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  Hi Kid Lit Friends, With the start of autumn, I have been looking forward to turning on the oven again as the weather cools down. If you haven’t been able to tell from these newsletters, I LOVE cooking and baking (and eating!). And I am very happy to share that there are some wonderful new middle grade books that have food themes! Supriya Kelkar’s  As American As Paneer Pie  centers around Lekha Divekar, the only Indian American kid in her small town. She feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs, especially when someone teases her for being Indian. But when a new neighbor named Aventika moves in and faces the same bullying at school, Lekha is surprised to find that Aventika proudly displays her culture rather than hiding it. Can Lekha do the same? A Place at the Table  by Saadia Faruq...

  Hey YA Readers! Are you itching for some time buried under warm blankets with a cuppa your favorite beverage and a great adaptation to watch? Let me help you with that last part and highlight some of the newer, recent, or potentially overlooked YA film adaptations you can stream right now. Last month I highlighted  YA series adaptations  you could stream. This month, it’s stand alone film adaptations. These are all available on Netflix unless otherwise noted — because Netflix is the largest and most popular streaming service so far, it’s easiest to search as well.  Descriptions come from the film, and as is too often the case with adaptations, this list is very dominated by white narratives. I suspect as more authors of color see their stories adapted, though, these lists will grow more inclusive and reflective of our world.  I’ve included the name of the book from which the film was adapted in cases where the title changed.  All The Bright Places (from t...