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A day in the life of a refugee-turned-advocate, a guest post by Muzoon Almellehan

A day in the life of a refugee-turned-advocate, a guest post by Muzoon Almellehan
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jun 21, 2023
Muzoon Almellehan, a Syrian refugee and advocate for refugees and education, gives us a peek into her busy life.
Back in the (Literary) Saddle, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart

Back in the (Literary) Saddle, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 30, 2023
This is my love letter to all the equestrians who haven’t seen themselves on the page. I’m going to need your help and support to get my books into the hands of kids who want and need them, so I hope you go on this ride with me.
Book Review: I Have Something to Tell You–For Young Adults: A Memoir by Chasten Buttigieg

Book Review: I Have Something to Tell You–For Young Adults: A Memoir by Chasten Buttigieg
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 11, 2023
Buttigieg wants readers to know they are never alone. He shows that you get to write your own story. A hopeful and comforting look at a life that finally feels like it fits.
Teen Girls and Magic in the 1900s, a guest post by Sacha Lamb

Teen Girls and Magic in the 1900s, a guest post by Sacha Lamb
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Oct 13, 2022
When the Angels Left the Old Country is a fairytale grounded in history, specifically what’s known in American Jewish history as the Great Wave of Immigration.
“You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?”: Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White

“You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?”: Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jun 07, 2022
When I was growing up, if I had a big feeling about something, books were the first place I turned…but there was nothing on the shelves that could have helped me learn about being queer, or trans, or autistic.
2022 Books from American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners

2022 Books from American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners
Travis Jonker | Blogs,  May 17, 2022
A roundup of 2022 books from past American Indian Youth Literature Award winners

"In the Margins" 2019 Book Awards Announced
Kiera Parrott,  Feb 06, 2019

The In the Margins Book Awards honor the best books published over the preceding 18 months that appeal to the reading needs and wants of teens from marginalized backgrounds. The committee selected three top titles in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Advocacy. They also released their full Top 10 list.

New YALSA Teen Book Finder App, Database and More | NewsBites

New YALSA Teen Book Finder App, Database and More | NewsBites
SLJ Staff,  Feb 01, 2019

A new app and database from YALSA lets users access nearly 4,000 YA titles, plus awards, a new children's imprint, and more in NewsBites.

SLJ Diverse Books Survey Page Updated with New Resources, Access to Full Report

SLJ Diverse Books Survey Page Updated with New Resources, Access to Full Report
SLJ Staff,  Jan 31, 2019

On the Diverse Books Survey page, users can access related content, newly updated, as well as our Diverse Books Survey report.

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