Amanda MacGregor

2 days ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Andrew Bauld

ACLU of Texas, SEAT Will Sue Over S.B. 12 – Texas Law that Prohibits Programs and Discussions Involving Race, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation in K-12 Schoolentity, and Sexual Orientation in K-12 Schools AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU of Texas) and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) announced today that they will sue to challenge unconstitutional aspects of Senate Bill 12, one of the most extreme education bans in the country. Gov.

2 weeks ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Kathy Ishizuka

Book banning is an attack on the soul of our community, especially when the books targeted are predominantly by or about people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community. And kids are the ones who lose out the most. No child should be deprived of access to a book that could broaden their world or help them feel better about themselves. But as we try to center our kids, could some of the habits of this industry also be inadvertently biased and blocking kids from having a true freedom to read?

3 weeks ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Amanda MacGregor

If you’re struggling to make it make sense, you’re in good company. Among parodists, even the highly skilled can’t top our current state. “It’s just so absurd that it doesn’t leave much room for a novelist to work,” said Percival Everett, speaking to The Times of London about the Trump administration. “How can you come up with anything crazier than this?”Everett had just received the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for James , his reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

1 month ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor

School Library Journal has proudly partnered with We Are Kid Lit Collective to share and promote the group’s 11th annual summer reading recommendations. In the next couple of weeks, SLJ will publish individual posts featuring their recommendations of board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult titles. We Are Kid Lit Collective is pleased to present our 11th annual summer reading list.

1 month ago | slj.com | Mary Lanni |Amanda MacGregor

. Aug. 2025. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781499818246. PreS-K COPY ISBN PreS-K–When a child hails from more than one cultural heritage, it can feel difficult for them to understand exactly who they are. And in a world that sometimes focuses only on pieces and parts, remembering to honor the whole person is paramount. This beautiful, poetic picture book celebrates children whose parents span a variety of backgrounds.