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Tess Williams, Primary Librarian, has been working at American International School for seven years. She’s passionate about finding books for every student (and parent), and providing [...]

Tiffany D. Jackson is a New York Times–bestselling author and a 2026 Edgar Award recipient for Blood in the Water, as well as several young adult novels and two picture books. A [...]

Bec Taylor, Lower Elementary School Cybrarian has been working at the International School of Beijing for 10 years. She is passionate about the power of read-alouds, authentic and scaffolded [...]

Sleepless is a little different from your most recent novels in that there’s a light science fiction touch. How did you decide that you wanted to go in a slightly fantastical direction to tell [...]

This month, we Feature Terry Maguire, Secondary School Librarian at The American International School of Mozambique. She has been in Maputo for the past five years. She is passionate about [...]

Books hold many powers, as author Varsha Bajaj can attest. She credits books for helping her make the cultural transition to the United States after growing up in Mumbai, India. In turn, several [...]

There are a lot of ways to describe Jason Reynolds’ books: Groundbreaking. Relatable. Gripping. Or as School Library Journal said recently in their starred review of Soundtrack: A [...]