lines on a map, and sometimes the ideal title for U.S. collections is Canadian! Fill out the shelves with these recently published gems.

From Paralympics to disability rights, these books highlight the stories of young people with disabilities achieving their dreams. They will serve to both empower and inspire young readers.

Books and music have a lot in common. Both can convey different reactions and emotional responses in people just by their names alone. This short list shares a few book titles that are also song titles. Readers may come to these books for their titles, and stay for their engaging plot lines.

Biographies and memoirs get to the heart of subjects’ lives and are often a gateway for readers who aren’t naturally drawn to nonfiction. These titles provide sliding doors that teens can step through—entryways into lives that have often gone unsung and untold.

A curated booklist with titles that offer an intimate view of poverty and other titles that may provide escapist relief from stress.

They are here! Finalists for 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and their reviews from SLJ.

In this roundup of showstopping YA titles, dance, music, theater, television, and the visual arts are the media through which teens explore identity, cultural heritage, racism, sexuality, familial obligation, and evolving friendships.

Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

This eclectic roundup of YA titles features the latest by Anna-Marie McLemore, Indigenous literature from Latin America, and some delectable rom-coms.