It has been A WHILE since I've posted one of these. I found my first "best of 2020" booklist this week and I got really excited, so I figured what better time to jump back in to sharing the news & such I've found lately.
Here's my weekly collection of news, announcements, and booklists I've found while browsing around the internet. Hope you enjoy! :)
Awards
- 2020 Little Rebels Award winner announced - the award "recognizes children’s fiction (for readers aged 0-12) which promotes social justice or social equality, challenges stereotypes or is informed by anti-discriminatory concerns" (source).
Booklists
- The Booklist Reader's Spotlight on the Arts., featuring the Top 10 Arts Books for Youth: 2020.
- Book Riot's 16 Gorgeous and Fun Fall Books for Toddlers, 9 Great Eerie Reads for Middle Graders, and 12 Christmas YA Books That Give Hallmark Movie Vibes (time for holiday booklists already??)
- Publishers Weekly's Best Books 2020, featuring lists for Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult.
- YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association)'s 2020 Teens' Top Ten.
Articles
- Book Riot's The Baby-Sitters Club, From Novels to Graphic Novels and Tiffany D. Jackson and the "Stress" of It All.
- A Mighty Girl's 152 Years of "Little Women" in Books, Films, and More.
- We Need Diverse Books's The Rise of Gender-Inclusive Pronouns and Language in Literature.
New & Upcoming Books
- 100 Scope Notes's The 2020 Poop Report.
- Brightly's 10 New Swoon-Worthy Teen Romance Books.
- Good Comics for Kids's This Week’s Comics: Welcome to History and The Sprite and the Gardener - News and Preview.
- Publishers Weekly's New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 26, 2020 and Noteworthy Novel and Picture Book Sequels: October 2020, plus 'Red School' Brings Two YA Novel Worlds Together.
- We Need Diverse Books's Cover Reveal and Excerpt of Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar.
I'm sharing my Weekly Wrap-Up posts on
The Sunday Post, hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer!
