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Comfort zones Gene Luen Yang discusses how books help him break out of his comfort zone—and warns about the dangers of feeling too comfortable.
Difficult Childhood Nikki Grimes spent much of her childhood in and out of foster homes, an experience that would influence her future writing.
Graphic novels for reluctant readers Gene Luen Yang discusses how graphic novels can engage reluctant readers.
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" This unique 533-page book doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre—it’s not a traditional novel, nor is it a graphic novel.
Raina Telgemeier: Growing up with comics Author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier discusses her lifelong love of comics.
Matt de la Peña: Addressing addiction's impact on families in "Love" Award-winning author Matt de la Peña talks about a reference to addiction in one of Loren Long’s illustrations of their picture book Love and the ways in which that reference has empowered young people to talk share their own stories.
Does quality matter? Books that children enjoy reading—however high or low they may be on the ladder of literary excellence—can be viewed as gateways to literacy.
Looking for themselves Young people are looking for stories that deal with issues that feel familiar and stories that help them figure out who they are in the world.
E.B. Lewis, artist and illustrator, coins new term “artistrator” E.B. Lewis describes his coined term, “artistrator.”
