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Nicholas Croce 9/19/25 Nicholas Croce 9/19/25

NYT Bestsellers: James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is #10 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES remains at #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/28/25

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Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Hillary Godwin 9/19/25

SONGLIGHT by Moira Buffini has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 11-14+ category

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Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Hillary Godwin 9/19/25

Mika Song’s ONE SMART COOKIE has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 3-6+ category

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Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Hillary Godwin 9/19/25

School Library Journal calls X. Fang’s BROKEN a “flawless picture book” and “a must-buy and ideal read-aloud for all libraries” in starred review

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Hillary Godwin 9/15/25 Hillary Godwin 9/15/25

MSNBC’s Velshi Banned Book Club features interview with Renée Watson about how her picture book, THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATER, reframes and reclaims Black American identity as a source of pride

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Hillary Godwin 9/12/25 Hillary Godwin 9/12/25

Summer Rayne Oakes’ PlantCon NYC Recap video features interview with Michael Wang, author of LEIF’S GIFT

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Hillary Godwin 9/11/25 Hillary Godwin 9/11/25

James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is an instant bestseller, hitting #2 on the Indie Bestsellers MG list and #3 on the NYT MG list

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Nicholas Croce 9/10/25 Nicholas Croce 9/10/25

NYT Bestsellers: THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST by James Ponti debuts at #3 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES is #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/21/25

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Hillary Godwin 9/10/25 Hillary Godwin 9/10/25

Publishers Weekly features interview with Stimola Agent Alli Hellegers about the current state of middle grade publishing

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Hillary Godwin 9/9/25 Hillary Godwin 9/9/25

Oprah Daily features powerful essay by Renée Watson on how poet Nikki Giovanni taught her to choose joy in the face of pain

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Hillary Godwin 9/5/25 Hillary Godwin 9/5/25

Publishers Weekly calls XOLO by Donna Barba Higuera “a winning reflection on what it means to be an underdog” in starred review

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Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Hillary Godwin 9/3/25

THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera hits #105 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books Top 150 list for the week of 9/03/25

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Nicholas Croce 9/3/25 Nicholas Croce 9/3/25

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES series by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 9/14/25

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Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Hillary Godwin 9/3/25

YA and Kids Books Central interviews author Michelle Meadows about JIMMY'S RHYTHM AND BLUES

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Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Hillary Godwin 9/2/25

Illustrator Cátia Chien wins the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators for FIREWORKS by client Matthew Burgess

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Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Hillary Godwin 9/2/25

School Library Journal calls MATISSE by Derek Desierto “a lovely homage to Matisse’s life and work” in starred review

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Nicholas Croce 8/27/25 Nicholas Croce 8/27/25

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES series by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 9/07/25

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Hillary Godwin 8/27/25 Hillary Godwin 8/27/25

FORGIVE-ME-NOT by Mari Costa is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection

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Hillary Godwin 8/26/25 Hillary Godwin 8/26/25

The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress) selects Vikram Madan’s BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK as a 2025 Washington State Book Award Finalist

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Hillary Godwin 8/25/25 Hillary Godwin 8/25/25

The Washington Post includes Donna Barba Higuera and Juliana Perdomo’s THE UNLIKELY AVENTURAS OF RAMÓN AND EL CUCUY on list of Librarian Picks for Best New Books for Kids this Fall

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