Featured Collection
Books for National Poetry Month and Beyond
April is National Poetry Month! Get your classrooms and libraries ready by stocking your shelves with this collection that showcases the variety, diversity, and wonder of verse. Plus, peruse and download free resources to help engage students and guide discussions.
Book Spotlight
The Fight of Our Lives
From award-winning author David Levithan and coauthor Gabriel Duckels, this stunning YA nonfiction is a thoughtful, poignant look at the AIDS crisis in the United States that includes primary source interviews, history, medical research, and cultural touchpoints.
Featured Collection
Middle School Reads for Ages 11-14
Finding books that are the right fit for middle school readers can be a tricky business! Many middle grade stories feel too young, while some young adult novels can be too advanced. We’ve compiled a list of titles we recommend to fill that sweet spot for grades 6-9.
Featured Resources
Explore thoughtful and timely free resources for your classroom or library featuring discussion questions, curriculum connections, videos, and printable activities.
A Graphic Novel Book Club Guide
Interested in starting a graphic novel book club at your library but not sure where to start? This guide includes general tips for getting started plus title-specific discussion questions for Harper Sharp: Kid Detective, Sol Goes for the Goal!, Oh Brother, and Last Day Pool Party to help make your first book club meeting a success!
Last Day Pool Party
In conversation with Emma Steinkellner, author-illustrator of Last Day Pool Party.
Mahogany L. Browne
Discussion questions and writing prompts for Chlorine Sky, Vinyl Moon, and A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, three books by Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center Next 50 fellow, writer, playwright, organizer, and educator.
The Book Thief
Educators’ guide featuring discussion questions, extension activities, and further resources for The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
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Everything you need to know about new books, themed collections, reading programs, behind the scenes author content, conferences, and more!
