Happy New Year! Read below to find our staff picks for January 2025 and learn more about these must-reads!
Staff Picks – January 2025
Tag: Diverse Books
MacKids Spotlight: Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long
This month’s Author Spotlight creators are authors Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, who adapted King: A Life by Jonathan Eig for young adults.
Continue readingCelebrate Black Creators: Share these books by Black authors and illustrators with your community
Browse our collection of books created by Black authors and illustrators including picture books, middle grade, and young adult books. Download our interactive digital catalog to discover new reads and to download teacher’s guides!
Browse our collection of books here →MacKids Spotlight: Gia Gordon
This month’s Author Spotlight is Gia Gordon, author of My So-Called Family, a moving middle-grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY SO-CALLED FAMILY →Holiday Book List
Holiday Book List
With the holiday season upon us, we are excited to display these delightful titles and celebrate the holidays across many cultures and traditions. From Diwali to Lunar New Year, we hope to diversify your reading list into the new year.
Check Out our Winter/Holiday Titles →NCTE 2024 Conference Resource Center
We’re so excited to see our educator friends November 21 to 24 in Boston, MA!
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What’s inside our NCTE and ALAN Workshop Resource Center:
- Make the most of your NCTE and ALAN Workshop experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
Check our NCTE and ALAN Workshop schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.
- We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
Download our digital catalogs and request digital review copies!
- Not attending NCTE?
You can still download digital resources, request review copies, and more!
Staff Picks – November 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for November 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
MacKids Spotlight: Randi Pink and Under the Heron’s Light
This month’s Author Spotlight is Randi Pink, author of Under the Heron’s Light. Inspired by stories about the real-world Great Dismal Swamp, this acclaimed fantasy explores alternate history, a family’s supernatural connections to the swamp, and the strength that comes in knowing your roots.
LEARN MORE ABOUT Under the Heron’s Light →Watch our Winter 2025 School & Library Virtual Preview!
Watch our MacKids School & Library Winter 2025 Preview Event where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators, including Cindy Derby (Wheetle), Guojing (Oasis), and Jess Callans (Ollie in Between)! Plus, civil rights author-activists Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long are in conversation discussing their young adult adaptation of King: A Life by Jonathan Eig.
Stay tuned to hear from our live special guest, New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz award-winning author, Libba Bray! Libba is in conversation talking about Under the Same Stars, her newest young adult novel that interweaves magical realism and romance across timelines to unravel a mystery that culminates into cinematic and earth-shattering revelations.
Timestamps:
3:20 – Michael G. Long and Yohuru Williams in conversation King: A Life (Young Adult Edition)
14:48 – Picture Books
25:10 – Cindy Derby Wheetle
27:10 – Middle Grade
32:13 – Guojing Oasis
38:37 – Jess Callans Ollie in Between
42:20 – Young Adult
49:38 – Libba Bray in conversation Under the Same Stars
Staff Picks – October 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for October 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
