As summer nears its end, we embark on a search for books young people may enjoy. Dive in here for interviews with New England authors of books for children and young adults — and listen during Morning Edition.
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The next selection in our Books For Young People series is "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From," a novel that is for and about high-schoolers. Early on, we learn…
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Shirley Jackson Whitaker says her recent children's book, "I Did Not Ask To Be Born Black. I Just Got Lucky," is a way to help little girls who are Black…
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Our back-to-school-book series continues with "The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle." This middle grade book is about a 12-year-old girl's quest to…
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The young adult novel "Shouting at the Rain" deals with some dark issues, like addiction and being abandoned by a parent. But it's not a dark story,…
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A new "Sesame Street" book out this fall celebrates the show's theme song — and includes author and illustrator Mike Curato's collage inspired by the…
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Inspiration can come from places you'd least expect. That's what happened for author Aaron Becker. You may know Becker from his best-selling children's…
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Two of author Scott Brown’s colleagues had an idea for a story, but no time to write it, so they offered him the project. He’s usually a television writer…
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Writing novels about the Holocaust for young readers has only been done by a few. Hatfield, Massachusetts, author Jane Yolen has written three on the…
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Many kids are fascinated by sharks, but most shark books are pitched to younger readers. So Karen Romano Young decided to write a comprehensive book on…
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Our back-to-school book series continues with the story of nine-year-old Lucy Castor, who starts fourth grade at the beginning of the book, "Lucy Castor…