Junior Library Guild Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. This year’s winners: Picture Book winner is “From the Tops of the Trees,” written by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Rachel Wada. Picture Book honor title: “Nana, Nenek & Nina” written and illustrated by Liza Ferneyhough.

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"Wolk’s novel stuns." ★ Kirkus review for WOLF HOLLOW by Lauren Wolk @wolfhollow1 #JLGselection https://t.co/7WMiB53UnL

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Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medalists include: Picture Book honors: “Big Dreams, Small Fish,” “The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda,” and “Sitting Shiva.”

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@sljournal called Brian Selznick's stunning novel, BIG TREE, “A special, one-of-a-kind book for the whole family that readers won’t soon forget.” This #JLG #goldstandardselection is part of our May 23 Fantasy/Science Fiction Elementary Plus category! #JLG #NewRelease @Scholastic https://t.co/WxghZCv3Kj

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"Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket, from JLG! We shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you!" - Edited from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. #jlgexperience #GoldenTicket https://t.co/BYF90MbnI0

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Meet Chris Baron, author of JLG selection “The Magical Imperfect”! We were so excited to meet Chris at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition. You’ll have access to other inspiring titles like “The Magical Imperfect” when you start a JLG membership: https://t.co/bz7c7yCEh4 https://t.co/4WAS2wJjab

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The Pura Belpre young adult author honor books are Breathe and Count Back from Ten, High Spirits, and The Lesbiana's Guide to Public School. The winner is Burn Down, Rise Up.

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We’ve met so many people at @TXLA so far including JLG author Mariama J. Lockington! Here’s a shot of Mariama holding her brand new book “In the Key of Us.” Mariama is the author of “For Black Girls Like Me,” a JLG selection from 2019. It was so great to meet you, Mariama! https://t.co/qpCIbQYAfR

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What’s better than featuring our book selections? Getting to feature the incredible people that created them! Meet Lorien Lawrence, author of “The Stitchers: Fright Watch #1”. Give your readers access to books by incredible authors like Lorien with JLG: https://t.co/4etQjlwRWf https://t.co/7aGifQ9C7I

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Tomorrow is America Recycles Day aka National Recycling Day. In honor of the holiday, we are spotlighting “When the World Runs Dry: Earth’s Water in Crisis” by Nancy Castaldo. This book is a narrative of the world’s water crisis and what we can about it: https://t.co/V7jYctFDdi https://t.co/xtZ75l8vPL