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Holiday Gift Guide: Six Inclusive MG Fantasies, a guest post by Marieke Nijkamp

Holiday Gift Guide: Six Inclusive MG Fantasies, a guest post by Marieke Nijkamp
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 18, 2024
If you’re looking to foster a love for fantasy that’s sure to last a lifetime, here are six spectacular, inclusive (and more or less recent) middle grade fantasy books to gift this holiday season.
Take Five: 2024 LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels

Take Five: 2024 LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 13, 2024
A few more great books to round out your reading year!
The Importance of Making Stories Personal, a guest post by Amy Christine Parker

The Importance of Making Stories Personal, a guest post by Amy Christine Parker
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 12, 2024
Being vulnerable on the page hasn’t been easy. Opening myself up to judgement—both good and bad is terrifying.
New Jersey Governor Signs Freedom to Read Bill into Law | Censorship News

New Jersey Governor Signs Freedom to Read Bill into Law | Censorship News
SLJ Staff,  Dec 12, 2024

The new law in New Jersey aims to limit book removals and protect librarians from criminal prosecution; in Illinois, some school districts are choosing to lose state grants instead of complying with its Freedom to Read law; additional titles removed in Oregon and Tennessee; and more in censorship news.

Reasons to be Grateful, a guest post by Nadine Pinede

Reasons to be Grateful, a guest post by Nadine Pinede
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Dec 03, 2024
This Thanksgiving season, I’ve been thinking about all the ways libraries have influenced my  life.
Read Rec Rachel: YA Books for Your Favorite Recent Blockbuster Movie Characters (Wicked / Moana 2 / Gladiator II)

Read Rec Rachel: YA Books for Your Favorite Recent Blockbuster Movie Characters (Wicked / Moana 2 / Gladiator II)
Rachel Strolle | Blogs,  Dec 02, 2024
It was a huge week in the movie world this Thanksgiving, as Wicked and Gladiator II continued their streaks and Moana 2 premiered to huge numbers. So I thought, while listening once again to the Wicked soundtrack, why not recommend books that I think fit some of the characters from these huge films? After all, […]
Why Dragons: On the Importance of Dragons as a Plot Device, a guest post by Svetlana Chmakova

Why Dragons: On the Importance of Dragons as a Plot Device, a guest post by Svetlana Chmakova
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Nov 25, 2024
I am essentially making comfy nests where other tired hearts can rest, books with arguably naive but stubborn resilience against tough odds, and books with kind power in them. 
Utah Bans 14th Book Statewide; Texas State BOE Wants Say in School Library Books | Censorship News

Utah Bans 14th Book Statewide; Texas State BOE Wants Say in School Library Books | Censorship News
SLJ Staff,  Nov 22, 2024

Utah has added Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott to its list of books banned at all public schools; the Texas state board of education wants legislation giving it  control of school library collections; and Crank by Ellen Hopkins remains on South Carolina high school shelves, but students will need parental permission.

Read Rec Rachel: New YA Releases for November and December 2024

Read Rec Rachel: New YA Releases for November and December 2024
Rachel Strolle | Blogs,  Nov 21, 2024
After a busy bookish September and October, we’re combining the posts for November and December! Here’s 10 fabulous titles that release before the end of 2024. The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis Sequel to: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis The Davenports Pitch: The Davenports live in 1910s Chicago, one of the few Black […]
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