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Goal! 16+ Soccer Books for Kids

What should the next Alex Morgan or Landon Donovan be reading? Here are some great soccer books for players and fans of all ages.

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Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, a wildly entertaining graphic novel by Judd Winick, will send you on a cracking, seat-of-your-pants adventure.

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High-Flying Gymnastics Books for Kids and Teens

With the Summer Olympics nearing, it's a great time to check out these gymnastics-themed titles for kids and teens (and their gymnastics-loving parents).

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17 Terrific Books for First Graders

From picture books to short, single-chapter books, first graders need a range of books to suit their growing reading abilities. These books can help them make the most of their first "real" year of school.

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Enter to Win a Copy of The Night Diary

A wonderful middle grade story about the Partition of India, we loved The Night Diary so much we decided to give away 5 copies!

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Brightly Storytime: Dylan the Villain

In this installment of Brightly Storytime we’re reading along with K.G. Campbell's Dylan the Villain, a wickedly funny picture book about child super-villains.

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Super Stories for Super Fans: 6 YA Novels for Fangirls and Fanboys

These young adult books do a marvelous job of showing how teens find love, understanding, and acceptance through modern fan-communities.

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Catch Your Favorite Authors As They Travel the Country

Offering readers a chance to meet their favorite authors, illustrators, and characters, The Story Stop bus is heading to Ohio this week to spread a love of reading to kids of all ages.

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14 Books for Kids Obsessed with Pokémon Go

If your Pokémon Go-loving kids are draining your cell phone battery and using up your data, here are some fun and captivating books you can hand them instead.

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8 of the Best Kids’ Lit Podcasts (and a Few for Grown-Ups Too)

We’ve rounded up some of the very best literary podcasts for kids and adults, because the only thing better than listening to a good book is listening to people talk about good books.