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How Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome Find Inspiration in the Little Things
The award-winning, author-illustrator duo speak to each other about illustrator's block, the Great Migration, and drawing inspiration from family histories past and present.
"Reverie" Author Started Writing His YA Debut in High School
La Sala sat down with SLJ to talk about giving power to underdogs, how drag queens are the ultimate world-builders, and the 10 years it took to write his debut novel...which he finished out of spite. "It was a selfish desire to correct many things I thought could be done a lot better, and a lot gayer."
Best Transitional Chapter Books 2019 | SLJ Best Books
Nine superb titles made SLJ's list of must-have transitional chapter books.
Best Middle Grade Books 2019 | SLJ Best Books
Thirteen luminous novels made SLJ's list of the best middle grade books published in 2019.
Dear Sweet Pea
A first purchase for collections seeking warm realistic fiction that centers divorce, friendship, and self-reflection.
Hena Khan's More to the Story is a Love Letter to Little Women
Writer Hena Khan shares insights on identity, and the creative process behind her newest middle grade book inspired by Louisa May Alcott's classic.
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