
Meet Gene Luen Yang, the author and illustrator of Dragon Hoops, a 2021 Printz Honor Book! Gene shares more about his inspiration for this book, his most memorable teacher, his favorite childhood book, and more!
Read a Q&A with Gene here →Meet Gene Luen Yang, the author and illustrator of Dragon Hoops, a 2021 Printz Honor Book! Gene shares more about his inspiration for this book, his most memorable teacher, his favorite childhood book, and more!
Read a Q&A with Gene here →Watch archived videos from our 2020 virtual events, including author programs, webinars, book buzzes, conferences, and more! You can find our 2021 events calendar here.
Watch archived videos from past events →Meet the author of the middle grade graphic novel Snapdragon by Kat Leyh. Kat shares more about her inspiration for this book, her most memorable teachers and librarians, her favorite childhood books, and more!
Read a Q&A with Kat here →Meet the creators of the middle grade graphic novel Go With the Flow, Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann! Lily and Karen share more about their inspiration for this graphic novel, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more!
Read a Q&A with Lily and Karen here →You can read these upcoming books today by requesting digital ARCs on NetGalley! Keep reading to discover more December and January releases available on NetGalley.
Welcome to the New World tells the Aldabaans’ story. Resettled in Connecticut with little English, few friends, and even less money, the family of seven strive to create something like home. As a blur of language classes, job-training programs, and the fearsome first days of high school (with hijab) give way to normalcy, the Aldabaans are lulled into a sense of security. A white van cruising slowly past the house prompts some unease, which erupts into full terror when the family receives a death threat and is forced to flee and start all over yet again. The America in which the Aldabaans must make their way is by turns kind and ignorant, generous and cruel, uplifting and heartbreaking.
Download the teacher’s guide here →Creators Mike Curato (Flamer), John Patrick Green (Investigators), and Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess (Dungeon Critters) spoke with Booklist on their podcast Shelf Care about the creation process and backstory of their graphic novels. Click here to listen to their interview!
Did you know that you can request eGalleys of our upcoming titles on NetGalley? Check out some of our October and November titles right now!
Are you a total comics nerd? Check-out Comics Relief: June 2020! This free virtual festival covers some of First Second’s most innovative comics, from Maker Comics to The Adventure Zone. Don’t miss the chance to hear from some of your favorite graphic novel creators from the comfort of your home.
Click here to view the recorded sessions →Graphic novelist Ryan Andrews spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of his middle-grade graphic novel, This Was Our Pact. Click here to listen to Ryan’s interview!