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With engaging design, impeccable research, and actionable suggestions for making an impact, these four middle grade & YA titles discuss what strides are being made by scientists, activists, and young people who are fighting to save the planet they’ve inherited.

These three picture books capture the hardship and joys that Black people have experienced in the United States, with nuance and sensitivity to a young audience.  

The SLJ reviews editors rounded up our reviews of the books lauded at the 2023 Youth Media Awards.

Here is the complete list of the winners at the 2023 Youth Media Awards.

Here are a few middle grade and YA titles to pass along to young readers interested in time loops. If they love them, they can read them over and over.

The grant program will award $700 to up to 32 Title I U.S. school libraries to purchase Mathical Book Prize-winning titles for their schools.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. Share these titles with young readers to commemorate those who perished and to ensure that the horrors of the Holocaust are not forgotten.

Readers welcomed our coverage of the youth media awards, a new ambassador and, yes, ChatGPT.

The position statement from the National Council of Teachers of English says nonfiction offers more than traditional textbooks and "has never been more vibrant or vital."