Edith Campbell

3 weeks ago | slj.com | Brigid Alverson |Sam Bloom |Edith Campbell |Ariana Sani Hussain

Cassi and the House of Memories (Stuart) ©2025 by Dean Stuart “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”What writer Leo Tolstoy failed to take into account in his famous quote is that many families exist somewhere between happy and unhappy, bound together by ties that are stronger than the challenges of divorce, prejudice, or even illness and death.

1 month ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Sam Bloom |Edith Campbell |Ariana Sani Hussain

Vacation season is on its way, which for many young people means road trips, theme parks, and cruises galore. But it can also mean sharing vulnerability, processing grief, repairing family relationships, and navigating blossoming romance. These three novels explore the fun, freedom, and complications of life on vacation for tweens. Cartaya, Pablo. A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation. 288p. Penguin/Kokila. May 2025. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780451479754.

1 month ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Sam Bloom |Edith Campbell |Ariana Sani Hussain

This diverse list of titles includes prose novels, novels in verse, and graphic novels. It has solid middle grade books as well as selections more suited for upper middle grade or younger YA tastes. This diverse list of titles includes prose novels, novels in verse, and graphic novels. It has solid middle grade books as well as selections more suited for upper middle grade or younger YA tastes. Share this list for Pride Month and throughout the year. Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer. Putnam.

2 months ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Beth McIntyre |Betsy Bird |Edith Campbell

It’s the perennial question of teachers, librarians, and parents alike: How do you get kids to read more over their summer break? Research has shown that kids’ favorite books—and the ones they’re most likely to finish—are the books that they choose themselves. Understanding this, publishers focus on fun books for summer reading. David Glover, marketing director at Flowerpot Press, believes it’s all about sparking curiosity. “Unless you get the curiosity going, the children won’t read it,” he says.

2 months ago | slj.com | Cat Miserendino |Amanda MacGregor |Betsy Bird |Edith Campbell

. May 2025. 384p. Tr $24.99. ISBN 9781536219234. COPY ISBN Gr 9 Up–Combs and Eakett do a fantastic job of providing readers an incredibly comprehensive and strongly researched—yet somehow compact—look into the history of trans identity. This vividly illustrated nonfiction graphic novel delves deep into the past, starting in the ancient world and explaining how trans identity has roots and connections to recorded historical figures from that era.