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Share up to five titles that you feel might belong in a discussion of the best books of 2025. </div> <div class="hr_division_grey_light mt_20 mb_20"></div> </div>  <div class="filter-story-section col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 pl_0 resp-pr-0 mb_20" style="/*border: 1px solid green; height:50%;*/"> <a href="https://100scopenotes.com/2025/04/07/2025-books-from-sibert-winners/"> <img class="image-full" src="https://100scopenotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/9780063245990_2051b.jpg" alt="2025 Books from Sibert Winners"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-headline pl_0 pr_0 mt_0"> <div class="blog-type mt_0 mb_10"> <a class="blog-link" href="https://100scopenotes.com" target="_blank">100 SCOPE NOTES</a> </div> <a href="https://100scopenotes.com/2025/04/07/2025-books-from-sibert-winners/"> <h3 class="filtered-document-headline mt_0 mb_20">2025 Books from Sibert Winners</h3> </a> </div> <div class="byline-detail col-sm-offset-0 col-md-9 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0 mb_20"> <a class="author" href = "/author?query=Travis Jonker"><span>Travis Jonker</span></a></span>,  Apr 07, 2025 </div> <div class="recommended-description mb_10" style="width:unset;float:none;"> Rounding up 2025 books from past Sibert Medal and Honor winners. </div> <div class="hr_division_grey_light mt_20 mb_20"></div> </div>  <div class="filter-story-section col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 pl_0 resp-pr-0 mb_20" style="/*border: 1px solid green; height:50%;*/"> <a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/07/fuse-8-n-kate-i-will-never-not-ever-eat-a-tomato-by-lauren-child/"> <img class="image-full" src="https://afuse8production.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IWillNeverNotEverEatTomato.jpg" alt="Fuse 8 n’ Kate: I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-headline pl_0 pr_0 mt_0"> <div class="blog-type mt_0 mb_10"> <a class="blog-link" href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/" target="_blank">A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION</a> </div> <a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/07/fuse-8-n-kate-i-will-never-not-ever-eat-a-tomato-by-lauren-child/"> <h3 class="filtered-document-headline mt_0 mb_20">Fuse 8 n’ Kate: I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child</h3> </a> </div> <div class="byline-detail col-sm-offset-0 col-md-9 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0 mb_20"> <a class="author" href = "/author?query=Betsy Bird"><span>Betsy Bird</span></a></span>,  Apr 07, 2025 </div> <div class="recommended-description mb_10" style="width:unset;float:none;"> It's our very first Lauren Child on the podcast! 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It is, after all, “The best thing in the world,” to find your passion. </div> <div class="hr_division_grey_light mt_20 mb_20"></div> </div>  <div class="filter-story-section col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 pl_0 resp-pr-0 mb_20" style="/*border: 1px solid green; height:50%;*/"> <a href="https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/04/04/betty-and-veronica-jumbo-comics-digest-334-preview/"> <img class="image-full" src="https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BettyAndVeronicaJumboComicsDigest_334_CoverParent.jpg" alt="Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #334 | Preview"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-headline pl_0 pr_0 mt_0"> <div class="blog-type mt_0 mb_10"> <a class="blog-link" href="https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/" target="_blank">GOOD COMICS FOR KIDS</a> </div> <a href="https://goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/04/04/betty-and-veronica-jumbo-comics-digest-334-preview/"> <h3 class="filtered-document-headline mt_0 mb_20">Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #334 | Preview</h3> </a> </div> <div class="byline-detail col-sm-offset-0 col-md-9 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0 mb_20"> <a class="author" href = "/author?query=Brigid Alverson"><span>Brigid Alverson</span></a></span>,  Apr 04, 2025 </div> <div class="recommended-description mb_10" style="width:unset;float:none;"> Kick back and enjoy a special automotive-themed preview of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #334, featuring a new story starring Toni Topaz and a full classic story about Veronica's prestige wheels. </div> <div class="hr_division_grey_light mt_20 mb_20"></div> </div>  <div class="filter-story-section col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 pl_0 resp-pr-0 mb_20" style="/*border: 1px solid green; height:50%;*/"> <a href="https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/04/04/take-five-april-2025-middle-grade-books/"> <img class="image-full" src="https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2025-v2-Middle-Grade-Take-5.png" alt="Take Five: April 2025 Middle Grade Books"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-headline pl_0 pr_0 mt_0"> <div class="blog-type mt_0 mb_10"> <a class="blog-link" href="https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/" target="_blank">TEEN LIBRARIAN TOOLBOX</a> </div> <a href="https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/04/04/take-five-april-2025-middle-grade-books/"> <h3 class="filtered-document-headline mt_0 mb_20">Take Five: April 2025 Middle Grade Books</h3> </a> </div> <div class="byline-detail col-sm-offset-0 col-md-9 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0 mb_20"> <a class="author" href = "/author?query=Amanda MacGregor"><span>Amanda MacGregor</span></a></span>,  Apr 04, 2025 </div> <div class="recommended-description mb_10" style="width:unset;float:none;"> Here are five new releases to read while sitting outside in the sun! </div> <div class="hr_division_grey_light mt_20 mb_20"></div> </div>  <div class="filter-story-section col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 pl_0 resp-pr-0 mb_20" style="/*border: 1px solid green; height:50%;*/"> <a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/04/this-whole-interview-is-a-mistaco-and-i-get-to-talk-to-eliza-kinkz-in-the-course-of-it/"> <img class="image-full" src="https://afuse8production.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mistaco.jpg" alt="This Whole Interview Is a Mistaco: And I Get to Talk to Eliza Kinkz in the Course of It!"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-headline pl_0 pr_0 mt_0"> <div class="blog-type mt_0 mb_10"> <a class="blog-link" href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/" target="_blank">A FUSE #8 PRODUCTION</a> </div> <a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/04/this-whole-interview-is-a-mistaco-and-i-get-to-talk-to-eliza-kinkz-in-the-course-of-it/"> <h3 class="filtered-document-headline mt_0 mb_20">This Whole Interview Is a Mistaco: And I Get to Talk to Eliza Kinkz in the Course of It!</h3> </a> </div> <div class="byline-detail col-sm-offset-0 col-md-9 col-xs-12 pl_0 pr_0 mb_20"> <a class="author" href = "/author?query=Betsy Bird"><span>Betsy Bird</span></a></span>,  Apr 04, 2025 </div> <div class="recommended-description mb_10" style="width:unset;float:none;"> Tragedy! Tortillas! And an interview with one of the funniest people in the picture book biz, Eliza Kinkz! 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