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Debut author Jason June talks about the importance of sex-positivity in books for queer teens.

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Get out those TBR lists! So many great new titles to add to your lineup.

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This fun, light look at questioning your identity while not necessarily wanting any labels will surely find many readers.

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A really well done middle grade book about boys, friendship, families, emotions, vulnerability, trust, mistakes, coming out, and so much more.

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Animal pals and a touch of magic infuse these books for kids who are drawn to the adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's Newbery winner about a girl and a squirrel who turns out to have superpowers.

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) will present, in partnership with School Library Journal, an inaugural set of awards honoring outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults by African American authors.

Full of family drama, new experiences, and the very real teenage desire to both discover new things and have comfortable things stay the same.

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Twenty-one releases to share during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month or any time of year.

Robin Stevenson and Tom Ryan talk about writing "a big queer Canadian YA novel" together.

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