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Teen

5 YA Favorites for Hispanic Heritage Month

To celebrate a month of tribute to Hispanic Americans, our friends at NYPL compiled a list of their five favorite young adult books written by Hispanic authors.

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Growing Reader

Bouncing Back: Books and Activities That Teach Kids Resilience

Former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis shares how reading about kindness and compassion helped her students overcome grief and come out on the other side of tragedy.

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Just For Fun

Everything You Never Knew About Alice in Wonderland

In honor of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland's 150th anniversary, here are twelve interesting facts you may not know about Lewis Carroll’s most famous work.

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Tween
Teen

Mom’s Cheat Sheet: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

There's no question that Percy Jackson is a huge hit with tweens and teens, but what are the books actually about? Use this helpful cheat sheet to find out!

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Baby & Toddler

Why 30 Million Words Are Critical to Your Child’s Future Success

We talked to Professor Dana Suskind, MD, founder of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, to find out how something as simple as talking is linked to lifelong success.

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All Ages

Cool Book Gifts for Birthday Parties

Books can be cool, thoughtful, and original birthday presents. Check out our unique gift recommendations for readers of all ages.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Money Talks: Literary Lessons on Money, Gratitude, and Responsibility for Little Ones

Here are some excellent books that you can share with your kids to help you talk about the sometimes tricky topic of money.

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Tween

Meet the Experts Behind the ‘50 Best Books for 9- and 10-Year-Olds’ List

Learn more about the children's literature experts who selected the titles on our list of the '50 Best Books for 9- and 10-Year-Olds' here.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Star Wars Printables & Activities

Looking for some fun Star Wars activities for your young Jedi? You've come to the right side of the Force!

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Just For Fun
Tips & Advice

Mom’s Cheat Sheet: The Biggest YouTube Stars for Kids and Teens

From improv sketches to make-up tutorials, our kids are watching really random stuff on YouTube these days. Here are the celeb YouTubers to know.