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These books—which share stories of real and fictional people and animals who have endured wildfires—can provide information and comfort to children and teens.

From a pizza-eating dragon to a detailed look at the causes of climate change, these Spanish-language works offer young readers engaging stories and magical high jinks.

In her quest to get teens reading at the Fort Worth (TX) Public Library, librarian Karen Jensen uses music as the foundation for readers' advisory.

Seek-and-finds, stories about escape challenges, and other engaging titles. 

These books on topics ranging from using AI successfully to navigating book challenges are a good place for librarians to start as they look toward another year of positively influencing young readers.

From ready reference to encyclopedias, these titles will spark curiosity in baseball, ancient times, and dragons, while also providing research resources on Black women's history and space travel.

2024 came to a close with these outstanding selections, which include several from our new Fiction Series Made Simple supplement. 

Are your young readers sad that the holiday season is over? Point them to these titles, featuring holidays celebrated throughout the year around the world.

2024 ends with starred reviews for Garth Nix, George M. Johnson, and more.