Booklists

January starts strong with a new book from Gayle Forman, two graphic novels, and several audio titles spanning ages and genres.

These books—which share stories of real and fictional people and animals who have endured wildfires—can provide information and comfort to children and teens.

These books are the best of the Rise committee's selection of  "well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content for young readers."

In her quest to get teens reading at the Fort Worth (TX) Public Library, librarian Karen Jensen uses music as the foundation for readers' advisory.

From a pizza-eating dragon to a detailed look at the causes of climate change, these Spanish-language works offer young readers engaging stories and magical high jinks.

Seek-and-finds, stories about escape challenges, and other engaging titles. 

These books on topics ranging from using AI successfully to navigating book challenges are a good place for librarians to start as they look toward another year of positively influencing young readers.

From ready reference to encyclopedias, these titles will spark curiosity in baseball, ancient times, and dragons, while also providing research resources on Black women's history and space travel.

2024 came to a close with these outstanding selections, which include several from our new Fiction Series Made Simple supplement.