Then-18-year-old S. E. Hinton set the groundwork for YA fiction when she wrote The Outsiders in high school, with a book that ...

• Crafty Kids Club 6-7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Macomb Mall, 32233 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville. Designed for children 12 and under, this ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.