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Promotional graphic of upcoming Booklist and PYR webinar CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS VOICES happening 11/3 at 2 p.m. ET

Join us Monday (11/3) for a @penguinschoollib.bsky.social event featuring Indigenous creators Rae Rose, Aly McKnight, Violet Duncan, Steph Littlebird, & Andrea Page in conversation with Mandi Harris (Cherokee Nation). Plus learn about new titles from PYR! RSVP now: bit.ly/4nT6AY4

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Get your readers excited for the 10th LAST KIDS ON EARTH book! Order a free display sign for for your class or library at link below (while supplies last)!

📚 penguinschoollibrary.com/LKOE10Sign

Bestseller graphic for DRAGONBORN showing the cover in clouds with text below that reads: NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Congratulations to Struan Murray! DRAGONBORN is a New York Times bestseller! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to all the educators and librarians who shared this page-turning fantasy with your young readers! 💛

Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans. Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.

If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.

bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/

Maine children's book author says Travis Mills helped inspire character in new book Lynn Plourde's latest book is titled "The Bionic Boy" and hopes to inspire readers to embrace what makes them different.

The 207 TV interview for THE BIONIC BOY is posted here: www.newscentermaine.com/article/news... @nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

It's a #paperback #bookbirthday! THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, a New York Times bestseller with five starred reviews, is now out in paperback. This thrilling WWII mystery is not one to miss!

Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram: 9780593618530 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A lyrical ode to the warmth, comfort, and traditions of tea drinking, from award-winning author Adib Khorram and Caldecott Honor and the APALA winner Hanna Cha Tea is a plant. Tea is a ceremony....

Today's the day! TEA IS LOVE, illustrated by @hannayoonicha.bsky.social and written by me, is out in the world!! Go grab a copy!!

Who Was Katherine Johnson? by Sheila P. Moses book cover and description image

Who Was Vincent van Gogh? by Paula K. Manzanero book cover and description image

WHO ARE SUNI AND BUTCH? by Kirsten Anderson book cover and description image

I AM SIMONE BILES by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos book cover and description image

It's time to celebrate #nonfiction for all ages! Click to see some fantastic releases from October that your students and patrons will love (2/2) 🧡🐧

BEYONCÉ (A WHO WAS? ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY) by Tyianna Combs and illustrated by Claudia Marianno book cover and description image

CAITLIN CLARK (A WHO WAS? ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY) by Olivia Luchini and illustrated by Angie Alape book cover and description image

TAYLOR SWIFT (A WHO WAS? ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY) by Kirsten Mayer and illustrated by Yenna Mariana book cover and description image

MICHAEL JORDAN (A WHO WAS? ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY) by Ellen Labrecque and illustrated by Alexandra Badiu book cover and description image

It's time to celebrate #nonfiction for all ages! Click to see some fantastic releases from October that your students and patrons will love (1/2) 🧡🐧

Thanks so much for reading and sharing!

Cover of INVISIBLE by David Soren. Boy with with brown hair and wide eyes is sitting on an exam table wearing a medical gown. A large purple ogre with a green beard is sitting next to the boy. The ogre is wearing a medical gown and holding a bag of corn chips.

In David Soren’s INVISIBLE, budding comic artist J.J. navigates ups & downs of his chronic illness alongside Norm, a sarcastic leather jacket-clad personification of his illness. Text & illustrations infused w/humor & give insight into living w/chronic illness. #MGLit
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Utah Quietly Bans Its 19th Book from All State Public Schools Utah just quietly banned THIRTEEN REASONS WHY from all public schools across the state. It's their 19th state-sanctioned book ban.

Surprise–Utah just quietly banned its 19th book from *every single public school* in the state.

THIRTEEN REASONS WHY was banned yesterday. It must be removed from every public school statewide.

bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...

10 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, October 24, 2025 Revisit these 10 stories about book censorship from years past, including stories about the cost of book bans, book sanctuaries, and more.

10 book censorship posts to revisit, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news. Y'all, it's been a DOOZY of a week.

bookriot.com/10-book-cens...

Requiring Book Sellers to Rate Content of Books Unconstitutional, Per Federal Judge A major win for the freedom to read in Texas, as judge rules that requiring book vendors to rate books is unconstitutional.

A major decision in the lawsuit over vendor book ratings required by the Texas READER Act. It's a big win . . . and adds to some of the ongoing questions related to First Amendment Rights, Free Speech, and government speech as discussed in *several* recent lawsuits.

bookriot.com/texas-reader...

'Save Our Stories' Unites Advocates in Celebration & Solidarity PRH’s Save Our Stories Supper kicked off Banned Books Week 2025, uniting authors, advocates, and policymakers in the fight to read freely.

