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Take Five: Debut Middle Grade Authors

Take Five: Debut Middle Grade Authors
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 17, 2024
Part of why we're focusing on middle grade this year on TLT is because discoverability can feel so challenging, with chain stores stocking less MG than ever before. New authors face an even bigger challenge because kids (and their grown-ups) often gravitate toward established authors they know they will like.
11 Standout Caribbean Picture Books of 2024

11 Standout Caribbean Picture Books of 2024
Summer Edward,  May 17, 2024

Conveying a range of experiences, these stories of family, love, humor, and loss will engage children during Caribbean American Heritage Month and beyond. 

The Chambered Nautilus: How A Small Idea Played a Big Role in the Plot for the Third Book in my Middle Grade Trilogy, a guest post by Laura Segal Stegman

The Chambered Nautilus: How A Small Idea Played a Big Role in the Plot for the Third Book in my Middle Grade Trilogy, a guest post by Laura Segal Stegman
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 16, 2024
Without The Diamond in the Window introducing me to chambered nautiluses all those years ago, I might still be sitting at my laptop staring at a blank page.
The Joy of Wonder: Using Story to Bring Science to Life, a guest post by Rebecca E.F. Barone

The Joy of Wonder: Using Story to Bring Science to Life, a guest post by Rebecca E.F. Barone
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 16, 2024
Narrative nonfiction has the same goals as any novel – to use these same techniques of conflict, setting, characterization, etc. to build a world that a reader cares about.
Book Removals Lead to Civil Rights Complaints in Georgia, North Carolina | Censorship News

Book Removals Lead to Civil Rights Complaints in Georgia, North Carolina | Censorship News
SLJ Staff,  May 16, 2024

Organizations file federal complaints against the Cobb County, GA, and Moore County, NC, schools; Alabama bill to criminalize librarians for "obscene" content fails in state's senate; and advocates file lawsuit against Alabama public library board for restricting materials.

13 Joy-Filled Middle Grade Titles for Tweens’ Summer Reading | We Are Kid Lit Collective

13 Joy-Filled Middle Grade Titles for Tweens’ Summer Reading | We Are Kid Lit Collective
Sam Bloom, Edith Campbell, Ariana Hussain, Sujei Lugo & Lyn Miller-Lachmann,  May 16, 2024

From magical school fantasies to hilarious sibling stories, these 13 selections will keep middle schoolers turning pages during summer break. Complete with graphic novels, biographies, and poetry, this list has something for every tween.

Read Rec Rachel: Book Rainbows, by Teen Librarian Rachel Strolle

Read Rec Rachel: Book Rainbows, by Teen Librarian Rachel Strolle
Rachel Strolle | Blogs,  May 15, 2024
Teen librarian Rachel Strolle shares new YA LGBTQIA+ titles to help you read and build book rainbows for Pride (and all year round)
2024 Irma Black Award and Cook Prize Winners Announced

2024 Irma Black Award and Cook Prize Winners Announced
SLJ Staff,  May 15, 2024

The King Penguin by Vanessa Roeder and The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery won the Irma Black Award and Cook Prize, respectively.

Let’s Talk Periods: Middle Grade Books About Menstruation

Let’s Talk Periods: Middle Grade Books About Menstruation
Amanda MacGregor,  May 14, 2024

Centering dignity and equity, authors strive to normalize the topic of menstruation and show how different people experience it.

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