Remembering Jane My friend Jane Yolen passed away a few days ago, and while it’s incredible that her legacy includes 450 published books(!) I’m saddened to not share the world with her anymore. In addition to being brilliant, seemingly always with a twinkle in her eye...
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Hi community, I'm thinking a lot about that song, "What the world needs now, is love, sweet love..." In 2002, as part of the wedding ceremony my husband and I had (it wasn't yet legal but it had all the meaning) we did a sing-along with everyone who joined us to...
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy....
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't...
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Everyone likes Humaira Hani Khan--she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can't be bi if she's...
Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas There's only one thing standing between Finch Kelly and a full-blown case of high school senioritis: the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Taking home the gold would not only be the pinnacle of Finch's debating career, but the...
