The Rebel Girls of Rome: Author Guest Post from Jordyn Taylor
June is Pride Month, which is a great time to celebrate being true to one's self and all different kinds of sexual identity. But it's also a perfect time to look back and remember that queer people have always existed and been a part of our history. Author Jordyn Taylor wrote The Rebel Girls of Rome with this in mind, looking at how fascism affected the lives of women, queer people, and Jews during WWII in Italy. We asked her to write about her research and shed light for today's teens on this challenging point of history.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 17th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Summer in the City: Books to Celebrate the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Living in New York City, I've come to realize that there's nothing quite like summer in the city. The sun is out later, the parks are full of life, music fills the air, and the sense of freedom is palpable. Whether your young readers live in cities, are planning summer trips to cities, or just want to explore new places, these books will give a glimpse into everyday life in the city during summer
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 10th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Read Out Loud, Laugh Out Loud with Hysterical New Picture Books
We've shared plenty of books over the years that help teachers and librarians focus on social-emotional learning skills with their readers. It's important to be able to recognize and regulate one's emotions, but it's also important to encourage positive emotions, peer-bonding, and joyful learning. All of those can come from a laugh-out-loud storytime! Scroll down to see some new picture books that are sure to bring mirth to young readers and build a positive association with books while fostering community.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on June 3rd from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Finding Myself Through Fitting Indian: Author Guest Post from Jyoti Chand
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and debut author Jyoti Chand, the author of the graphic novel Fitting Indian took time to write about her journey to writing as well as how this book (and books in general) can help teachers and librarians to start important conversations about mental health. 
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Celebrating Our Stars This Summer
We're almost half-way through 2025 already, as hard as that is to believe! And it's shaping up to be a great year for children's books with many of our titles receiving multiple starred reviews. Scroll down to look at our best reviewed books of the year and double check that you've stocked these new favorites on your shelves.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 27th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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6 Nonfiction Picture Books for Curious Young Readers
Summer break doesn't have to mean a break in learning! Narrative nonfiction books are a great way to keep curious kids exploring all year long. With picture book biographies on famous and unknown heroes, an interesting and intelligent animal, and so much more these topics will pique enquiring minds.
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Belonging vs. Being You: Helping Kids Make Good Choices Under Pressure
Middle school is a time when many readers are first learning to balance the expectations of their families, their teachers, and their friends while also deciding what expectations they have for themselves. Author Maria Marianayagam reflects on how we can help guide children to make good choices during this phase of their lives.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 20th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Shake Up Your Celebrations: Juneteenth
Celebrate America's newest holiday, Juneteenth, with new books from Anne Wynter and Angela Dalton.
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Great Books to Read This Summer
It's hard to believe that summer is here already! Below are some of our favorite new paperbacks that are perfect for bringing to the beach, reading under the covers late at night, or using for summer reading book clubs at your library. Explore them all and scroll to the bottom for our iRead and CLSP themed summer reading catalogs!
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Summer Scares
Readers just love to be scared! And what better time than the summer, a time when the light stays out a little bit later making bedtime reading feel a little safer. But when the joys of long, school free days comes with the fear of a new school year, new classmates, new teachers... Let's help readers escape their actual fears for something amore removed from real life with these scary reads!
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 13th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on May 6th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Making Peace with My Crazy: Author Guest Post by Sonora Reyes
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we invited Sonora Reyes, the author of the forthcoming teen book The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar (September 16) to share more about their reason for exploring this topic in their writing as well as the stigma around mental health.
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Behind the Book: One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel
This beloved Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award–winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters has been adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel for a new generation, with vibrant art by Sharee Miller.
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22 Books to Celebrate Pride on Every Page
June is Pride Month and we're celebrating with an amazing collection of books for middle grade and teen readers! Amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices helps our readers to become more empathetic, inclusive, and confident in embracing their authentic selves.
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New Book Tuesday
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on April 29th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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