The American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter announced their 2021 literary award winners and honorees at its virtual annual meeting. Below you can find which Penguin Random House titles appropriate for Middle School and High School students were among the winners.  To see which Elementary School titles were honored, click here. Printz Honor Every Body Looking

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Find more on the

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From the introduction:  The Difficult Miracle                                  This is the difficult miracle of Black poetry in America:  that we persist, published or not, and loved or unloved: we persist.                                                                                                 –June Jordan For over 250 years, African Americans have written and recited and published poetry about beauty and injustice, music and muses, Africa and America, freedoms

By: Suzanne McConnell As a teacher of fiction writing at Hunter College, I was always on the look-out for a book to use in classes that was instructive but not academic.  I wanted a non-textbook text that was compelling, entertaining, encouraging, and practical – one that delivered helpful news about writing in such a way

At PRH Education we believe that all children can learn to read, and access to books is truly key to how students learn to read: proficiently and to read with joy.  Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent reading, Penguin

At PRH Education we believe that all children can learn to read, and access to books is truly key to how students learn to read: proficiently and to read with joy.  Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent reading and

At PRH Education we believe that all children can learn to read, and access to books is truly key to how students learn to read: proficiently and to read with joy. Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent reading, Penguin

Join us on Tuesday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Zoom for a very special Big Ideas Night on Gun Reform, featuring an impressive, inspiring lineup of authors who have personal experience with gun violence—and with the fight to end it. You’ll hear from Toni Jensen, author of Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land; David Hogg and Lauren Hogg, activists, Parkland shooting survivors, and authors of #NEVERAGAIN;

As we work to combat racism and end racial injustice, we must continue to have conversations around race and bias. Penguin Random House has launched a new website to support families, educators, communities, organizations, and readers as they continue these important discussions.   Join the conversation here.

Written by Lia Bengtson and Tarja Lewis from Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, Washington DC As teachers of English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, we are always looking for resources and collaborative projects that can provide meaningful and accessible learning opportunities for our diverse students whose primary languages

LICENSE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30th, 2021 As part of Penguin Random House’s ongoing effort to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by COVID-19, PRH is permitting teachers, educators, librarians, booksellers, and other qualified individuals to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live