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How to Live on the Edge of Past, Present, and Future

I’m an anxious person. So are a lot of the teen characters in the novels I’ve edited. It makes sense; the teen years are fertile ground for anxiety. So much is beyond your control, even as you feel a pressure to take on greater responsibility. The present is a mess; the future is a terrifying […]Read more

19 Books for a Better World for Elementary Readers

Everyone wants to build a good life for their children. It’s clear that the work needed to complete that goal for all people by eliminating racism has not been finished. We’ve put together a list of books for younger kids that may help to start and continue talking about the road ahead.Read more

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Librarian Prep List for Thanksgiving

by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Looking for Thanksgiving book display ideas or maybe selections for your readers advisory group? Look no further! Here’s a cornucopia of books!Read more

Melanie Gillman on Researching Stage Dreams

Melanie Gillman gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the importance of the research process, even in fiction.Read more

Fiction and Nonfiction Pairs of Pull Ahead Readers

by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Jenny gave you some of the background on how to grow early literacy with our Pull Ahead Readers pairs of fiction and nonfiction titles. I thought it might be useful and fun to make a “cheat sheet” of sorts, to make it easier to see how these titles look […]Read more

Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity

We asked author Nicole Valentine to talk about her love for “Easter eggs” and reveal a few from her debut middle-grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity.Read more

Darby Creek High/Low Fiction Imprint Meets Teens Where They Are

By Kate Schefer, Digital Products Coordinator When I first started as the Digital intern for Lerner two years ago, we were in the middle of production for our Fall 2017 enhanced ebooks, including Interactive Books and Audisee ebooks with audio.Read more

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Librarian Prep List for June

by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager June is celebrated as Pride Month by the LGBT community, and many Pride events occur on the last Sunday in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969. To help you get ready for it, we’ve put together a list […]Read more

Author Interviews

Interview with Castle of Lies Author Kiersi Burkhart

By Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels Where did the idea for this epic tale start?Read more

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