With recent shifts in social media, support for libraries, and school budgets, it feels more challenging than ever to connect kids with books they’ll love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how au...

In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades.

When I was at NCTE last month, I heard from a shocking number of teachers that their use of one or both of my nonfiction narratives, The 57 Bus and Accountable, was either being challenged by parents ...