Moose is an imperfect and relatable character; teens will connect with her emotional depth as she struggles with anxiety, ...

With a gripping story, wide appeal, and deep character development, this book is sure to be one of the top titles of the year ...

This is one of those audiobook performances where the narrator doesn’t just read the story, she builds it moment by moment.

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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces its 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adult (BFYA) book list. The list of 61 titles is ...

Are teens really not reading as much as they did in the past? Are teens reading, but in nontraditional formats that are underreported? If surveys focus on book reading, what about teens who do all ...

Although the popularity of graphic novels is growing by leaps and bounds, there is currently little empirical research documenting their use with struggling male adolescent readers. The purpose of ...

This research examines school librarians’ perspectives on collecting LGBT materials. Based on qualitative interviews with thirty-one school librarians, this project found generally strong support for ...

Check out previous interviews in the One Thing Leads to Another series here. Here’s a personal story. Almost five years ago now I was just finishing up back-to-back stints on selection committees as a ...

Coordinator, Jodi Kruse; Stephanie Burdic, Kirsta Hutley, Marie LeJeune, Kaitlin Malixi, Melissa Palmer, Allison Riggs, Maryjean Riou, Gia Ruiz, Zoe Smolen, Emily ...

Each year, a committee of thoughtful and diligent YALSA members reads dozens of titles to determine the winner of the Michael L. Printz award for literary excellence in young adult literature. The ...

Printz Honor author T.L. Simpson (Cope Field) sits down with us to discuss emotional complexity for teen boys, the role of sports in rural lives, and deconstructing and reconstructing what it means to ...