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NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 2/22/26

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LOOPS by Jashar Awan is a March/April 2026 Kids’ Indie Next Pick

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YALSA includes SONGLIGHT by Moira Buffini on their 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults List

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The Calgary Herald includes K-Fai Steele’s LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR) in Barbra Hesson's Children's books for February 2026 feature

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YALSA includes HIS FACE IS THE SUN by Michelle Jabès Corpora on their 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 List

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SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins wins the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi novel of 2025

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NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins is #2 on the Children’s & YA Series list, and ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson hits #10 on the Middle Grade list for week of 2/15/26

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ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee selects 5 Stimola titles for their 2026 Notables list in the Younger category (Pre-K – Grade 2)

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ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee selects titles by Amy Alznauer, Donna Barba Higuera, and Renée Watson for their 2026 Notables list in the Middle and Older categories (Grades 3 – 8)

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ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee selects titles by James Ransome, Matthew Cordell, and Matthew Burgess for their 2026 Notables list in the All-Ages category

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ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson debuts at #4 on the National Indie Bestsellers List (Middle Grade)

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FIREWORKS, written by Matthew Burgess, debuts at #11 on the National Indie Bestsellers List (Illustrated Children’s)

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ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson hits #1 on The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestsellers List (Middle Grade)

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Publishers Weekly highlights Mari Costa and her upcoming FORGIVE-ME-NOT in feature on YA romance graphic novels

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Booklist calls 102 by Matthew Cordell a “fanciful yet down-to-earth narrative [that] will entrance imaginative children” in starred review

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The Texas Library Association includes BROKEN by X. Fang and EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan on 2026 Texas 2×2 List

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THE MYSTERY OF THE MONARCHS by Barb Rosenstock is a California Young Reader Medal Nominee for Best Picture Book for Older Readers 2026-2027

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Publishers Weekly includes Mari Costa’s OFFSIDE in Top 10 Middle Grade Comics for Spring 2026

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Publishers Weekly features illustration by Mika Song on cover of Children's Books for Spring 2026 Preview, with an article spotlighting the artist

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Kirkus praises SHE KNOWS ALL THE NAMES by Michelle Jabès Corpora in starred review: “Nearly impossible to put down . . . A triumphant and immensely satisfying sequel”

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