Teacher’s Guides for Every Occasion!

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If you’re looking to boost your lesson plans with great reads and important classroom discourse, we have a selection of guides to help! This list of teacher’s guides for every occasion can help you plan for the year! From well-loved canon to important historical moments, you’ll find pre-reading questions, discussion topics, and common core ties that are evergreen conversation starters.

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ALA 2026 Conference Resource Center

We’re so excited to see our librarian friends on June 25 to June 29 in Chicago!

What’s inside

What’s inside

What’s inside

What’s inside our ALA Resource Center:
  • Make the most of your ALA experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
    Check our ALA 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, request digital preview copies, and fill out our checklist survey for your chance to win a collection of free books for your library!
  • Not attending ALA?
    You can still download digital resources, request preview copies, and more!
Visit the ALA Resource Center here →

Graphic Novel Preview + How to Start a Chess Club Guide: Mind vs Machine by Steve Sheinkin and Maurice Ashley; illustrated by Thien Pham

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Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World, written by Steve Sheinkin and Maurice Ashley; illustrated by Thien Pham. Mind vs. Machine is the true story of an epic chess match that changed the world. On sale 9/8/26!

Scroll to find preview spreads, download a guide for How to Start a Chess Club, and request the book on Netgalley to read the full story!

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Graphic Novel Preview: A Better World Is Possible, by Meera Subramanian and Danica Novgorodoff

A Better World is Possible Graphic Novel Preview

Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting A Better World Is Possible, written by Meera Subramanian with Danica Novgorodoff and illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff. A Better World Is Possible is a comprehensive graphic novel guide on climate change and what you can do about it. On sale now!

Plus: Enter to win an art print from this stunning book! And check out our other Earth Day titles and resources.

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Graphic Novel Preview: Exposures by Lily Williams

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Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside new graphic novels! This month, we’re highlighting Exposures: A Story About Life with OCD and the Power of Facing Your Fears, written by Lily Williams. This is a riveting middle-grade graphic novel that offers an honest and heartfelt account of what it’s like to live with OCD and the courage it takes to confront your deepest fears. On sale August 11th, 2026!

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