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Author Alyson Gerber discusses the classic THE WESTING GAME and how it influenced her mystery series, THE LIARS SOCIETY
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under featuring Blake Laser Volume 1 from Harper Alley and Digital Lizards of Doom Volume 3: Level 3 Dana Deathly from Papercutz.
Today's title was never really intended to be a children's book. It's a series of poems that were adapted into a book format instead. How well does it hold up? We intend to find out.
They can be some of the most creative books of the year (and are a nightmare to catalogers everywhere). Take a gander at books that meld fact and fiction with aplomb.
Here are some books with a distinctive fantasy feel that stood out to me in 2024. Read 'em! Enjoy 'em! Love 'em!
Today, I celebrate what little science fiction there is. And, interestingly enough, the bulk of it this year seemed to come in the form of picture books. What are we to make of that? Not sure, but it's kinda cool.
In this month's Newbery Author Spotlight, we look back at some memorable Newbery Medal acceptance speeches and invite readers to share their own experiences.
Sometimes the simple act of adding some books to my own personal endless TBR stack or list is all it takes for me to want to do a Take Five list.
Over the next two weeks I’ll be sharing the 10 most popular 100 Scope Notes posts during the past year.
On today's list you'll discover a wild mix of nonfiction, poetry, comics, novels, and more. Just sit back and enjoy the array!
25 forthcoming YA books to add to your TBR.
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Endies Endpaper Awards.
Ah, this is a big one. There are only a couple topics including in the 31 Days, 31 Lists series that take significantly more time and energy than the others. With today's list we start tackling books for older readers this month. Comics just make for a natural starting place.
Meet the 13 members of the 2025 Heavy Medal Award Committee (HMAC). Every one of them is committed to reading all 15 titles on our Heavy Medal Book List, then discussing each one, starting December 30th.
If you’re looking to foster a love for fantasy that’s sure to last a lifetime, here are six spectacular, inclusive (and more or less recent) middle grade fantasy books to gift this holiday season.
Whatever you might call them, today's books are the titles that transition children into first reading on their own, and then into reading on their own for pleasure.
Mike Kunkel's Herobear and the Kid, a longtime favorite and award-winning kids' comic, has found a new home at Papercutz.
Check out these 25 middle grade titles coming out in 2025!
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Undies Case Cover Awards!
SLJ BLOG NETWORK
100 Scope Notes
Travis Jonker
A Fuse #8 Production
Elizabeth Bird
Good Comics for Kids
Brigid Alverson, Robin Brenner, Lori Henderson, Esther Keller, Michael May, J. Caleb Mozzocco, Mike Pawuk, Scott Robins, & Eva Volin
Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
Steven Engelfried, Sharon McKellar, & Roxanne Hsu Feldman
Neverending Search
Joyce Valenza
Pearl's & Ruby's
Edith Campbell
Teen Librarian Toolbox
Karen Jensen, Heather Booth, Robin Willis, & Amanda MacGregor
The Classroom Bookshelf
Mary Ann Cappiello, Erika Thulin Dawes, Grace Enriquez, & Katie Cunningham
The Yarn
Travis Jonker & Colby Sharp
NEWS & FEATURES
Keeping Up with Series Fiction | Editorial
Beth Ellen McIntyre
Building Blocks | Decodables Fiction Series
Melanie Okadigwe, Greene Hill School and Brooklyn Public Library
Gentle Lessons | Picture Books Fiction Series
Cat McCarrey, formerly at Wagner Middle School, TX
Skills and Stories | Early Readers Fiction Series
Chance Lee Joyner, Tyngsborough PL, MA
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