Top of page

Category: Children & Families

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

2021 National Book Festival Highlights: Kekla Magoon

Posted by: Anne Holmes

This week we highlight Kekla Magoon discussing her young adult book "Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People" at the 2021 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that teens, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work — recommended for ages 12-17.

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Best of the National Book Festival: Kadir Nelson, 2011

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with writer and illustrator Kadir Nelson discussing his young-adult book “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans” on the Teens stage at the 2011 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 8-12.

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Best of the National Book Festival: Kwame Alexander, 2015

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with author Kwame Alexander discussing his children's book “The Crossover” on the Teens stage at the 2015 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author's work—recommended for ages 8+.

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Best of the National Book Festival: Jason Reynolds, 2020

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with the inauguration of Jason Reynolds as the seventh National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2019. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 9+.