Shelley Diaz
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Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles Through Fictional Characters
Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air
An unforgettable peek into an important and relevant time period brought into perspective by a masterly poet. A must-have for every collection.
Resistance, Radical Empathy, and the Responsibilities of Privilege: An Interview with Tehlor Kay Mejia on “We Set the Dark on Fire”
Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut novel We Set the Dark on Fire is a fantasy based in contemporary issues: political turmoil, sexual identity, class inequality, immigration, even a border wall. She tells SLJ about world-building, revolution, and how rage inspired her first novel.
Women Rule in These Five YA Novels
How do the dynamics of power shift when women are in charge? These YA novels—ranging from epic fantasy to contemporary thriller with a historical twist—tackle that question and more.
Mimi Yu On Empire, Shaping Characters, and More in “The Girl King”
The debut YA author talks about her path to publication, the “soupiness” of her characters, and what she’s working on next.
Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass
Best Adult Books 4 Teens
With the valuable input from our reviewers, we’ve chosen timely, relevant, and necessary titles that will resonate with the older teens in your libraries.
600 Teens Get Up Close with 2018 National Book Award Finalists
The day before the National Book Awards were announced, New York City middle- and high schoolers gathered at the 92nd Street Y to hear the finalists in the Young People’s Literature category.