Love this so much! Looks like a fabulous year!

Finished Tear This Down this morning! Loved it so much. A powerful book by @barbaradee.bsky.social about standing up for what you believe in and making change in a positive way. MG kids and beyond will be inspired to learn about their own local “heroes”, spend time in their libraries, and 1/2

Absolutely gut wrenching. Bea goes through the unthinkable, the unfathomable, the utmost worst tragedy that is unfortunately quite the reality in today’s society. A #mglit NIV that all middle school libraries should add to their collection. @jamiesumners.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #BookAllies

So excited to start this new book by @annbraden.bsky.social
Survival, friendship, new adventures! I’m sold!
#bookallies #mgbookchat #mglit

YA NIV about friendship, struggle & the difficult decisions one has to make when their friends make bad choices. A powerful book that’s impossible to put down. Beautiful, thought provoking, heartbreaking. I loved every page of this book by Rex Ogle. Preorder immediately, pubs in March 💜 #BookAllies

A book that will hopefully open a lot of eyes to how insane it is that this keeps happening and yet nothing is done to protect children and staff in schools. I love Bea so much and you will too. Preorder for sure. Thank you, Jamie, for this outstanding book. 💜 #BookAllies

Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner is a phenomenal and heartbreaking book that every adult and lawmaker needs to read the second it publishes in April. An upper grade NIV that tackles the subject of school shootings in a very honest and thoughtful way. (1/2)

Tonight I’m reading Ava Lin One of a Kind by @fangmousbooks.bsky.social ! I can already tell that this will be a hit in my classroom! #BookAllies

Ava Lin One of a Kind is a sweet read full of important lessons for kids about kindness, friendship & doing what’s right. Perfect read aloud for k/first grade and great independent reading for 2nd and 3rd graders. I love this series and can’t wait to read more! @fangmousbooks.bsky.social #BookAllies

My next winter break read is Tear This Down by @barbaradee.bsky.social ! So excited for this one! #BookAllies

This beautifully illustrated book by @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social and Katie Melrose is perfect for teaching kids about ocean animals and onomatopoeia! I especially love all of the informative back matter! My daughter and I loved reading it together! Two fins up! #BookAllies

This book by Brooke Hartman and Maria Garcia is fantastic! Each page is full of fascinating facts about cute animals and what makes them dangerous. My five year old AND my ten year old both love it and beg for “just one more page!” Definitely preorder! #BookAllies

Excited to re-share the cover SPARK my next MG novel in verse! How can we face a fires & changing world? An action-packed story of friendship with a heart full of hope and wonder. Incredible cover by Tom Cole & Design by Rich Deas. Thanks to Mr Schu for starting SPARK on its journey to readers! 7/15

It’s Here! 31 Days, 31 Lists 2024! So exciting, so exciting!! Each year I dedicate the 31 days of December to a different list of children’s books released in America in the current publishing year. What that means is that all year lon...

Oh, my darlings. It's almost here. The marathon of children's books of 2024. You ain't seen nothing like this before! Get ready for 31 Days, 31 Lists, starting December 1st! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/11/30/i...

Just when I thought ALONE by @meganefreeman.bsky.social was absolutely incredible, then comes the companion AWAY… just as immersive! A mix of novel in verse, movie script, letters, production diary, and newspaper articles. Comes out in Feb 2025! On to @mrsalberque.bsky.social #BookAllies

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