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Better with Books: Mental Health Awareness Reading Lists for Tweens & Teens

May is Mental Health Awareness month and with so many bookstores and libraries closed we can’t easily turn to those experts we rely on to recommend the right books to fit our children’s needs. Melissa Hart’s Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens features 22 book lists covering 11 different topics to help children find comfort and perspective through books. Here are mental health reading lists for Preteens and Teens.

Live Life Local: Oh, La La! Home Grown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom

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A new blog series from Sasquatch Books, “Live Life Local” celebrates the books and authors who are rooted in our beautiful, diverse region, helping you connect with it in new and exciting ways. The second installment features our new book Oh, La La!, a letter from the editor, and a giveaway!

Sasquatch Picks: Five Books for Right Now

Welcome to Sasquatch Picks: Five Books for Right Now, a curated list of our top five monthly reading recommendations. Our list for May is focused on one very important person: Mom!

Live Life Local: Animal Friends to Sew

A new blog series from Sasquatch Books, “Live Life Local” celebrates the books and authors who are rooted in our beautiful, diverse region, helping you connect with it in new and exciting ways. The first installment features our new book Animal Friends to Sew, a letter from the editor, and a giveaway!

House Lessons: Renovating a Life

We talked to House Lessons author Erica Bauermeister about her home renovation, the 17 years that went into it (as well as the writing of the book), and how houses speak to—and reveal—the deepest parts of our psyche.