Read an excerpt from Dean Karnazes’ Ultramarathon Man: Revised and Updated

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner helped introduce the world to ultramarathoning. Now, after three decades of running ultramarathons across the globe, Karnazes is still going strong. This updated and revised edition includes an afterword full of the lessons he’s picked up along the way.  My earliest childhood recollection is running home from kindergarten. I

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Celebrating Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas. The newly freed Black Americans observed Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom and

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Heidi Roop, PhD’sThe Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone

We know that today’s children will bear the worst of the impacts of climate change in the years to come. We also know that millions of students across the United States are already missing classes due to natural disasters, which are only going to worsen with climate change. Building climate literacy in our young people

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Anxiety Relief for Teens

More teens are dealing with anxiety than ever before.  From school work, social lives complicated by social media, college applications, extracurriculars, and endless bad new coming out day after day, teens need to find methods to help them succeed and thrive in the world.  In Anxiety Relief for Teens, Regine Galanti, PhD walks teenagers through many

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New Thematic Educator Guides: Teaching Poetry

Poetic voice, according to former U.S. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, is an “artistic choice,” and in her 2019 TED-Ed Talk, she compelled students to “speak up.” The immense popularity of poetry slams, open mic nights, and other spoken word poetry events attests to the power of poetry to provide a platform for social commentary,

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety

Many of today’s teens feel afraid, worried, disconnected, and lonely. They’re also suspicious of people—particularly adults—who inadvertently minimize or dismiss how they feel.  They are searching for help outside their families.  DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety by Atara Hiller, PsyD combines DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that combines strategies

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A letter to educators from Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of Civil Rights Queen

Dear Educators: Constance Baker Motley and the turbulent but hopeful era in which she lived and worked captivates students. Over email, at book fairs, and in university classrooms nationwide, students have approached me to explain how Civil Rights Queen, my book about Motley’s life and times, stimulated, provoked, and moved them. Motley’s admirers come from

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids

Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars by Steven Rinella is a hands-on, gloves-off, muddy-boots activity book for young adventurers ages eight and up, offering fun projects and adventures to build lifelong skills and knowledge about the natural world, including identifying constellations, collecting fossils, learning about weather patterns, making art projects, and more. Read on for

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4 PRH and PRHPS Titles Among ALA’s Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022

The American Library Association (ALA) documented a record 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, a staggering and unprecedented increase from previous years. The ALA released a Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022 list. A list that is usually a Top 10, last year saw multiple books tied for their spots,

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PRH Supports Educators This Teacher Appreciation Week

Penguin Random House and the National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) have partnered to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week (May 9  – May 12) and share our gratitude for educators everywhere. For every book purchased on PRH.com and Readbrightly.com this week, PRH will donate $1 (up to $5K) to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt began the

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