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This week's episode of the Book Fair Podcast features new middle-grade book releases, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature nominees, a resource for finding books featuring neurodiverse and mental health representation, and news on book banning and student activism. The episode also includes a shout-out to a resource for parents, educators, and young readers, and concludes with an announcement of an upcoming interview with author Megan McDonald.

New Releases:

• Young Cat, Old Cat by Jillian Tamaki (Ages 3-7)
• Deerheart by Eoin Colfer, illus. By P.J. Lynch (Ages 9-12)
• Mischief and Monsters by Adrianna Cuevas (Ages 10-12)
• To Our Untamed Core by Sonido Reyes (ages 13+)
• Foreigners by E.L. Shen (Ages 13+)

Takeaways

• New middle-grade book releases
• National Book Award for Young People's Literature nominees
• Book banning and student activism
• Resource for finding books with neurodiverse and mental health representation

Chapters

• 00:00 New Middle-Grade Book Releases
• 10:16 National Book Award Nominees
• 11:39 Book Banning in Schools
• 13:35 Resource for Neurodiverse and Mental Health Representation
• 15:02 Impact of Students in Pushing Conservative Book Banners