Book Links

Book Links magazine helps teachers, youth librarians, school library media specialists, reading specialists, curriculum coordinators, and others connect children with high-quality literature-based resources. Book Links is published by Booklist, an imprint of the American Library Association.

Book Links

The Age of Aquarius

Our Fragile Planet • Nonfiction books for young and middle readers highlight the overarching impact that climate change has on different ecosystems and the steps humans can take to bring change to their world.

Talking with John Rocco • The award-winning author-illustrator discusses his passion for the Apollo missions and his latest work’s rigorous presentation of the engineering behind the famous space program.

Unearthing Science Standards • Delve into the world beneath our feet with this list of nonfiction titles that explore the mysterious underground and its denizens.

Talking with Alison Wilgus • Author Wilgus speaks about their new book about Mars and how graphic novels make STEM topics more accessible for teens.

Blazing Wildfires • These fiction and nonfiction titles reveal scientific facts about wildfires and the climate change that causes them to worsen year by year, as well as the social and economic fallout that comes in their wake.

Talking with Jasmine Warga • The Newbery Honor author discusses her latest novel, which broaches gun violence and school shootings for middle graders, and addresses the difficult conversations she hopes it will help her readers navigate.

Books That Rock On • Readers will find new appreciation for rocks and their place among Earth’s inhabitants in this list of rock-centric fiction and nonfiction titles.

Teen Links • Speeding Up and Slowing Down

Tropical Rain Forests