Winning the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award is only one of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s many distinguished honors. She is also the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and a Newbery Honor Medal. Ryan’s newest middle grade novel, El Niño, comes out May 6 from Scholastic Press. It is an absorbing mix of reality, mythology, and fantasy—both an [...]

Sharon M. Draper’s biography includes details as extraordinary as the characters she’s created. She’s been named the National Teacher of the Year, traveled the world, and written several award-winning, bestselling children’s books. Her newest novel, Out of My Dreams (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2024), is the third title in the series she kicked off with the middle-grade [...]