In 2015, We Need Diverse Books’ battle cry for more diverse reads rang out loud and clear! And in 2016, thanks to readers who are demanding more and publishers who are heeding the call, we can expect even more fabulous—and decidedly diverse—reads to hit the shelves. Herewith, just a small sampling of the awesomely diverse […]
Kwame Alexander grew up surrounded by piles of books, with an English teacher mom and a publisher dad. As he writes in his inspirational The Playbook, “my house was pretty much a library.” After a childhood spent reading, late in elementary school, Alexander lost interest in the kinds of books his teachers assigned him. But in […]
Middle grade: The in between years. Not quite a kid anymore, but not a teenager, either. This no-man’s land applies to book picks, too: the group of readers who are seeking something more complex than middle grade (whose target age is 8-12 years), but are not quite ready for the increased intensity of young adult […]
Making more time for family and reading are at the very top of my New Year’s Resolution list: so combining the two into a family book club is perfection. And January is the perfect time to kick it off! Geared towards middle grade readers, these picks include some of our favorite books from 2016, are equally compelling for adults, and make […]