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Celebrate poetry with these 16 middle grade and YA #OwnVoices titles.

Five picture books by Yuyi Morales and more titles named as the 2019 Global Read Aloud choices.

Horror, despite how it’s often categorized, is not a genre. It is instead a mood, applicable to any genre that elicits fear, disgust, surprise, or shock. For young readers with still-developing brains, horror can be especially appealing as they navigate their own emotional responses. Librarians must be familiar with the trends, and the kind of chills a reader may be seeking, all through the year.

A lesson plan for Sophie Blackall's award-winning picture book. 

The author's new graphic novel, about a black student enrolling in a predominantly white private school, tells powerful truths about racism and alienation with humor and heart.

Elizabeth Acevedo, whose debut novel won over the publishing world, critics, and award committees in 2018, continued her streak as The Poet X nabbed the Michael L. Printz Award and the Pura Belpré Author Award at the 2019 Youth Media Awards ceremony on Monday.

The picture book about "everything in life" follows her 2016 Caldecott-winning Finding Winnie.

The Youth Media Awards provided surprises, a diverse list of winners, and some committee decisions to debate.