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Bethesda, Maryland As a small illustration of her long, idiosyncratic writing career, Joy Hakim likes to tell the story of a chance encounter in an Oakland elevator. On the way down after a speaking engagement, a woman handed her a slip of paper — it contained the phone number of her son’s private school. He […]

Here’s another list of gift suggestions for children and teens — with informational books galore.

This is a beautifully written overview of the history of the life sciences targeted to teens, and is the first of a planned four-volume series

By WSJ Books Staff 'The Sister' Review: North Korea's Sibling Dynasty Kim Jong Un was not the only member of his family raised to rule. The sister of North...

Joy Hakim is trying to change the way we deliver information in our schools. She says stories are the way to go; they not only charge the mind, they provide a base for remembering. So she has tackled the traditional subjects--history and science--and put their information in narrative clothing.

Your turn: July 24 FacebookTwitterEmail Teaching truth Re: “Let white kids learn truth of slavery,” Another View, July 17: Many public school teachers, active and retired, have always taught U.S. history as described by Frances McGovernor in her recent op-ed. As a fifth grade teacher, I used a curriculum provided by Texas Law-Related Education called “We The People.” It doesn’t use the term “critical race theory,” but it certainly employs it. Another great resource is a series of...

Jun 22, 2021 Yoon Ha Lee ( Dragon Pearl). This adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure follows Hwa Young, a teen training to become an Imperial lancer pilot after her rebel moon home is literally ripped apart. But when she uncovers a terrible secret that the Empire has been hiding from its citizens, she must return to her rebel roots to save her world. Book one is planned for summer 2023; Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company did the deal for North American rights. Anne Heltzel at Abrams has boug...