Author Interview: Amanda McCrina and The Silent Unseen
An interview with Amanda McCrina, author of the powerful and timely YA historical novel The Silent Unseen.
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A Winner Speaks Out (and Congratulations!)
Congratulating Malinda Lo on her National Book Award win, taking place in a climate of censorship about which she has spoken out, and I speak out too.
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Award-Winning Nonfiction: Revolution in Our Time
Review of the National Book Award finalist Revolution in Our Time, a history of the Black Panther Party for teen readers.
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Tyrannies of Right and Left
A review off Margarita Engle’s new verse novel Your Heart, My Sky and a defense of democracy and human rights.
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Despite Challenges, the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is Here!
Highlights and discussion of the 2021 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List, which features books by and about Indigenous & people of color.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
