I have a confession to make: I love, love, love The Baby-Sitter’s Club books. And not in the same way everyone loves them: I literally wrote my college-admissions essay on how much I loved the BSC. They were the first books I ever truly fell for, the first books I read over and over again. They were the […]

Growing up, my best friends and I were always starting different clubs. We’d make club rules, have meetings, take minutes of these meetings, and then forget all about the club after about a week when we had moved on to something else. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this, so it’s not surprising that […]

School’s back in session, but that doesn’t mean kids will be looking to take an incomplete in Reading for Fun 101. And with favorite characters like Percy Jackson, Smile’s Raina, Captain Underpants, and Wonder’s Auggie—along with a slew of awesome newbies—on this month’s honor roll, kids will be stoked to hit the books.

Crisp weather, changing leaves, cozy sweaters, and pumpkin-flavored everything—fall is the perfect time to curl up with a good book, and we’ve got some awesome young readers’ picks coming out this month to get you started. Rick Riordan’s much-anticipated new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard kicks off with The Sword of Summer. […]