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School librarian Amanda Jones won the next step in her defamation suit, but lost an unrelated censorship battle when her local library voted to move This One Summer to the adult section after a meeting where she spoke out against the move. Plus, more in censorship news.
A heartfelt story of found family and identity.
A toxic familial relationship shows that “abuse is more than bruises” in this emotionally resonant and nuanced look at pressure, expectations, and manipulation.
The February Penguin TBR has landed with reviews for THE MOON WITHOUT STARS, SUNDOWN GIRLS, THE CELESTIAL SEAS, and THE ESCAPE GAME
Writing the middle grade biographical series, Muslim Mavericks, means stepping into lives wildly different from my own—from disabled comedians to trailblazing Olympians—and learning to tell Muslim stories with humility and breadth.
With the documentary airing on PBS on Monday, February 9, director and producer Kim Snyder spoke with SLJ about the documentary, the audience response, and her hope it makes a bigger impact on the anti-censorship movement.
A family cafe, angry girls, a taekwondo wiz, a mysterious painting, and a heist inspired by Indigenous American mythology.
Writing to me feels like the closest thing you can get to that sense of wonder of digging up something new, only the digging happens on the page.
As a former fairy chaser, I can tell you that representation changed my life. It’s what led me to the library, becoming an author, and finding my community.
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