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Before we tune in to the Youth Media Awards on January 28, we’d like to focus on a handful of outliers that perhaps lack the broad consensus-building qualities of previously highlighted titles but are just as impressive.

Could there be a repeat of 2017? The children’s literature scholar thinks two nonfiction titles about race in the United States could take the medal.

From the latest middle grade offering by Anne Ursu to the much-anticipated Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan, check out the works that SLJ reviews editors are most excited about this month.

We rounded up our reviews of the five titles on YALSA’s 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction Award Shortlist.

Check out our reviews—all starred—for the recently announced Morris finalists, including two SLJ Best Books.

These 10 audiobooks represent the best of November 2017 to October 2018 releases, with selections for all age groups and interests.

This was an outstanding year for children’s music, with an unusual depth of solid entries across a wide variety of musical genres.

This year’s list of the 10 best graphic novels for young people proves how the format has blossomed in recent years.