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When it’s executed well, the unreliable narrator device can turn a story around in memorable and highly satisfying ways. Here are 13 stellar examples of recent books with narrators who mislead, misdirect, or even outright lie to readers, waiting for just the right moment to reveal the truth.

From intellectual freedom to AI, there was plenty to learn and discuss at the 2023 SLJ Summit in Atlanta. Here are just some of the ideas that came from those on panels and in breakout sessions.

These nine works for elementary students to teenagers use visual strategies to convey inner thoughts, feelings, and emotions. 

Panel discussions, breakout sessions, and candid conversations marked the 2023 SLJ Summit. Here are some pictures of the weekend in Atlanta, GA.

We've read a lot of books this year. Yet for each of us, one stood out above all the rest. Here are our favorite books we read this year—and why.

Central Bucks County (PA) School Board president Karen Smith shares the backstory to getting sworn in on a stack of frequently challenged books and the reason for each title selected.

Who doesn't love a booklist? SLJ's got 'em. From Best Books and Refreshing the Canon—our joint effort with NCTE—to Spanish-language picture books and titles on non-apparent disabilities, our most popular booklists of 2023.

SLJ's reviews editors list their favorite Best Books quotations of 2023.

The winner of the award for best YA debut will be announced during the Youth Media Awards ceremony on January 22.