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Here are 21 recent YA and middle grade titles that favor poetry over prose, perfect for sharing during National Poetry Month.

Too often, books published for children learning to read independently miss the design details and engaging content that keep early readers encouraged. This list of titles offers updates on series featuring diverse characters, talking pets, unicorns, magic, mystery, and everyday dilemmas.

Families can be complicated, and when parents split up, it can be difficult for children to process this major shift in their lives. These three titles center on tweens dealing with parental divorce or separation, across varying circumstances and genre.

While there is no substitute for comprehensive mental health care treatment, many young readers may discover comfort, validation, and the strength to ask for help in the pages of these books. 

These 20 titles for picture and chapter book readers feature creatures who ask children, "What if the world were different?"

The 2021 list of best middle grade books counts with 26 novels, including unforgettable works by Joseph Bruchac, Jasmine Warga, and Kate DiCamillo.

Share the love of curls, kinks, and coils with these seven books for preschoolers through teenagers.

For children and teens, 9/11 may feel far away and removed. As the 20th anniversary of September 11 approaches, these titles will help young people understand this devastating event and its ongoing repercussions.

It seems as if every fourth book is based on a familiar song, from folk to rock and beyond! Judge for yourselves which made the translation with no wrong notes, and stay tuned for more!