Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Kwame Mbalia

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia  Rick Riordan Presents, 2019, 496 pages Trigger Warnings: death of a loved one, intense action sequences  About the Author:

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King and the Dragonflies | Kacen Callender

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King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender  Scholastic Press, 2020, 272 pages  Trigger Warnings: child abuse, homophobia, racism, death of a loved one About the Author: Kacen Callendar’s debut novel,

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Dismantling Toxic Relationships in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

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Warning: This blog contains spoilers and a discussion of emotionally abusive relationships.  Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (2019, First

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From Villain to Anti-Hero | Rebranding President Snow

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Warning: spoilers for The Hunger Games series and Star Wars franchise below!  In 2008, Suzanne Collins revitalized the young adult dystopian genre both in print and on the big screen.

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Interview with Nicola Daly

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Nicola Daly is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand where she teaches courses in children’s literature and language learning and

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Worlds of Words Showcase | Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle

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How is art influenced by other people? The current exhibition at Worlds of Words, a curation of global children’s literature located at the University of Arizona, tries to answer this

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