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7 Reasons Your Young Reader Will Love Big Nate
Sixth grade: It’s not for the faint of heart. And for Nate Wright, the intrepid hero of Lincoln Peirce’s bestselling…
Tween Trials: Dream On, Amber Touches On Race, Identity & Absent Parents
Middle school marks the tender transition point between childhood and the teen years, and even kids with the wisdom of…
Work It! 6 Picture Books About Jobs
Although Labor Day has come and gone, these six picture books are a great way to teach kids about jobs any…
A Scare-Proof Halloween: 5 Picture Books for Sensitive Readers
Halloween is the time when little ghosts and goblins whoop it up in all their costumed glory, but it can…
Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester Discuss Their New Middle Grade Series, Curiosity House
What do you get when you combine a mentalist, a contortionist, a knife thrower, and the world’s strongest boy? A…
Stories Come to Life: 6 Birthday Party Themes Inspired by Classic Kid’s Books
What kid hasn’t dreamed of jumping into the pages of a favorite story? Wee ones lucky enough to have a…
The Keepers: The Box and the Dragonfly is a Field Guide for Budding Heroes and Heroines
A great adventure often begins with a simple question. Will Alice follow the white rabbit? Will Percy Jackson believe a…
Alakazam! 6 Books for Young Magic Fans
Step right up for the most incredible show on earth!—or, at least some of the most entertaining magicians in children’s…
The Who Was…? Series is Filled with Fascinating Tales of Famous Figures and Historical Events
New classrooms and teachers, freshly sharpened pencils, and a whole lot of learning to be done—back-to-school time is upon us,…
We Ranked the Little House Books by Hardship
When it came to conquering uncharted territory, the Ingalls clan knew how to throw down. As pioneers in nineteenth-century America,…
Chill Out! 5 Picture Books to Beat the Heat
When the mercury rises, it’s time to set off for cooler climates—if only in our minds. These picture books whisk…
6 Magnificent Middle Grade Heroines
Contemporary children’s literature is filled with colorful female characters who have all kinds of memorable experiences, but it takes a…
9 of Our Favorite Magic Tree House Adventures
They zip through time in a spinning tree house and solve mysteries that would stump Sherlock Holmes himself—but they’re always…
The 7 Coolest Mothers in Middle Grade Fiction
Moms are to middle grade novels as hand-painted backdrops are to school plays: They’re not usually the stars of the…
Maritime Mayhem: 5 Pirate Tales for Middle Grade Readers
Arr! Batten down the hatches, matey! The winds are a-blowin’, the pirates are a-scowlin’, and the prisoners are a-walkin’ the…
The Flock is Back in James Patterson’s Maximum Ride Forever
Imagine being able to soar through the sky on powerful wings, clobber a passel of airborne mutant wolves three times your size,…