Penguin Random House has partnered with Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, to launch The Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, a new creative writing award for poetry for public high school students. The award will recognize a student for an original literary composition in English for poetry with a first-place prize of

  First published in 2008, A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor is Dana Canedy’s memoir and a true story of a soldier deployed to Iraq who keeps a journal of love and advice for his infant son. It is soon to be a major motion picture directed by Denzel Washington and

Andy Weir, author of The Martian, Artemis, and Project Hail Mary answers our questions about his latest book, reveals the benefit of writing relatable characters, and shares his feelings about the Fab Four. Abbe Wright: Andy, when I open one of your novels, I know we’re starting with a pretty big problem. In The Martian, we’ve got Mark Watney, who’s

Contributed by Michelle Kuo, author of Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship Every teacher has likely experienced two emotions: the feeling that you’ve gotten through to a student and the feeling that you’ve let him down. In the first, the classroom is a powerful place of human connection, and the

  Former First Lady Michelle Obama has a special and inspiring message for librarians and educators everywhere, thanking them for the invaluable work they do in guiding our nation’s young people to become critical thinkers, engaged citizens, and empathetic leaders. Mrs. Obama’s memoir, Becoming, is now available as a young readers’ edition and in paperback.

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting books that celebrate the history, culture, and experiences of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community for students to read and learn from not only this month but all year long. In the graphic memoir Vietnamerica: A Family’s Journey, artist GB Tran brings

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, and we are sharing books from AAPI creators to be read and celebrated by students all year long.   My Year Abroad My Year Abroad is an entertaining story of a young American whose life is transformed when a Chinese-American businessman suddenly takes him under his

Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life is a collection of journal entries by Mallory Smith written over the course of 10 years, beginning at age 15 and ending with her death. Mallory was an intelligent, resilient young woman living with cystic fibrosis, who wrote about invisible and visible illness, mental health, and the challenges those

  Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America, and Malaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, sat down over Zoom for a conversation about their books, the value of representation, using humor and joy as teaching tools, and how positive change begins

PRH Education has collaborated with renowned literacy expert Laura Robb to develop Instructional Reading Libraries for middle school grades 6 to 8.  Part of the PRH Education Classroom Libraries portfolio these new Instructional Reading Libraries use the very best and latest authentic texts and are organized by genre. The titles in each library were selected

April is National Poetry Month, reminding us of poetry’s important role in our culture and in our classrooms. We are celebrating by appreciating a few titles that highlight the lives and work of inspiring poets.   The Hill We Climb On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a

PRH Education has collaborated with renowned literacy expert Laura Robb to develop Independent Reading Libraries for grades PreK – 8. Part of the PRH Education Classroom Libraries portfolio, these new Independent Reading Libraries are comprised of 350 fiction and nonfiction titles drawn from the award-winning, beloved, and groundbreaking books published across Penguin Random House. The