The New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025

The New York Public Library has announced its Best Books of 2025. Curated by NYPL librarians and staff, these are their top annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, including nonfiction, fiction, graphic novels, poetry, and books in Spanish. All of the books are available in the Library’s catalog. Below is a selection of Penguin

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Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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Check Out These Great Civics and Government Titles!

Here are some popular and recent Civics and Government titles from our extensive selection of books for the classroom that are available through the subject lists on our website. Civics & Civil Rights Comparative Government & Politics   Criminal Justice & Law   U.S. Government & Politics Political Ideologies

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Teacher’s Guide Now Available for The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon

We are pleased to share a new teacher’s guide for the The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon. In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through

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2025 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference

Join Penguin Random House Education at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference in Washington, DC (December 5th – December 7th). Visit us in Booth #308 to browse books by grade level and subject area, pick up free teacher resources, and learn more about our classroom collections. Don’t miss our Keynote Speakers! All

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2025 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention

2025 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention Join Penguin Random House Education at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in Denver, CO (November 19th – November 23rd). Visit us in Booth #1005 to browse books by grade level and subject area, pick up free teacher resources and more. Don’t miss

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New Documentary Following the Life and Career of George Orwell

Orwell: 2+2=5 is a 2025 documentary film, directed and produced by Raoul Peck. It follows the life and career of George Orwell, and how his political observations are still relevant in present day, particularly the lessons from his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.   George Orwell (1903–1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and

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