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TLT contributor Riley Jensen shares some new YA coming out in March 2024 on her TBR list
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Blue Stars Volume 1 The Vice Principal Problem from Candlewick Press and Nothing Special Volume 1 Through the Elder Woods from Ten Speed Press.
We're 10 months away from the 2025 Newbery Medal announcement, but it's never too early to start reading. If you've read any early 2024 publications that might have a chance at the Medal, add your suggestions to our monthly list between now and March 9th.
Let’s continue to shine as many lights as we can on middle grade books and their authors. Read their books. Recommend them to your friends. Post reviews online. Talk about them.
Stories enable readers to connect with and learn from the healing power of forgiveness. To see and understand its benefits. Stories enable readers to see themselves on the page. Give them an opportunity to practice the art of forgiving.
Remind me not to cut this person off in traffic.
Kate wants blood. I give her an ogre. But what's gross about this book has nothing to do with his eating habits.
A Golden Age character returns to Riverdale, and an ill wind blows all the students some good in our newest Archie preview.
Today's list is new books coming out in March. I swear there are one million middle grade books coming out on March 5 alone. It was a challenge to pick just a few new titles to include!
Tabletop RPGs, by design, encourage social interaction, problem solving and conflict resolution.
Some thoughts on the 2023 bestsellers.
Two girls get unexpected superpowers in this graphic novel by the co-creator of Miles Morales.
Get out those TBR lists!
Join us for a cover reveal and learn about Giddy, who vows to spend 11 days doing the opposite of everything she would normally do.
Dive in to even more astounding children's books coming out this spring. We have futuristic titles, Caldecott AND Newbery winners, and so much more.
The culture, needs, and interests of schools, students, and faculty are always changing and evolving. Because of this, funding and budget allocation must be reexamined regularly. While budget reallocations can free up a lot of extra money from unnecessary spending, many worthwhile efforts are caught in the crossfire. Making annual (or even monthly) reports on […]
A few weeks back, librarian Mychal Threets popped up on Good Morning America.
Lauren Parnes discusses the importance of helping middle grade readers learn to select reading materials
32 new and forthcoming middle grade and YA books that you need to check out!
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