#IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Magda

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Today’s post comes to you from Frances Sims-Williams Out-of-This-World Cooking (and Conspiracies) The Big Tournament: Book 1 (Magda, Intergalactic Chef) – by Nicolas Wouters, illustrated by Mathilde Van Gheluwe / Translated from French by Ann-Marie Boulanger (Graphic Universe/2025) – BELGIUM [Previously reviewed on this blog by Nanette McGuinness on Dec. 17, 2025] Chosen to represent her home planet … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Magda

#IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: The History of World War II

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Today’s post comes to you from Angela Erickson Drawing the Line on WWII The History of World War II by Belgian historian Arnaud de la Croix, illustrated by Vicente Cifuentes and translated from the French by Amanda Axsom and Peter Law, stood out to the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative YA Translated Book Prize committee for … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: The History of World War II

Announcing the Shortlist for the 2026 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize

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The 2026 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 prize.  This is the eighth year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize, which recognizes publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers, aged 12 through 18 inclusive. Publisher submissions to the … Continue reading Announcing the Shortlist for the 2026 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize

#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War

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In 1994, an estimated two million people fled the genocide by the Hutus of the minority Tutsi population in Rwanda. They sought refuge in neighboring Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but the bloodshed continued. Around 800,000 civilians died, both Hutus and Tutsis. Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War