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Middle Grade

Interview

A Reminder for Empa­thy: A Con­ver­sa­tion with R. J. Palacio 

Emi­ly Schneider
February 9, 2020
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Chil­dren’s
My Sur­vival: A Girl on Schindler’s List
Rina Finder, with Joshua M. Greene
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Chil­dren’s
Don’t Tell the Nazis
Mar­sha Forchuk Skrypuch
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Chil­dren’s
Red Men­ace
Lois Ruby
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Chil­dren’s
White Bird: A Won­der Story 
R. J. Palacio
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Fic­tion
Walk Till You Disappear
Jacque­line Dem­bar Greene
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Chil­dren’s
All of Me
Chris Baron
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Chil­dren’s
Anya and the Dragon
Sofiya Paster­nack
Essay

‘If the Muse comes call­ing’: Jane Yolen on Writing

Jane Yolen
July 22, 2019
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Chil­dren’s
Mas­ters of Silence
Kathy Kac­er
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Chil­dren’s
Defy­ing the Nazis: The Life of Ger­man Offi­cer Wilm Hosen­feld, Young Read­ers Edition
Her­mann Vinke
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Chil­dren’s
Sav­ing Han­no: The Sto­ry of a Refugee Dog
Miriam Halahmy 
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Chil­dren’s
Pic­ture Girl
Marlene Targ Brill; Michael Sayre, illus.
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Fic­tion
Search­ing for Lottie
Susan Ross
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Chil­dren’s
Hedy and Her Amaz­ing Invention
Jan Wahl
Mor­gana Wal­lace, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
The Faith­ful Spy: Diet­rich Bon­ho­ef­fer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
John Hendrix
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