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The latest books, news, and more for children's and school librarians.
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The latest books, news, and more for children's and school librarians.


December 16, 2024
Welcome back to our School & Library Spotlight newsletter! In our final issue of
the year, we speak with educators who are encouraging their students to give
back through community service projects. The founder of a literacy nonprofit
reflects on the ways children can harness creative writing to push back against
censorship. And we also profile the authors of six of the season’s biggest
debuts. Happy holidays, and we’ll see you in January!

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Librarian Amanda Jones Files New Defamation Lawsuit
In a November 26 complaint, Jones accused Dan Kleinman, a longtime ALA critic
who authors a blog called Safe Libraries, of Defamation and False Light, seeking
damages in excess of $75,000. more


New Jersey Delivers a Victory for the Freedom to Read—and for Librarians
More than three years after she became a target of abuse from book banners,
librarian Martha Hickson found herself standing side by side with New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy on December 9 as he signed the state’s Freedom to Read Act
into law. more


Summary Judgment Motions Filed in 'Tango' Book Banning Case
The authors of the 2005 picture book And Tango Makes Three argue that the book’s
removal from school library shelves is rooted in unconstitutional, anti-LGBTQ+
“viewpoint discrimination.” County officials insist that the decision to remove
the book is “government speech” and thus immune from First Amendment scrutiny.
more


Minneapolis Concert Raises Funds for Organizations Battling Book Bans
Lerner Publishing Group hosted an evening of music at an iconic venue in
downtown Minneapolis to raise awareness of the impact of book bans and funds for
three organizations battling bans and censorship, including the American Library
Association and EveryLibrary. more


SPONSORED
Out Now: The History of Information
The first nonfiction book from award-winning children’s author and illustrator
Chris Haughton, The History of Information, explores how the ways we share and
store information have shaped and transformed our world—from the first mark on a
cave wall 50,000 years ago to the powerful AI systems that guide our
communication and record-keeping today. more



Altruism in Action: Educators Teach the Power of Giving Through Doing
PW spoke with three educators who are encouraging their students to make a world
of difference in the lives of others, not just for the holidays but throughout
the year. more





Calkins Creek Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Calkins Creek, now under the Astra Books for Young Readers umbrella, has spent
the last two decades creating nonfiction, novels, and picture books based on
real-life events for ages seven and up, and bringing lesser-known historical
figures into the limelight. more





Fall 2024 Flying Starts
We shine the light on the authors of six of the season’s most promising
children’s and YA debuts. more




Scholastic Prepares to Roll Out the Year of the Dog (Man)
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man will have a moment—more accurately multiple moments—in the
year ahead, when Scholastic unleashes a global campaign featuring this canine
superhero. Events kicked off last week with the publication of Dog Man: Big Jim
Begins, relaying the character’s origin story. more


Sourcebooks Launches Stonefruit Studio Children's Imprint
Sourcebooks is starting up a new imprint, Stonefruit Studio, to publish creative
and even edgy children's books, ranging from picture books to YA novels.
Stonefruit Studio will make its debut in summer 2026 with three releases. more



Creative Writing as a Tool for Combating Classroom Censorship
Rowana Miller is the founder and executive director of Cosmic Writers, a
registered 501(c)(3) that provides children with the tools and opportunities to
write creatively. Her debut novel, Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls, is
forthcoming from Sourcebooks in fall 2025. Here, Miller reflects on the power of
students' self-expression in the face of book banning. more



New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: December 2024
This season’s holiday hauls include a picture book following a fowl’s pursuit of
love, a middle grade historical fiction novel set in the final months of WWII, a
YA fantasy romance between a vampire and vampire hunter, and more. more


Q & A with Hanh Bui
Hanh Bui is an educator and author of the forthcoming picture book I Stand in
Line. Fleeing from Vietnam at eight years old during the fall of Saigon, Bui and
her family were rescued by a U.S. Naval ship and lived for a time in a refugee
camp before making America their new home. We spoke with Bui about how this
experience inspires her work for and with young people. more


School & Library Spotlight
Editor: Emma Kantor
Digital Producer: Michael Seidlinger
Assistant Editor: Iyana Jones


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