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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 April 2020

THE GRUFFALO Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler

The 'Read Together, Be Together' literacy program with Penguin Random House and PBS Kids is streaming on YouTube and Facebook, beginning Monday, April 20

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 January 2020

Becoming by Michelle Obama is the #1 ebook and audio book borrowed in the Multnomah County library system.

Multnomah County is ranked the #7 public library system worldwide in total digital circulation; Becoming by Michelle Obama was the #1 ebook borrowed last year

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 December 2019

My Friend, My Hero has become a staple, as recommended reading in elementary through high schools across the country and around the world

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 November 2019

Cover art for “Fame: LeBron James” (courtesy TidalWave Productions)

LeBron James' rags to riches story is chronicled in this anticipated graphic novel

Details: Written by The Skanner staff; Published: 20 April 2019

Story of a family struggling with its past goes from e-book to printed page

Details: Written by By Saundra Sorensen; Published: 21 March 2019

Store owners Sally McPherson and Kim Bissell want Portland to focus on novelist, poet, essayist, and activist James Baldwin in the coming year, and are also discounting his books.

Details: Written by Jason Miller, North Carolina State University; Published: 17 January 2019

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North Carolina State University English professor Jason Miller examines MLK's friendship with the poet, and Hughes' influence on his work

Details: Written by TERRY TANG and COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press; Published: 19 November 2018

The master and creator behind Marvel's biggest superheroes fought xenophobia and racism with his plot lines

Details: Written by HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer; Published: 12 November 2018

Michelle Obama's "Becoming" now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 November 2018

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