2 Books About Chuseok for Young Readers
Chuseok is a Korean harvest festival on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. This year,…
NCTE and SLJ Review 8 Challenged YA and Modern Classics | Defending the Canon
School Library Journal and NCTE continue to champion works that have long been taught in classrooms, including YA classics…
A Chat with McCall Hoyle, Author of Forever Ripley
Some friendships last a lifetime. Others last forever. Award-winning author McCall Hoyle affirms the powerful and enduring relationship…
In Divided Times, Picture Books Connect
“Connection is really the thing that we’re leaning into with this batch of picture books,” says…
Juliet Menéndez On Reinvention and Revolution Through Children’s Books | The 2025 Stars Issue
The author/illustrator’s work shines a light on Latinx icons who haven’t always appeared in our history books. Here we celebrate…
Rory Power: Flipping the Script on Whodunit in ‘Kill Creatures’ | Stars So Far 2025
Bestselling author Rory Power’s new YA novel Kill Creatures is a tour de force of teenage friendship, crushes, and revenge. Here,…
11 Must-Read Spanish-Language Middle Grade, YA, and Graphic Novels
Finding Spanish-language books for older readers continues to be a challenge, but we’ve curated this list that includes…