Norton Young Readers

Kick off with Tamzin Merchant's THE HATMAKERS, an enchanting fantasy adventure for age 8-10! ✨

On sale in ebook format for $1.99 until 6/19, wherever ebooks are sold.

With plants budding and creatures emerging in the warmer weather, teach young readers the story of reproduction in nature with MAKING MORE by Katherine Roy! 🌱🐞🦌

Learn more: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324015840

Author Paula Yoo discusses her new nonfiction book, RISING FROM THE ASHES, on NBC Bay Area's Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa! Watch below... ⬇️

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Happy to THE RACE TO BE MYSELF (Young Readers Edition) by Caster Mokgadi Semenya! 👏👟

Despite the debate over her abilities, Semenya has always loved herself and fought for the right to compete in the sport she loves, blazing an inspiring trail for athletes to come.

For ages 10+. https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324030973

Five Questions for Paula Yoo From the May 2024 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

🥇ENTER TO WIN🥇 one of 10 hardcover copies of Olympic medalist Caster Semenya's incredible true story, THE RACE TO BE MYSELF. Add to your for Pride Month and the Summer Olympics!

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Carl Safina's new children's book about Alfie and her family comes out NEXT MONTH! Pre-order now from Norton Young Readers and share the story of Alfie with the young ones in your life!

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Happy to RISING FROM THE ASHES by Paula Yoo! 👏🔥

Thoroughly researched and thoughtfully recounted, Yoo’s newest nonfiction is a must-read for understanding protest movements past and present.

For ages 12+. https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324030904

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💚 ENTER TO WIN 💚 one of 10 hardcover copies of Rex Ogle's powerful new memoir, ROAD HOME. Add to your for Pride Month this summer!

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⭐️ “Yoo offers a grim and well-researched account of an event that teen readers may have heard of, but likely do not know about with any detail... A flowing and compelling narrative.” (BCCB, starred review)

Hear Paula Yoo discuss her new nonfiction book, RISING FROM THE ASHES, about the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. 🔥

Paula Yoo discusses Rising from the Ashes Listen to journalist and author Paula Yoo discuss her new nonfiction book, Rising from the Ashes, with journalist Karen Grigsby Bates at Village Well Books &...

Happy to THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS by Erhu Kome! 🎉👏

This fast-paced YA fantasy adventure follows Naborhi as she breaks free from the life planned for her. Available now wherever books are sold! Perfect for ages 12+. 🔥🏔️

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Rex Ogle's ABUELA, DON'T FORGET ME is a poetry collection paying tribute to his abuela – a source of safety and love in a turbulent childhood. Get your copy of this Read Across America pick for Poetry Month! https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324053453

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Happy to ABUELA, DON'T FORGET ME by Rex Ogle, now in paperback! 👏🎉

This stunning poetry collection from the award-winning author of FREE LUNCH honors Ogle's beloved Abuela, who offered shelter in a tumultuous childhood. Add ABUELA to your shelves and lesson plans for !

If you like any of these things, you will LOVE this spectacular young adult fantasy from debut Nigerian author Erhu Kome! 😍

Pre-order: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324052654

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Based on the true story of Nicholas "Nicky" Winton, a young man who evacuated hundreds of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia before WWII began.

Learn more about Nicky and his inspiring story in NICKY & VERA, the picture book by Czech-born artist Petr Sís [Peter Sis]: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324015741

Happy to A PLACE FOR RAIN by Michelle Schaub and Blanca Gómez! 🎉☔️

This cheerful picture book follows a classroom of schoolchildren as they learn how to solve an ecological problem — what to do with toxic rainwater! Perfect for ages 4-8. 🌷

We're thrilled to share the cover of Poet Laureate Ada Limón's picture book debut, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Petr Sís [Peter Sis]. 🚀🎉

IN PRAISE OF MYSTERY will be published the same time that Limón's poem of the same name is launched into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft.

🌟 Pre-order now before it hits shelves October 1st: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324054009

Just over ONE MONTH until THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS by Erhu Kome hits shelves! 🤯

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Order your copy of Rex Ogle's powerful new YA memoir from Blue Willow Bookshop by May 14th to get this custom keychain, plus a signed bookplate if you make a donation to The Trevor Project!

Pre-order here: https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/pre-order-road-home

Loud and rowdy girls. Quiet and nerdy girls. Outspoken and opinionated girls. Q***r girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people. 💖

Brittney Cooper, Susana Morris, and Chanel Craft Tanner, co-founders of the Crunk Feminist Collective, have written the ultimate guide to crushing girlhood for every girl in FEMINIST AF.

Learn more: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324005056

🔥ENTER TO WIN🔥 one of 10 paperback copies of Olympic athlete and activist Tommie Smith’s powerful graphic novel memoir, VICTORY. STAND! ✊🏾 A must-read for !

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Signs of spring are slowly creeping in... 🌤🌷

Add this adorable picture book to your shelves and lesson plans for rainy season! Pre-order A PLACE FOR RAIN to get it as soon as it arrives on March 12.

Learn more: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324052357

Dovey Johnson Roundtree spent much of her impressive law career representing the poor and underserved. ⚖️

The first lawyer to bring a bus desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, Dovey clinched the ruling that would enable Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. Learn more in the biography DOVEY UNDAUNTED by Coretta Scott King Award honor author Tonya Bolden: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324003175

Check out the beautiful NEW cover for Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy's upcoming picture book, SEA WITHOUT A SHORE! 🪼🐠

Follow a single piece of seaweed as it buoys a fascinating and unique ecosystem. Learn more and pre-order: https://a.co/d/7LoFtHe

✨ENTER TO WIN✨ a print copy of Erhu Kome's debut YA fantasy, THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS!

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When Tommie Smith won gold in the Olympics' 200-meter race, he and his teammate John Carlos made a public gesture of solidarity and protest in response to the treatment of Black people across the U.S. 🥇✊

His inspirational and empowering story, from childhood in rural Texas to his athletic career, is captured in the powerful graphic novel, VICTORY. STAND!

Learn more: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324052159