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Middle grade and YA authors tackle the unfathomable and the long reach of tragic events.

SLJ asked librarians, authors, and illustrators to reflect on their pandemic experience: the impact on them, their students, and readers; the innovations that stuck; the memories that linger; and the lessons we learned.

Help kids understand the vital role forests play in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions and how they can protect trees. 

Books and online resources about trees and forest conservation, including Indigenous-authored titles and narratives about marine forests.

Explaining why they write about children who are grieving, authors describe experiences from the loss of a family member to concerns about gun violence.

Empathetic rapport, masterful pacing, pitch-perfect accents—it's all in a day's work for the top-notch talents behind audiobooks including "Horrible Harry," The Hate U Give, No Kimchi for Me!, All American Boys, and others.

Illustrated titles about strong women and self-empowerment for girls from the 2024 Rise Booklist. 

Author Tae Keller speaks with DiCamillo about her latest book, Ferris, and the hallmark themes in her work. 

How six librarians beaten down by censorship, school violence, overwork, and injury reset and made their next move.