https://www.slj.com/story/shoujo-manga-lets-hear-it-for-the-girls-tweens-libraries-comics
Popular in the early 2000s, this manga category for teen and tween girls is seeing renewed interest and a bevy of new titles withtwists on standardtropes.
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https://www.slj.com/story/School-librarian-of-the-year-amanda-jones-fights-back-against-online-attacks
The 2021 School Librarian of the Year is taking her harassers to court.
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https://www.slj.com/story/40-essential-nonfiction-picture-books-slj-2024-stars-so-far
Creators are never so ambitious than when they want to get the facts into the hands of young readers. Here is our list of outstanding nonfiction books from the...
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https://www.slj.com/page/SchoolLibrarianOfTheYear
The School Librarian of the Year Award honors a K–12 library professional for outstanding achievement and the exemplary use of 21st-century tools and...
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https://www.slj.com/story/ya-authors-recast-their-problematic-faves-teen-libraries
New books inspired by The Princess Bride, Grease, Empire Records, and The Phantom of the Opera correct the sexism, homophobia, and racial privilege in their...
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https://www.slj.com/story/Momentous-Victory-Future-Censorship-Efforts
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund interim director Jeff Trexler spoke with SLJ about the Texas House Bill 900 court decision and what comes next in this case,...
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https://www.slj.com/story/ask-jason-reynolds-anything
SLJ is crowdsourcing interview questions for Reynolds, the 2022 winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award. What do you want to ask him?
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https://www.slj.com/story/shining-star-jashar-awan-the-stars-so-far
With every book, Jashar Awan comes a little closer to establishing himself as the chronicler extraordinaire of what most people see as childhood's mundane...
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https://www.slj.com/story/2022-yma-winners-send-a-message-from-the-childrens-publishing-world
The individual award committees seek the best book that meets the criteria, but in the context of the times, the 2022 Youth Media Awards winners also make a...
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https://www.slj.com/story/9-AI-tools-for-back-to-school
Used in concert with traditional teaching methods, these resources for creation, instruction, research, and grading can make learning more dynamic.
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https://www.slj.com/story/board-books-continue-to-evolve-beyond-just-for-babies
This round-up includes an eclectic mix of books about emotions, pronouns, family, shapes, plants, and more.
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