Today marks the first anniversary of our Spanish blog, Aroma a libros, and its recommendations of exceptional Spanish content, reviewing both Hispanic authors and exciting translated works. As we celebrate the occasion and the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recommend building your reading list with these award-winning Hispanic authors. If you’re looking for the Spanish […]
Authentic and sweet, The List of Things That Will Not Change should be essential reading for every young person. Bea’s story is one that many children will relate to, as she is a child of divorce who also experiences anxiety. However, the love Bea’s family has for her and each other shines and is a testament to […]
We are so excited by the announcement of the Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners of 2019: Meg Medina for Merci Suarez Changes Gears, and Sophie Blackall for Hello Lighthouse! Don’t miss their beautiful, inspiring, and award-winning stories. Have you read Hello Lighthouse or Merci Suarez Changes Gears yet?
This year’s Newbery Award went to Meg Medina’s Merci Suarez Changes Gears, a funny, passionate, heart-tugging story about a sixth grader who is struggling to determine who she is, even as her closest ally, the person who knows her best, endures struggles of his own. Having been lucky enough to hear Meg speak several times, I […]
I love reading contemporary middle school novels, perhaps because some little part of me is still coming of age! Today’s middle grade authors are not afraid to write about meaty, real-life issues, such as what it’s like to grow up with an overprotective parent, or feel like you’re always the outcast at school, or immigrate […]