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This year's SLJ Best Books cover, was created by Guojing, author/illustrator of The Flamingo, a 2022 SLJ Best Book. Guojing is the 25th cover artist in an annual tradition of Best Books covers that began in 1998.

Portland-based illustrator Kalila J. Fuller did the honors for our November 2022 cover story on the representation of Native people, stories, and culture in children's publishing.

 For our September issue, journalist Martha Hinton reported on new approaches to teaching the topic of slavery in U.S. classrooms. 

For our October cover on horror comics, Stephen Giplin depicted a child reading Mark Fearing's graphic novel Welcome to Feral, while the classic monsters in the bedroom look on in terror.

Censorship and the fight for intellectual freedom led our most viewed stories of the year, along with recommendations toward “Refreshing the Canon,” a joint project with NCTE.

With its range of text structures, innovative formatting, and rich language, expository literature is a great choice for modeling high-quality informational writing.

Rosen’s Teen Health and Wellness database provides fact-based, nonjudgmental information. The wealth of health care information will support teens for school assignments or adolescent curiosity. 

These middle grade tales of space travel will enchant kids who like the Disney+ film about a family trying to save a fantastical planet.

Enhance your curriculum by showing how these standout nonfiction works reflect strategies of nonfiction writing.