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Aisha Saeed’s middle grade novels often feature young people who are forced to tough it out: characters who somehow manage to find their own way despite big limitations being placed upon them. [...]

Chris Hays, teacher librarian, has been working at ASD ELC/ES for 2 years. He is passionate about developing in students the understanding that reading and finding information is the gateway to [...]

In a family full of amazing magical talents—such as the ability to create fortune-telling pickles! —what does it mean when you’re the kid who isn’t very special? That’s one of the questions Kate [...]

The Neverfear (Knopf Books for Young Readers, September 1, 2026), returns readers to “the last surviving magical place.” This is the extraordinary realm Katherine Rundell introduced in [...]

Tess Williams, Primary Librarian, has been working at American International School for seven years. She’s passionate about finding books for every student (and parent), and providing [...]

Tiffany D. Jackson is a New York Times–bestselling author and a 2026 Edgar Award recipient for Blood in the Water, as well as several young adult novels and two picture books. A [...]

Bec Taylor, Lower Elementary School Cybrarian has been working at the International School of Beijing for 10 years. She is passionate about the power of read-alouds, authentic and scaffolded [...]

Sleepless is a little different from your most recent novels in that there’s a light science fiction touch. How did you decide that you wanted to go in a slightly fantastical direction to tell [...]

This month, we Feature Terry Maguire, Secondary School Librarian at The American International School of Mozambique. She has been in Maputo for the past five years. She is passionate about [...]

Books hold many powers, as author Varsha Bajaj can attest. She credits books for helping her make the cultural transition to the United States after growing up in Mumbai, India. In turn, several [...]