Books Our Staff Can't Put Down

[See this editor’s favorites]( [View In Browser]( [Staff Picks Jill Santopolo]( Jill Santopolo VP & Associate Publisher of Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Jill is the New York Times bestselling author of [The Light We Lost]( and [More Than Words](. One of her favorite things to do is recommend books to kids and teens. [SEE THE FULL LIST]( [Just Ask!]( [Just Ask!]( By Sonia Sotomayor "This is another one of my go-to kid gifts. It’s a celebration of curiosity and shows the way differences are what make the world–and all of us–special. The interactive questions make the book especially accessible and a fun read-aloud for little ones. The letter from Justice Sotomayor directly to kid readers is lovely, and the art is truly stunning." [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple]( [Google Play Store]( [Books A Million]( [IndieBound]( [Purchase From Other Retailers ▸]( [Games of Deception]( [Games of Deception]( By Andrew Maraniss "I’ve given this book to almost every teenage boy I know, and to some grown men as well. This is nonfiction written like fiction, and tells the fascinating story of the first American Olympic basketball team, who competed for the first time in the 1936 Olympic Games in Hitler’s Germany, along with Jesse Owens and the The Boys in the Boat. This is definitely one of those 'buy it for your kid, read it for yourself' books." [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple]( [Google Play Store]( [Books A Million]( [IndieBound]( [Purchase From Other Retailers ▸]( [The Fountains of Silence]( [The Fountains of Silence]( By Ruta Sepetys "This book might be 'buy it for yourself, loan to to your teen.' It gorgeously depicts Spanish life under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco and is one of the few novels in the world to explore the story of the babies that were stolen during this regime. It’s a tense, beautifully-written historical novel–with a hint of a love story– that is hard to put down. It’s perfect for teens and adults who loved The Book Thief and The Nightingale." [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple]( [Google Play Store]( [Books A Million]( [IndieBound]( [Purchase From Other Retailers ▸]( [SHOP ALL OF JILL'S PICKS]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2021 Penguin Random House LLC