Diverse Books – MacKids School & Library

NCTE 2024 Conference Resource Center

We’re so excited to see our educator friends November 21 to 24 in Boston, MA!

What’s inside our NCTE and ALAN Workshop Resource Center:

Make the most of your NCTE and ALAN Workshop experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
Check our NCTE and ALAN Workshop schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.

We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
Download our digital catalogs and request digital review copies!

Not attending NCTE?
You can still download digital resources, request review copies, and more!

Visit the NCTE Resource Center here →

MacKids Spotlight: Randi Pink and Under the Heron’s Light

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

This month’s Author Spotlight is Randi Pink, author of Under the Heron’s Light. Inspired by stories about the real-world Great Dismal Swamp, this acclaimed fantasy explores alternate history, a family’s supernatural connections to the swamp, and the strength that comes in knowing your roots.

LEARN MORE ABOUT Under the Heron’s Light →

Watch our Winter 2025 School & Library Virtual Preview!

October 10, 2024November 11, 2024

Watch our MacKids School & Library Winter 2025 Preview Event where we previewed upcoming picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators, including Cindy Derby (Wheetle), Guojing (Oasis), and Jess Callans (Ollie in Between)! Plus, civil rights author-activists Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long are in conversation discussing their young adult adaptation of King: A Life by Jonathan Eig.

Stay tuned to hear from our live special guest, New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz award-winning author, Libba Bray! Libba is in conversation talking about Under the Same Stars, her newest young adult novel that interweaves magical realism and romance across timelines to unravel a mystery that culminates into cinematic and earth-shattering revelations.

Timestamps:
3:20 – Michael G. Long and Yohuru Williams in conversation King: A Life (Young Adult Edition)
14:48 – Picture Books
25:10 – Cindy Derby Wheetle
27:10 – Middle Grade
32:13 – Guojing Oasis
38:37 – Jess Callans Ollie in Between
42:20 – Young Adult
49:38 – Libba Bray in conversation Under the Same Stars

Celebrating Indigenous Voices for National Native American Heritage Month

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month in your school or library! Keep reading to find more book recommendations, download resources for your classroom—including a teacher’s guide for Saints of the Household and an activity kit for Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior—and hear from H.E. Edgmon about their debut middle grade novel The Flicker!

Find more books for National Native American Heritage Month here →

MacKids Spotlight: Maysa Odeh

September 27, 2024September 30, 2024

This month’s Author Spotlight is Maysa Odeh, debut author of A Map for Falasteen, a heartfelt picture book about a Palestinian American child’s search for home illustrated by Aliaa Betawi.

LEARN MORE ABOUT A MAP FOR FALASTEEN →

Discover Books for National Deaf Awareness Month

September 9, 2024October 4, 2024

Celebrate National Deaf Awareness Month
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September is National Deaf Awareness Month. Looking for titles to share that celebrate the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in your classroom or library? Discover critically acclaimed and award-wining titles below, plus a spotlight on Butterfly on the Wind by Adam Pottle and Ziyue Chen.

DISCOVER BOOKS TO SHARE FOR NATIONAL Deaf Awareness Month ->

MacKids Spotlight: Kalela Williams

September 6, 2024September 9, 2024

This month’s Author Spotlight highlights Kalela Williams, author of Tangleroot, a debut YA novel about a girl who must face hard truths about blood and family, history and mystery.

LEARN MORE ABOUT Tangleroot →