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Once again books with LGBTQIA+ characters and themes are the most challenged titles across the country.

The author of Home Home stresses the importance of openly discussing mental health issues and offering hope to young people experiencing anxiety and depression.

Pluto, the main character of Melleby's How I Became a Planet, just wants to love things again like she used to. Depression changes her, but with a support system and time, Pluto knows she will be okay. 

The author of Thanks a Lot, Universe discusses why he wrote the book and how his protagonist came to a point where he could say, "It's OK to talk about this."

Get out your TBR lists, your order lists, your library card, and be ready to dive into lots of new and interesting books!

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The author and a young fan debate the finer points of Yelchin's memoir The Genius Under the Table, about growing up in Cold War Russia.