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It's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Celebrate Native and Indigenous voices and stories in your class or library throughout November and all year long! Explore this booklist featuring books for readers of all ages!
PYR Native American & Indigenous Voices & Stores - Penguin Random House
Get ready to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with books from Native American and Indigenous authors and illustrators.
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Explore America with Who HQ in this new series! Young readers can learn about the history, culture, and heritage of states like California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and Florida.📍
Stay tuned for more states coming in 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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FREE AUTHOR VISIT ALERT!! Does your class have DORY FANTASMAGORY fans? This is your chance to win a FREE Virtual Author Visit with the creator, Abby Hanlon—PLUS a class set of the latest Dory book, DORY FANTASMAGORY: CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE! Find out more and enter your class! #EduSky #TLsky
Win a virtual visit from Abby Hanlon - Penguin Random House
Enter your class for a chance to win a virtual visit from author Abby Hanlon and a classroom set of her newest book!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Penguin Young Readers Showcase: November 2025 Books

New month, new box of books from Penguin! I hope you find something fun to add to your reading lists.

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Penguin Young Readers Showcase: November 2025 Books
New month, new box of books from Penguin! I hope you find something fun to add to your winter reading lists.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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EDUCATORS! PREORDER ALERT! Preorder THE AMAZING GENERATION written by @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social and Catherine Price and illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng and submit your receipt to receive a FREE classroom pack. Find out more and preorder at the link below. ⁠
Amazing Generation Educator GWP
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November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Happy #BookBirthday to THE SECRET ASTRONOMERS! This is a fascinating, highly illustrated, epistolary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Alice Oseman, featuring designed doodled edges!
THE SECRET ASTRONOMERS by Jessica Walker book cover and starred review quote image
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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It's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Celebrate Native and Indigenous voices and stories in your class or library throughout November and all year long! Explore this booklist featuring books for readers of all ages!
PYR Native American & Indigenous Voices & Stores - Penguin Random House
Get ready to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with books from Native American and Indigenous authors and illustrators.
sites.prh.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth in your class or library! RSVP for this FREE webinar on Monday November 3rd to hear these authors and illustrators talk about their new books for young readers! #TLSky #EduSky
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Celebrate Native American and Indigenous Voices!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the Penguin School and Library team and Booklist on Monday, November 3 at 2:00 PM ET / 11 a.m. PT for a fun and insightful webinar! Five Indigenous creators, Rae Rose and Aly McKnight (THE SACRED...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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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
Promotional graphic of upcoming Booklist and PYR webinar CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS VOICES happening 11/3 at 2 p.m. ET
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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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)!

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Request a LAST KIDS ON EARTH 10 Display Sign
Please fill out your mailing address below so we can send you a free LAST KIDS ON EARTH 10 Display Sign! People who have submitted their address will receive the free signwhile supplies last. Unfor...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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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! 💛
Bestseller graphic for DRAGONBORN showing the cover in clouds with text below that reads: NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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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.

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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.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The 207 TV interview for THE BIONIC BOY is posted here: www.newscentermaine.com/article/news... @nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
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.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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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!
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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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!!
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....
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October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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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) 🧡🐧
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
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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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) 🧡🐧
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
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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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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.
October 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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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.

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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.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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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.

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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.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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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.

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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.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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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
'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.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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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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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!
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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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

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October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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!
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
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Thank you!!! 💛

I’m so sorry excited! 🙌🏽
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Did you hear the news?! THE DAVENPORTS has an incredible team for the screen! 💛

Congratulations @krystalmarquis.bsky.social! 🥳
#thedavenports #booksky #tvnews
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM