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Arms! Tentacles! Real estate in the board book format! I'm talking with two picture book-turned-board book creators about how you create a title for the littlest of readers.
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Teen librarian Karen Reflects on thoughts about teen pregnancy and women's rights throughout the years as a teen librarian and as the mother to teen girls
Sci-fi superhero Flash Gordon is back - and she's a girl! This new graphic novel is coming from Papercutz in July.
A middle school student chases her dreams of becoming an idol in this adorably real manga.
Saturday, April 26 is my favorite day of the year! That's right, it's time for Teen Lit Con again in Mendota Heights, Minnesota! I'm excited to be presenting for the sixth year.
How about some recent and forthcoming releases from Canadian middle grade authors? Canada seems nice, doesn't it?
Are there books you've always wanted to read but never have? Discover this new story craft podcast that confronts story structure and writing through the lens of its hosts' "Shame Shelf".
Today we have a preview of Dracula's Brunch Club, a sweet, spooky, funny graphic novel about donuts and vampires.
Eventually, I decided that the nefarious plotting of my young tontine contenders was not only acceptable for middle grade but also funny—for the same reason that Home Alone is a comedy and not a horror movie.
TLT Contributor Riley Jensen shares some April and May 2025 new releases that are going on her TBR list.
Arms! Tentacles! Real estate in the board book format! I'm talking with two picture book-turned-board book creators about how you create a title for the littlest of readers.
When does protecting someone because we love them turn into something harmful? How do Black parents protect their children when racism is so pervasive?
With Free Comic Book Day coming up on May 3, we have a preview of the Dark Horse title, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.
Literally everyone in this fast-paced story is Up To Something and it's so satisfying as it's all revealed.
A global disaster on an epic scale all thanks to a single volcanic eruption? It's not science fiction, it's history, and today I get to grill Nicholas Day about his deep dive into the world of 1816.
Today we bring you a preview of The Ghost of Wreckers Cove, a spooky seaside tale by the award-winning cartoonist Liniers and Angelica del Campo.
Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
How does one make the leap from picture books to a middle grade fictionalized graphic novel memoir? I intend to find out by talking with Arree Chung about his latest.
"People who cannot read, who do not read, who aren’t allowed to read, are no longer free."
Check out this week's list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, featuring Band Nerd from Harper Alley and BatCat Volume 3 Cooking Contest from Abrams Fanfare.
Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares an outline for a tween and teen program that teaches tech skills and encourages participants to create their own recipe cards for posterity
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