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Staff Picks – April 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for April 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
Learn more about these staff picks →Graphic Novel Preview: Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside graphic novels. This month, we’re highlighting a middle-grade graphic novel, Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod, on sale now!
Look inside Continental Drifter →Discussion Guide: Three Summers by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
Three Summers
By Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
Ages 8-12
On Sale April 9, 2024!
An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide.
Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves.
Written with incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again.
DOWNLOAD the THree summers DISCUSSION GUIDE HERE→Watch our Spring 2024 School & Library Virtual Preview!
Hear us buzz about our new picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles!
Watch our MacKids School & Library Spring 2024 Preview Event where we preview upcoming picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles! You’ll hear from talented creators, including authors Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying (How Lucky Am I?), Hanh Bui (Ánh’s New Word), and Jas Hammonds (Thirsty: A Novel).
Hear our special debut keynote, author and former collegiate athlete Elvira K. Gonzalez, talk about her moving young adult memoir, Hurdles in the Dark. Also, don’t miss live special guest Loren Long, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, discuss his new picture book The Yellow Bus. Click here to watch these exciting interviews and hear about a selection of next season’s books!
Timestamps:
3:26 – Keynote Speaker, Elvira K. Gonzalez
15:18 – Young Adult
28:32 – Middle Grade
37:15 – Chapter Books
40:25 – Picture Books
50:33 – Q&A with Loren Long and Kate Meltzer
Staff Picks – March 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for March 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
Learn more about these staff picks →Celebrate Poetry Month!
We’ve put together a roundup of titles to get you excited about National Poetry Month, including new 2024 titles coming soon such as How Lucky Am I?, What Can a Mess Make?, and May You Love and Be Loved! Read about more books by clicking them below!
Find more poetry recommendatioNS here →Graphic Novel Preview: Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol
Our Graphic Novel Preview series invites readers to look inside graphic novels. This month, we’re highlighting a middle grade graphic novel, Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol coming out in May!
Look inside Plain Jane and the Mermaid →Staff Picks – February 2024
Read below to find our staff picks for February 2024 and learn more about these must-reads!
Learn more about these staff picks →Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Discover incredible titles and free resources about fierce, fearless, and remarkable women to celebrate Women’s History Month!