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Gathering & Growing
By LJ and SLJ editors
Plants are having a moment. Whether you started collecting house plants during the pandemic to pretty up your home, have taken a liking to landscaping your outdoor space, or just want to know what, exactly, a particular tree is, we feature several apps to help with plant care and identification.
image Digital Resources for Gardening DIY
By Elissa Petruzzi
From getting your fickle Fiddle Leaf Fig to flourish to knowing which roots to keep your newly adopted dog from nosing around, here's some of the best digital plant tools out there.
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image 10 Resources on the Tulsa Race Massacre
By SLJ Staff
The Tulsa Race Massacre has long been written out of history. In advance of the 100th anniversary, here are books and resources that shed light on the event.
image Born with Magic: 20 LGBTQIA+ Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reads
By SLJ Reviews
This upcoming Pride month and all year long, curl up with these fantastical YA novels that center LGBTQIA+ characters and affirm queer identities.
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image Books for Parents Getting Through COVID-19 and Beyond
By Julia Reffner
Aimed at parents, these resources discuss how to foster healthy emotional health and raise children of character in these challenging times.
image 15 STEM Picture Books for Budding Scientists
By S LJ Reviews
Science and math take a starring role in these stories that explore everything from the deep sea to outer space.
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image In Conversation: Hilary Beard and Tim Madigan
By SLJ Staff
The author and adapter of The Burning (Young Readers Edition) discuss their book and a painful part of U.S. history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. 
image Books on Empresses, Queens, and Kings
By Jennifer Dayton
These biographies and histories for adult readers should fulfill a desire to learn more about what it means to live the life of a royal.
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image Must-Have Manga
By Tom Batten
Build your collection of manga in translation, with this list of recent and backlist manga titles in a variety of genres that will be of interest to adult audiences.
image Saturday Morning Comics
By Brigid Alverson
These novels and series bring back that Saturday morning feeling with mad scientists, talking animals, and zany superheroes.
image LJ's 2021 Day of Dialog Now On-Demand!
By LJ Staff
The program, which is available on-demand until August 6, is packed with panels as well as extended individual interviews with important authors.

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