20 Spooky Stories for Fall
Spooky season is officially here! If your readers are anything like those in my life, they're clambering for scary books all year long. Here's some of our favorites to frighten this fall.
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Behind the Scenes of Chang'e on the Moon with Katrina Moore and Cornelia Li
Today on the HarperStacks Blog, author Katrina Moore and illustrator Cornelia Li chat about the importance of fairytales and folktales, their inspiration for creating Chang’e On The Moon, and ask each other a question about the book’s creation.
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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 September 10th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Behind the Scenes of Drawn Onward with Daniel Nayeri and Matt Rockefeller
Drawn Onward, by Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri and illustrator Matt Rockefeller is a true work of art. The first picture book from Harper Alley uses a palindromic format to tell a hopeful and heartfelt story of grief that readers will want to visit over and over. Read on to hear about Daniel and Matt's writing and illustrating process.
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On a Wing and a Tear: Author Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Cynthia Leitich Smith’s latest novel, On a Wing and a Tear, goes on sale September 17. Here, Cynthia and her editor, Rosemary Brosnan, talk about the novel and the imprint they co-founded, Heartdrum.
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So Not Worried: Author Guest Post by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Author Cindy L. Rodriguez shares the inspiration behind her middle grade novel, Lola Reyes is So Not Worried. Mental health is front of mind for so many educators, librarians, and caregivers. In Lola Reyes, there are worries both tangible (in the form of worry dolls come to life) and intangible, like those about food insecurity and changing friendships. Read on to hear about the power of responding to a child's worry with empathy and help.
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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 August 27th 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 August 20th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Spilled Ink: Author Guest Post by Nadia Hashimi
Author Nadia Hashimi shares the inspiration behind her debut novel for teens, Spilled Ink. The story follows an Afghan American teenager grappling with racism in her small town. Discover her journey below and delve into a novel that promises to spark meaningful conversations among your teen readers.
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Read Black Voices All Year Long
Back in January, we shared with you some amazing books from the first half off 2024 the help you diversify your collection. Now that summer is coming to a close, here are some of our new and upcoming books by Black voices to help you #shakeupyourshelves this fall and all year long!
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Inspiring Empathy: Author Guest Post by Ritu Hemnani
In August of 1947, the British government made a decision to partition the colony of India. All Muslims would move to the newly created Pakistan while Hindus would be in the newly-independent nation of India. This decision led to the largest migration in human history, with millions of people suddenly forced to leave their homes and large-scale loss of life. Today, on India's Independence day, Author Ritu Hemnani shares the inspiration behind her middle grade novel in verse, Lion of the Sky. 
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The Partition Project: Author Guest Post by Saadia Faruqi
In August of 1947, the British government hastily drew a line across the map of India, splitting it in two as part of its plan for independence. With Partition declared, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families who had lived peacefully as neighbors for generations were torn apart by the newly created atmosphere of hostility and suspicion. In search of safety, many Muslim families became refugees in the newly created country of Pakistan while Hindu and Sikh families traced the opposite journey towards the newly-independent nation of India. This unilateral colonial decision led to the largest migration in human history, with millions of people suddenly forced to leave their homes and large-scale loss of life. Today, on the anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan, Author Saadia Faruqi shares the inspiration behind her middle grade novel, The Partition Project and why it is so important to continue to teach the Partition to children today.
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Behind the Book: A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga
From the bestselling, award-winning author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Home comes an extraordinary story about two friends, a ghost, a missing painting, and a turtle named Agatha. A painting has been stolen…! When Rami sees a...
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13 Books to Read This Hispanic Heritage Month
It's almost time for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated each year from September 15 - October 15. Latino and Latina students are highly underrepresented in children's literature. It is especially important to have a collection of Latine books that represents the diversity of languages, cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities within the larger Latine community. We've gathered a few of our favorite books by Latine creators to help you #shakeupyourshelves this month and every month!
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Back to School with Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes is one of the most beloved and versatile children's book creators around and the beginning of the school year is a great time to introduce or reintroduce Kevin's books to the readers in your life!  From his beloved Mice books (Chrysanthemum was my kindred spirit in Kindergarten), to unique concept books like A Parade of Elephants and award-winning novels including Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller it's time to take a look and make sure you have these modern classics in your collection.
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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 August 6th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Storytime for Older Readers
Storytime is a staple of preschool and kindergarten classrooms as well as library programming for younger children. But storytime has immense benefits for readers of all ages by contributing to a love of reading encouraging reading for fun outside of school. We've gathered a few current and upcoming picture books that make for perfect storytime texts with older readers.
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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 July 30th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Behind the Book: Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Learn more about Girls Like Her, a raw, gripping, authentic, and boldly original novel about a fifteen-year-old Texas girl set to stand trial for murder—and the one person who might be able to help her clear her name.
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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 July 23rd from HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Back to School with Harper Stacks
Click for some of our recommendations for this upcoming school year. From back-to-school read alouds, to perfect books for guided reading groups or book clubs, we have engaging and challenging books for every reader in your class.
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