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Adult Nonfiction
High-Demand Hot List • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.
Focus on Poetry
Spotlight on the Environment & Sustainability
Facing Climate Change
Top 10 Environment & Sustainability Books • To combat climate change, we need both facts and hope, and the most illuminating and encouraging books about the environment and the path to sustainability offer both in addressing forests, endangered species, recycling, and human nature.
Adult Fiction
Focus on Youth Poetry
Top 10 Poetry Books for Youth • These outstanding works of poetry for youth, reviewed in Booklist over the last five years, include thematic collections, creative approaches to form, and inspirational takes on Black history.
Spotlight on the Environment & Sustainability
Top 10 Environment & Sustainability Books for Youth • Wildlife appreciation is naturally a theme in this year’s Top 10 books on the environment and sustainability for youth, reviewed between March 1, 2021, and February 15, 2022, but the human impact on climate change is just as important to these selections.
Another Look at HOOT
Further Reading • While Hoot was the first of Hiassen’s five environmental-themed middle-grade books, other novelists have followed his lead. Here are 10 novels that tackle a variety of environmental issues and keep young folk at the fore of the action.
New SERIES NONFICTION SHOWCASE
Youth Fiction
High-Demand Hot List for Youth • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.
Focus on Early Readers
Say Yes to Early Readers
Audio
Classics Corner • Classics Corner highlights new recordings of classic titles.
Podcast Connection
Poetry in Audiobooks
Video Watch
Booklist Backlist • Keeping Up with Science