Save Our Stories! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social brought together advocates and authors for a powerful event on the dangers of book bans and the ways we are defeating them. F/@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's Lisa Varga:

https://bit.ly/4nfz0tV

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

Discussion Guide cover with paper confetti and orange background shows four book covers: MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL, POPCORN, KAREEM BETWEEN, and THE ORDER OF THINGS. Text on cover reads (from top to bottom): These Reads Are LIT! Acclaimed Reads for your Lit Circles/Book Groups in Grades 3-8!

Hosting book clubs or lit circles in your class or library? Get discussion questions to boost the chatter with your young readers around these acclaimed and engaging reads for grades 3-8! #EduSky #TLSky

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Want to learn about new books?
The Penguin Young Readers Spring 2026 Preview is out, and you can see "Yasha's Amazin' Bar Mitzvah" by Margaret Gurevich, at min 37'37'' 🎉👀

Cover illustrated by me 😁
Design by Mary Claire Cruz

www.penguinclassroom.com/blog/the-pen...

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LLAMA LLAMA A GIFT FOR MAMA (An Anna Dewdney Book) book cover and description image

BLUEY CAMAPMENTO Y OTROS CUENTOS / CAMPING AND OTHER STORIES book cover and description image

BLUEY HIDE AND SEEK book cover and description image

BLUEY GRANNY MOBILE book cover and description image

Want new books featuring your favorite llama and Australian cattle dog? Swipe to see some #preschool books releasing in October that are exactly what you've been looking for!

Thank you!!! 💛

I’m so sorry excited! 🙌🏽

FORTRESS OF AMBROSE by J. Elle book cover and description image

THE JUDGMENT OF YOYO GOLD by Isaac Blum book cover and description image

MOTH DARK by Kika Hatzopoulou book cover and description image

RIGHT WHERE WE BELONG by Farrah Penn book cover and description image

It's #bookbirthday Tuesday! Swipe and click to see some #teenreads from October that you really won't want to miss (2/2)

STREETLIGHT PEOPLE by Charlene Thomas book cover and description image

GOOD OLD-FASHIONED KOREAN SPIRIT by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada book cover and description image

HEARTSICK by Kristina Forest book cover and description image

LAST CHANCE LIVE! by Helena Haywoode Henry book cover and description image

It's #bookbirthday Tuesday! Swipe and click to see some #teenreads from October that you really won't want to miss (1/2)

Dragonborn - Penguin Classroom Portal An astonishing new fantasy series takes flight in this soaring, action-packed adventure filled with twists and surprises. The secret world of dragons is waiting for you! *This stunning book features a...

Do your readers love Dragons? Do you love hosting book clubs/groups with your readers? Bring Struan Murray's newest dragon fantasy adventure with this discussion guide that is great for book club, lit circles, and more! Download the DRAGONBORN guide!

YouTube video by ERVK The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards 2025 10 11 25

If you need a shot of righteous adrenaline on a Monday, I highly recommend @malindalo.bsky.social's acceptance speech from the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. The whole ceremony is now online, but here's Malinda's speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5aD...

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Fave #picturebook of the week: DON'T TRUST FISH by @unshavedmouse.bsky.social and @dansantat.bsky.social.

Original, hysterical, and informative.

#kidlit #booksky #thefisharewatching

Courage is something we learn: Bishop releases new book for young readers Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde joins Morning Joe to discuss her book for young readers 'We Can Be Brave: How We Learn to Be Brave in Life's Decisive Moments'.

Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde joins Morning Joe to discuss her book for young readers 'We Can Be Brave: How We Learn to Be Brave in Life's Decisive Moments'.

¡Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas / ¡Mistaco! Un recuento de tragedias y tortillas | NEA When Izzy has had a terrible day full of blunders, her grandfather helps her turn things around by making "mistacos" so she can talk about her mistakes and eat the problems away.

Build resilience with the young readers in your class or library. @elizakinkz.bsky.social's MISTACO is the October selection for @neatoday.bsky.social's #ReadAcrossAmerica. Get discussion questions, ideas, and more on how to use this hilarious and poignant read aloud!

Spring 2026 Preview Join the Penguin Young Readers team to hear all about new books from Spring 2026!

The season may be turning to fall but we have spring on our minds. Watch our Spring 2026 Preview where we highlight new books from picture books through YA hitting shelves to start 2026. Watch on demand! #PYRPreview

Give Prison Banned Books Week as much attention next week as Banned Book Week.

Happy to see a pamphlet at the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
booth at #aasl25 dedicated to grades 6-9! When I asked them for some #youngteenlit, they had two books ready for me. Murder mystery and a novel written in notes! #itstimeforyoungteenlit