Today the National Book Award longlist was announced, a thrilling and diverse stack of reads including a trio of middle grade titles; an uncategorizable illustrated work from chronic genius M. T. Anderson, with cocreator Eugene Yelchin; and a nonfiction look at the Vietnam War. It also includes five YA novels: two urgent and enraging novels […]
A really good graphic novel has everything you want in a book. Amazing storyline? Check. Smart dialogue and interesting characters? Beautifully rendered drawings that excite the imagination? Double check. From the rise of an African chieftain, to navigating Russian summer camp, these five new graphic novels are guaranteed to inspire young readers and get them […]