Adolescence is a time when young people are crafting stories about who they are, how they understand the world, and how they fit into society. Literature has the power to inform and transform the way adolescents see themselves and others.
Literature
Award-winning children’s book authors Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang have launched StoryKind, a new podcast to spark the joy and connectivity of storytelling in children. The effort grew out of the authors’ shared concern about declining reading habits among children and their desire to inspire a renewed interest in reading and writing.
The LiTEArary Society is the world’s largest entirely youth-led, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of ending book deserts for disadvantaged children. Since its inception, The LiTEArary Society has grown into a family of social book clubs that collectively have donated thousands of new, high-quality picture books to children in need and participated in countless community read-aloud events.
Penguin Random House (PRH) invites teachers and students to travel around the world through the pages of fiction and nonfiction books set in countries across the globe.
The Public Domain Review is an online journal and nonprofit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. As the name suggests, the focus is on the vast commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and build on without restriction.
Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop is a semester-length professional development course designed specifically for secondary school educators interested in developing their expertise as readers and teachers of literature. The course draws from the acclaimed Poetry in America PBS series.
As our nation prepares to mark 250 years of independence, PBS Books invites readers of all ages to reflect on the people, events, and ideals that forged the United States. This special reading list brings together compelling titles across three distinct genres—nonfiction, historical fiction, and children’s literature—to illuminate the courage, complexity, and conviction behind America’s founding.
The Humanities and Opera Education Hub is a resource from Opera America designed for high school educators. With the Education Hub materials, teachers can guide students in examining how stories are transformed through opera and film. By reflecting on different creative choices, students will gain a deeper appreciation for storytelling and interpretation.
From ancient myths and sacred texts to modern novels, literature didn’t appear at random. It spread, collided, and evolved over centuries. What if students could see it all not as a list of books, but as a living, breathing world?
Lois Lenski, children’s book author and Newbery medalist, had a lifelong belief that all children should have access to good books. In support of that belief, the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation awards grants for lending bookmobiles that travel into neighborhoods populated by underserved youth.