A Dangerous Idea marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial, which involved a debate over free speech, education, science, and religion with larger-than-life characters and less-than-pure motives.
January starts strong with a new book from Gayle Forman, two graphic novels, and several audio titles spanning ages and genres.
2024 came to a close with these outstanding selections, which include several from our new Fiction Series Made Simple supplement.
November's starred offerings include nonfiction by Kwame Alexander and Andrea Davis Pinkney, as well as a professional reading title about Judy Blume.
In this month's starred reviews, Oliver Gerlach goes off menu, David F. Walker reimagines an American classic, and more.
Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, including six books with SLJ stars.
This month's starred titles include a first day of school story by June Sobel, biographies on Mae Jemison and Roberto Clemente, and a new picture book from Kyle Lukoff.
Biographies for the picture-book set are in abundance, so we pulled out recent titles that got our reviewers' attentions and became stars in the first months of 2024. Use the link for the full review!
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