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Killing the Indians in 2023: Book Banning Seeks to Erase Native Americans | Opinion
Debbie Reese  Oct 25, 2023
Announcing the Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids List: 2023 Edition!

Announcing the Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids List: 2023 Edition!
Betsy Bird  Oct 30, 2023
Coding Is a Literacy | Opinion

Coding Is a Literacy | Opinion
IdaMae Craddock  Sep 01, 2020

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Reading is Magic, Pass it on! A guest post by PJ Gardner

Reading is Magic, Pass it on! A guest post by PJ Gardner
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 24, 2024
Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with reading? The moment you understood the alchemy of words on a page? The joy of holding a book in your hands and knowing you were holding magic?
Living In Between, a guest post by Kara H. L. Chen

Living In Between, a guest post by Kara H. L. Chen
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 23, 2024
I did not know then that there was more dividing my parents and I than language; we literally had different worldviews and value systems.
Growing Up Too Fast: Parentification and Triangulation in The Truth About Triangles, a guest post by Michael Leali

Growing Up Too Fast: Parentification and Triangulation in The Truth About Triangles, a guest post by Michael Leali
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 22, 2024
Children who “rise to the challenge” are often lauded for their efforts, but what we so often miss is the cost to the child.
My Life Became A Middle Grade Novel, a guest post by Amie Specht as told to Shannon Hitchcock

My Life Became A Middle Grade Novel, a guest post by Amie Specht as told to Shannon Hitchcock
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 18, 2024
Kate Lovejoy, the main character of our novel, Dancing In the Storm, has a rare genetic disorder called Fibrodsyplasia Ossificans Progressiva. You’ve probably never heard of it, but I have the same disorder.
Making Good Trouble with a Middle School Book Club, a guest post by Tanvi Rastogi

Making Good Trouble with a Middle School Book Club, a guest post by Tanvi Rastogi
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 17, 2024
Empathy is good; action kindled by empathy is vital.
Mind the Middle Project: Social Media, Peer Pressure, and the Relentlessness of the Information Age, a guest post by Melanie Conklin

Mind the Middle Project: Social Media, Peer Pressure, and the Relentlessness of the Information Age, a guest post by Melanie Conklin
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 16, 2024
What’s clear to me as an author is that it’s critical we talk with our young people about the many facets of social media use, even if those conversations are at times uncomfortable.
In Defense of the Fluffy Book, a guest post by G. F. Miller

In Defense of the Fluffy Book, a guest post by G. F. Miller
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jul 15, 2024
Everyone, including teens and tweens, should get to enjoy these fluffy books without judging themselves or feeling that these books somehow have less value than Crime and Punishment.
9 Middle Grade and YA Books Featuring Dungeons & Dragons

9 Middle Grade and YA Books Featuring Dungeons & Dragons
SLJ Reviews,  Jul 15, 2024

These 9 books and graphic novels feature protagonists who enjoy the popular RPG Dungeons & Dragons—and have adventures that help them learn more about themselves both inside of and outside the game.

2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award Acceptance Speech by Neal Shusterman

2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award Acceptance Speech by Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman,  Jul 13, 2024

Neal Shusterman received the 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors an author "for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature." The annual award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association and sponsored by School Library Journal. Here is his acceptance address, delivered June 30 at the ALA Annual conference held in San Diego.

 

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