Familiar characters from three acclaimed middle grade novels will soon make return appearances, this time in the pages of picture books. Katherine Applegate revives her spunky aquatic mammal in Odder: ...

Best-of lists are always hard to narrow, especially when it comes to books. Reading specialists at the Capital Area District Library culled their extensive lists to 10 each in five categories. Here ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...