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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 19, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the changing cast of characters around a table, a YA thriller about a missing teen girl, and a picture book in which a transgender girl and her mother look for a hairstyle to suit her gender expression.
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HarperCollins Launches I Can Read! Comics
HarperCollins is extending its long-running I Can Read! line of leveled beginning readers with a new format, I Can Read! Comics, which will debut next year.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 12, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about two cousins and their favorite foods, a middle grade retelling of Peter Pan, and a YA adventure about climbing Mount Everest.
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2020 YA Fiction and Nonfiction Anthologies
2020 has been a tumultuous year, but a number of recent and forthcoming anthologies for teens offer stories that remind us of the things that join us together.
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Rights Report: Week of October 5, 2020
New deals for XiXi Tian, Libba Bray, Robyn Schneider, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 5, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about defeating a not-so-daunting dragon, a middle grade biography of a cultural icon, and a YA fantasy duology opener in which truth is bent by magic.
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Rights Report: Week of September 28, 2020
New deals for Adalyn Grace, Patrice Caldwell, Ashley Robin Franklin, and others.
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Full Circle: Back to the Bakery with Arnie the Doughnut
Arnie, an anthropomorphized doughnut with a snappy sense of humor, is back for a new picture book by Laurie Keller.
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New Picture Book from RH and American Ballet Theater Inspires Boys to Dance
'Boys Dance!,' by John Robert Allman with illustrations by Luciano Lozano, addresses and encourages boys who are curious about ballet and other dance forms.
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2020 LGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels for Young Readers
2020 has shown a strong increase in LGBTQIA+ representation in graphic novels, especially in middle grade.
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New and Noteworthy Kids' and YA Books: September 2020
Some of September's numerous big releases for children and teens include a picture book about the scope of the universe, a quirky family’s return, a postapocalyptic Latinx fantasy, and more.
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2020 Halloween Reads for Kids and Teens
In honor of the upcoming holiday, we've put together a list of Halloween-themed books for young readers of all ages and horror thresholds—from a picture book about a timid ghost, to a middle grade primer on the history of witches, an anthology of YA vampire stories, and many more.
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Cover Reveal: 'Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued' by Peter Sís
We spoke with Caldecott Honor artist Peter Sís for an early look at his new nonfiction picture book, 'Nicky & Vera,’ which tells the inspiring true story of a Holocaust hero.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 28, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a family during Jim Crow from award-winning co-creators, a middle grade graphic novel following a band of adventurers, a YA novel about a teen with stand-up comedy aspirations, and more.
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Pandemic Inspires YA Anthology
Due from Delacorte Press in October, 'Together, Apart' is a compilation of original short stories by nine authors about characters finding love in unexpected ways during an unprecedented time.
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Cover Reveal: 'Free to Be Elephant Me'
Author Giles Andreae and illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, the British creative duo behind 1999's 'Giraffes Can’t Dance,' return to Africa as the setting for a new tale, which is scheduled for release on July 1, 2021.
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Rights Report: Week of September 21, 2020
New deals for Kelly McWilliams, Molly Horan, Mariama J. Lockington, and others.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: September 2020
Sequels hitting shelves this month include the return of an anthropomorphic doughnut, undercover alligators, American royalty, and much more.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 21, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a teacher's march for civil rights, a middle grade graphic novel update of 'Little Women,' a YA fantasy novel following an esoteric bookseller on the lam, and more.
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Time Loops and Multiverses: A Children's and YA Book List
The ongoing pandemic has many of us feeling like we're living in Groundhog Day, with days blurring together and no end in sight; see our selection of books for young readers that bend space and time.