Families are invited to a June literacy fair to end the school year and get students on the right track for the summer.

Students explore a variety of themes such as peace, culture, motion, sports, and competition using 2024 Summer Olympics games in Paris as the backdrop.

Motivate your middle school reader with books that include LGBTQ characters.

When you plant a garden, involve children in the process by writing down questions and observations on the garden's growth in a garden journal.

Marked by parades, picnics, and other celebrations, Labor Day is a time set aside to recognize the achievements of the American labor movement and the dignity in all work.

It's rare to find historical fiction that weaves rich period detail into the lives of memorable and endearing characters, but Rita Williams-Garcia's middle-grade novels One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven do just that. Tune in to hear Rita explain how she drew on personal and historical contexts to develop her characters and tell their story. You'll also hear about her great love for her work and her commitment to spending as long as it takes to get the story right.

This activity will help teens create a professional resume that effectively presents their skills and talents to future employers.

Work with a teen to create a wiki with everything people should know about the teen's top ten favorite songs—and your favorite songs as well! Then invite friends to add their favorite songs too.

Use shape and theme poems, or poems that look like the things they describe, as a fun way to introduce children to poetry.

In this activity, children look closely at living things in their natural environments and then make books about what they see.

Encourage children to spend a little time thinking and writing about just what makes a hero and who their personal heroes might be.

With publishers releasing new books twice a year, in the spring and the fall, summer is the perfect time to take stock of great new books for teens. Tune in to hear about books that will meet the needs of all kinds of teen readers including works of fantasy and suspense, biography and historical fiction, politics and romance.

Tune in to hear book talks on some of the best titles published in 2009-titles that will keep teens reading once summer is over.

Plan a visit to a library to discover more about this magical place.

In this episode, Laurie Halse Anderson talks about her newest book, Wintergirls.