Tag: Young Adult

NCTE 2023 Conference Resource Center

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We’re so excited to see our educator friends November 16 to 19 in Columbus, OH!

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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.
  • Score new books to review for your classroom!
    Complete this short form and request up to three (3) free teacher’s copies!
  • We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
    Download our digital catalogs and request digital preview copies!
  • Not attending NCTE?
    You can still download digital resources, request preview copies, and more!
Visit the NCTE Resource Center here →

Watch our Winter 2024 School & Library Virtual Preview!

Hear us buzz about our new picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles!

You’ll hear from talented creators, including author Zohreh Ghahremani and illustrator Susie Ghahremani (Memory Garden), E. L. Shen (Maybe It’s a Sign), and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (Three Summers).

Listen to a special picture book debut interview from author Adam Pottle and illustrator Ziyue Chen in conversation with Editorial Director of Roaring Brook Press Connie Hsu to talk about Butterfly on the Wind. Plus, don’t miss our live special guest Elisha Cooper, Caldecott honor author and illustrator, in conversation with Executive Editor of Roaring Brook Press Emily Feinberg. Listen as they discuss Elisha’s new picture book Emma Full of Wonders!

 

Timestamps:
4:24 – Adam Pottle, Ziyue Chen, and Connie Hsu in conversation
20:18 – Picture Books
26:55 – Zohreh and Susie Ghahremani (Memory Garden) feature video
31:19 – Middle Grade Books
32:47 – E.L. Shen (Maybe It’s A Sign) feature video
40:40 – Amra Sabic-El-Rayess (Three Summers) feature video
44:15 – Young Adult Books
52:40 – Elisha Cooper and Emily Feinberg in conversation

Celebrating Indigenous Voices for National Native American Heritage Month

Celebrating Indigenous Voices for National Native American Heritage Month

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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 guides for Warrior Girl Unearthed and Eagle Drums—and invite your students to be the next generation of change makers with the Climate Activism Kit, inspired by Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior and We Are Water Protectors!

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From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an inspiring picture book biography about two Indigenous Rights Activists, Josephine Mandamin and Autumn Peltier that will energize young readers to join the tidal wave of change.

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In the spirit of Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior and We Are Water Protectors, we invite you to use the Climate Activism Kit in your school or library. Sign up your classroom or school library to receive a climate activism kit containing a special art print from Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an activity kit to engage young readers, a classroom pledge poster, and We Are Water Protectors badges to share with your students—while supplies last!

Find more books for National Native American Heritage Month here →