
Good Comics for Kids
December 15, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
What matters is staying true to yourself. This is Gordy’s journey in Stand By Me, and also Max’s in A Perfect Mistake. Both of them try to do the right thing, even though it’s not easy.
October 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Books can bring all of us incredibly important fictional friendships, and along with them, real-life respect and understanding.
October 4, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Everyone has a bit of magic in them, whether it’s easy to see, or buried a little. Finding your own magic can help you recognize it in others too, and sometimes others will see it in you before you see it in yourself.
September 28, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Carol Dines, author of THE TAKE-OVER FRIEND, shares the friendship breakup that inspired her latest YA novel and what she's learned about friendship along the way
September 26, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
While I loved watching her play football and follow her interest despite the judgmental and at times unwelcoming atmosphere, I really loved watching her become herself. A truly fantastic look at navigating the complexities of growing up.
September 21, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
With perfect pacing, lots of mystery and suspense, and characters full of heart, this series starter is a great read that will leave readers anxious to see what happens next.
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September 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
When I started writing my book Aces Wild: A Heist, I knew that I wanted the entire friend group to be asexual, but I didn’t know how. Then I realized that the solution was obvious: they met online.
June 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
My parents often apologize to me for my childhood because they imagine it must have been a tough time—especially since, for them, that period was one of hardship. But the childhood they believe I had differs vastly from the one that exists in my memory.
May 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
February 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Change can be cathartic! Change can be the thing that makes you grow! We wanted to create a tale that says you don’t have to choose a best friend. A story that says everyone deals with self-doubt sometimes. A story that says there’s always some gray and no real good guys and bad guys—everyone is flawed and that’s okay.
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The Classroom Bookshelf
by Mary Ann Cappiello
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