Celebrate back to school season with these titles to get your students excited to be back in the classroom. We also have a list of teacher’s guides for every occasion to help with planning lessons throughout the year to keep kids engaged and encourage discussion and participation.
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Go behind the scenes of How a Bear Became a Book by Annette Bay Pimentel and Faith Pray, the unforgettable story of the collaboration that created the world’s favorite bear.
Read on for an interview with Mark Podesta, Editor at Holt Books for Young Readers, Melisa Vuong, Designer, Annette Bay Pimentel, author, and Faith Pray, illustrator of How a Bear Became a Book. Plus, find behind-the-scenes images from the process!
Once you’ve fallen in love with the art and story behind this book, enter for a chance to win an art print from the book.
Kick off the World Cup with these fun and engaging soccer reads! We have a fantastic collection of soccer books for all ages, highlighting the spirit, history, and cultural impact of the game. Whether you’re a devoted fan or just curious about this year’s event, these books offer a fun and engaging look at soccer’s rich legacy.
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In May, we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by reading and sharing stories by Jewish American authors and illustrators. Celebrate in your school or library by uplifting these voices all year round! Find more resources on the Jewish American Heritage Month website.
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It’s our favorite week of the year: It’s time to celebrate the power of librarians! Read on to learn what libraries made an impact on our authors, and find books starring libraries and librarians.
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Go behind the scenes of Oasis by Guojing, the critically acclaimed, unforgettable graphic novel about two children and one robot who form an unbreakable bond as they survive in a world that values the efficiency of tech over the care of humanity.
Read on for an interview with Laura Godwin, VP Publisher of Godwin Books and Guojing, author and illustrator of Oasis. Plus, find behind-the-scenes images from the writing and drawing process!
Black History is American History. Download teacher’s guides and browse title lists to share during Black History Month and all year long with our Black History Month Resource Center.
Browse our collection of books created by Black authors and illustrators including picture books, middle grade, and young adult books. Download our interactive digital catalog to discover new reads and to download teacher’s guides!
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Go behind the scenes of The Five Wolves written by Peter McCarty.
Read on for an interview with Peter, Kirk Benshoff, Creative Director of First Second and 23rd St. Books, and Mark Siegel, VP, Executive Director of Editorial & Creative, to hear how this book was made and preview interior art.
From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.
★ “With its intense depiction of issues present in the foster system, as well as its heartfelt exploration of Lucy’s Native identity, Sisters in the Wind will leave readers in contemplation long after they’ve finished reading.“ ―BookPage
★ “A strong standalone story full of suspense and survival.”―School Library Journal
★ “Shocking revelations keep pages turning. Boulley’s latest gripping thriller poignantly expands familiar characters’ stories and introduces a compelling new heroine.” ―The Horn Book
★ “Weaving together the history of stolen Native children with the contemporary dangers to vulnerable teens, this unforgettable novel is impossible to put down.” ―Booklist
★ “Boulley delivers a propulsive mystery thriller [and] a devastating yet gripping tale of finding family, recontextualizing faith, and reclaiming ancestry that serves as a searing critique of the ways that systems can fail vulnerable youth.” —Publisher’s Weekly
★ “A powerful story of family, belonging, and identity interlaced with thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews
Sole Survivor
By Norman Ollestad and Brendan Kiely
Ages 10-14
On Sale October 28th
“Sole Survivor is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride right from page one. A real-life Hatchet for a new generation. You gotta read it to believe it!” —Alan Gratz, New York Times–bestselling author of Refugee and Heroes
“Inspirational, propulsive, and unforgettable. This one leaves a mark.”—Lamar Giles, author of The Getaway and Ruin Road
This riveting true story from two New York Times–bestselling authors chronicles how a California sixth grader survived a deadly mountainside plane crash during a snowstorm.
Eleven-year-old Norman Ollestad is no stranger to extreme situations. Whether it’s surfing big swells off Topanga Beach or skiing in a blizzard, he has braved one adrenaline-rush adventure after another, pushed by his thrill-seeking father to realize that “anything’s possible.” And with Dad by his side, sometimes Norman believes him.
That motto is put to the ultimate test when the small plane Norman and his dad are aboard is engulfed by a snowstorm and crashes in the San Gabriel Mountains—with deadly consequences. Struggling in and out of lucidity, haunted by the voices and memories from difficult moments in his past, Norman must decide what to do while trapped eight thousand feet above sea level, facing dangers unlike any he has encountered before.
Inspired by the harrowing true childhood experience of author Norman Ollestad, this astonishing, action-packed story, co-written with Brendan Kiely, is about fear, survival, and the complicated forces—and people—that shape us. Fast-paced and unputdownable, Sole Survivor is the perfect read for fans of Dusti Bowling’s The Canyon’s Edge, Megan E. Freeman’s Alone, and the I Survived series.
Norman Ollestad is the New York Times–bestselling author of Crazy for the Storm; Gravity; French Girl with Mother; and Formentera, an Audible Original short story. His work has appeared in TIME, Outside, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Ojai, California with his family.
Brendan Kiely is the award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author of the novels All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), Tradition, The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter, and the critically acclaimed nonfiction book, The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege. He is the Distinguished Writer in Residence at Seton Hall University and he lives with his family in New York City.
