Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside graphic novels. This month, we’re highlighting the highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of of Tegan’s and Sara’s Tegan and Sara: Junior High, illustrated by Tillie Walden.
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If you can see it, you can be it…
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Himawari House
By Harmony Becker
Ages 14-18
On Sale Now
A young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusting to living in Japan.
Living in a new country is no walk in the park—Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, while Hyejung and Tina came to find freedom and their own paths. Though each of them has her own motivations and challenges, they all deal with language barriers, being a fish out of water, self discovery, love, and family.
Read below to find our staff picks for January 2023 and learn more about these must-reads!
Check out our Graphic Novel Preview, plus find teacher’s guides for The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe; adapted by Salva Rubio and illustrated by Loreto Aroca; translated by Lilit Thwaites and The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel by Antonio Iturbe; adapted by Salva Rubio and illustrated by Loreto Aroca; translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites.
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Does your collection include this year’s critically acclaimed books? See what Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, Publishers Weekly, and more, say about the top reviewed books of 2023 for kids and teens!
Discover this year’s top-reviewed books! →
She Sang for India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam; illustrated by Shreya Gupta
Ages 4-8
On Sale Now!
A picture book biography about M.S. Subbulakshmi, a powerful Indian singer who advocated for justice and peace through song.
Before M.S. Subbulakshmi was a famous Carnatic singer and the first Indian woman to perform at the United Nations, she was a young girl with a prodigious voice.
But Subbulakshmi was not free to sing everywhere. In early 1900s India, girls were not allowed to perform for the public. So Subbulakshmi busted barriers to sing at small festivals. Eventually, she broke tradition to record her first album. She did not stop here. At Gandhi’s request, Subbulakshmi sang for India’s freedom. Her fascinating odyssey stretched across borders, and soon she was no longer just a young prodigy. She was a woman who changed the world.
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside graphic novels. This month, we’re highlighting bestselling and award-winning author Dan Santat’s middle grade graphic novel memoir, A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat.
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In the Remixed Classics series, authors from diverse backgrounds take different literary classics from centuries past and reinterpret them through their own unique cultural lens. This collection will serve young adult readers as both a series of fun, engaging reads as well as a subversive overall look at what our society has deemed “classic”— works that are overwhelmingly cishet, white, and male.
Learn more about how to use Remixed Classics in the classroom and find nonfiction pairings for each book in the series in this new educator guide!
Download a discussion guide for So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix
by Bethany C. Morrow here!
Download a discussion guide for A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
by C.B. Lee here!
Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo and Juliet Remix
By Caleb Roehrig
On sale August 22, 2023
Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix
By Cherie Dimaline
On sale September 5, 2023
Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix
By Gabe Cole Novoa
On sale January 16, 2024
Meet Theodore Taylor III, an artist living in Richmond, Virginia and also a self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur. In this month’s author spotlight, preview Teddy’s upcoming book Off the Wall, publishing on October 11, 2022.
Read our Q&A with Theodore Taylor III here →
