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Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month! Celebrate with one of these recommended YA novels with Jewish characters written by Jewish authors, or a biography of a famous Jewish American!

ChatGPT and AI: Use Wisely

ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool that allows you to have human-like conversations with a chatbot. Essentially, artificial intelligence, which powers ChatGPT, studies patterns, experiences, and sifts through large amounts of data to learn. However, if the data set… Read More »ChatGPT and AI: Use Wisely

Environmental Activism for All Ages

Get Inspired. Take Action. Be a part of the green revolution. For Earth Day 2023, we need to act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably. Get started today with this book list to inspire planet-saving action at any age.

2023 YA Award Winners

Looking for your next great read? Then why not browse a list of award winners for inspiration! These books have been read by panels of judges who considered them to be excellent, so you’re sure to find something incredible!

Future Worlds

Dreaming of leaving boring earthlings behind? Or yearning to see what the future could hold? Then these YA science fiction novels might be for you!

YA Trans and Nonbinary Fiction

Gender nonconforming people are not a monolith, and neither are the YA books featuring their voices! Here we highlight fantasy, romance, superheroes, poetry and more written by transgender YA authors.

Clean Reads

Enjoy these YA clean reads that are free from graphic violence, explicit sexuality, and strong profanity. They’re great for tweens dipping into the world of YA or anyone looking for a light read!

If You Liked One of Us is Lying…

then you’ll love these books! These fast-paced YA thrillers and mysteries will get you hooked from page one. There might even be a shocking twist or two…

Disabled Voices

Celebrate disabled voices in literature by reading these YA books featuring disabled characters and/or authors!

2023 LGBT YA Fiction (so far…)

Tired of the seeing the same LGBT book recommendations over and over? Then check back monthly for exciting new releases! We’ll spotlight four upcoming LGBT books; maybe you’ll find your next great read!