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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."

An attempt to add Angel of Greenwood to the high school language arts curriculum was rejected by the Pine-Richland School Board, Florida's censorship attempts move to public libraries, and more in censorship news.

A longtime Printz observer (and former committee member) considers some of the underdog titles that could win this year.

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.

It's never a bad time to pull out a good book for a little inspiration.

Travis Jonker makes the case for moving on from Randolph Caldecott and giving the Pinkney Medal to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book of the year.

Oklahoma and New Hampshire legislators file bills to monitor library materials and promote parental rights, while a New Mexico lawmaker moves to protect librarians.