In the last year young readers have been rewarded with an abundance of terrific new titles. With an inspiring new collection of stories for Rebel Girls, a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, newly discovered books from Shel Silverstein AND Mark Twain, and a hilarious return to the Dragons Love Tacos universe, our list of […]
The epistolary novel. Sounds like something fancy and high brow, when, in fact, it’s far more simple and far more popular. Traditionally told through letters, like the Beverly Cleary classic, Dear Mr. Henshaw, the epistolary novel has grown to include snippets from instant messaging, email, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and even comic drawings, as in Diary of […]
April showers bring May flowers, and April book releases bring eager young readers asking for some stellar new reads. And that’s exactly what’s in bloom this month—we have a couple of sporty new books, the final installment in Stuart Gibbs’s Moon Base Alpha series, two exciting new series kickoffs, and a fantastic new book from […]
Barnes & Noble recently unveiled a brand new way for book lovers of all ages to find their next great read: Browsery is an app that lets you ask book-nerdy questions and get answers and recommendations from passionate, knowledgeable readers like yourself. Browsery is free and available on iPhone and Android. Download it here! We’re […]
During the holidays, we’re immersed with images and stories of food and family. But not every family is bound together by genealogy. Instead, family is that group of people bound together by their flaws, their struggles, their celebrations, and their joys. Here are seven middle grade novels featuring foster care and adopted characters. What books […]
