News & Features

A.S. King, winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about reckoning with trauma, censors, and the need to stop bullying teens.

Videos add important liveliness and novelty to classroom topics. A carefully chosen video, whether used in its entirety or by selected scenes, gives educators the opportunity to pre-plan and address challenging issues with educational forethought. Here are 15 DVDs educators can show elementary, middle school, and high school students.

How to handle confrontational parents; a principal's reprimand; supporting LGBTQIA+–themed books; and more advice on challenges and censorship.

Moving away from home can be so confusing and heartrending for young kids. These 10 titles celebrate changes in addresses while paying homage to the place that has been left behind.

COVID-19 led some students to put off college or arrive less prepared academically or emotionally. Librarians offer support by discussing all options and addressing financial barriers.

These 15 titles represent some of the most practical, detailed, clear, critical, and diverse perspectives on picking, achieving, and living the dream that is higher education today.

It's Jewish American Heritage Month, and SLJ spoke with authors about the importance of writing Jewish characters and stories.

Children's literature has lost another giant with the death of Jim Murphy; Colin Kaepernick to release a graphic memoir; SCBWI launches new fund and programs; and more in this edition of News Bites.

The effort to ban books in schools and libraries has made headlines, resulting in a big boost in sales of the most contentious titles.