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Lisa Tolin

  • Editorial Director, PEN America
New York
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Editorial Director @PENAmerica (formerly @nbcnews @ap) and I write for kids. HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR; CAN YOU IMAGINE? (Atheneum, 2025). @lisatolin.bsky.social
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From STEM Kits to Creative Play: The Best Gifts for 8-Year-Olds, According to Experts

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By Lisa Tolin, Audrey Ekman
| TODAY Verified
Add TODAY to Google Searching for a present for the kid in your life? The best gifts for 8-year-olds help them engage in elaborate fantasy play or bury their noses in good books. It’s an age when children are developing their physical skills and social identities, and some may start to identify as “athletic” or “artistic,” says Dr. Amanda Gummer, founder of Fundamentally Children, a toy testing and parent consulting company in the United Kingdom.
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Women's History Month 2026, Week 4

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By Lisa Tolin, Yas Imamura, Jeannine Atkins
| The Horn Book Magazine Verified
Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar March is Women's History Month.
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Banned Books List 2025

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By Lisa Tolin
| pen.org
What books are banned in 2026? Across the United States, thousands of books have been removed from public school classrooms and libraries as part of an unprecedented wave of censorship. Since 2021, PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools, a number never before seen in the life of any living American.
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