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Books to Help Kids Make Sense of Challenging Current Events

These books can help children discuss and better process difficult world events such as war, immigration, discrimination, and environmental conservation.

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Teen

8 of the Most Overlooked (Yet Completely Awesome) Series for Young Adults

Already read The Hunger Games and Divergent? The next time you or your teen are looking for a good book, give one of these less-read YA series a chance.

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Tween

12 Books About Friendship for Middle Grade Readers

One of the biggest challenges of parenting is figuring out how to help your child learn how to navigate sticky social situations. A good book, at the right time, can help.

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Growing Reader

The Super Simple Way to Help Your Kids Become Stronger Readers

Dyad reading is a very effective method of teaching reading that draws upon multiple senses. Surprisingly, many parents have never heard of it.

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Growing Reader

Tween

No More Robot Reading: How to Help Kids Read with Expression

Ever hear a child read like a robot with no pauses for punctuation and a monotone voice? Try these strategies to improve your child’s oral reading expression.

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Tips & Advice

Why Independent Bookstores Are a Parent’s Best Friend

When your kid walks into the children’s section of a great independent bookstore, they are walking into the most lovingly assembled search results page ever.

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Growing Reader

Tween

How to Write a Killer Book Report

Use our simple book report checklist to help your child nail the essential elements of their school book reports, reviews, or critiques.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

A Question of Faith: Books and Resources to Help Us Talk to Our Kids About Religion and Spirituality

For some parents, discussions about religion and spirituality are some of the hardest talks to have. Here, some books and resources for kids and parents to help.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Friend Farmers: 3 Tools for Helping Kids Make and Keep New Friends

The first months of school are a great time to introduce kids to easy-to-remember tools that will help them cultivate new friendships and sprout community.

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Tween

Tried and True: The Nonfiction Books Children's Booksellers and Book Experts Are Recommending

We talked to some of our favorite book experts about the nonfiction titles and trends they are most excited about. Here's what they told us.

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Tween

On-Trend Titles: DIY Style and Fashion Books for Tweens

These DIY style and fashion books are great for tweens who want to express themselves and build creative skills along the way.

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Tween

5 Books That Have Fourth and Fifth Graders Seriously Cracking Up

Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries top kids' recommendations, but they're not the only funny books out there. These "kid-approved” books also have kids busting up.

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