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The L'Engle bridge makes me extremely happy. It's just missing the 🐜 crossing. #kidlit

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3 weeks until #KidLitZombieWeek, yay! Let's get those old manuscripts another look, shall we? 😀🧟‍♀️ #kidlit

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It's ba-ack. Dunh, dunh, DUNH! Hey, #KidLit #WritingCommunity! #kidlitzombieweek hosted by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social & Co has moved right here to BlueSky. Check it out: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WIP #PB #MG #YA #kidlitart

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A 5th grader's five books to read this summer includes new classics by Gordon Korman, Jasmine Warga, and @kellybarnhill.bsky.social ! #BestBooks #5thgradebooks www.thelogonauts.com/2025/05/5-bo...

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So pumped to receive an advanced copy of ZEYNA LOST AND FOUND by @shafaqjaleeskhan.bsky.social , an amazing new middle grade mystery coming your way in September! @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #5thgradebooks #iLoveMG

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Amazing new discovery: Oldest full human fingerprint discovered. A Neanderthal is believed to have dipped a finger in red pigment to paint a nose on a pebble around 43,000 years ago. The rock was discovered in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain www.bbc.com/news/article...

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🏺 #archaeology4kids

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Hey friends,I have a new book out today with HarperCollins! Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile is fantasy in the vein of Percy Jackson but steeped in Arab culture! Feel free to grab it from a local bookseller or request/check it out from your local library ❤️

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Teachers! Librarians! Parents! I've just updated these materials with sections especially for you. Kids Love Nonfiction: A Library of Resources tinyurl.com/4jxhu9uc #edusky #kidlit

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#kidlit authors, any interest in helping Kaitlyn continue Kidlit Zombie Week? 🤞

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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

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This summer, ask your readers to take a middle grade reading road trip around the USA! Discover the best middle grade books set in each state of the United States of America, from A for Alaska to W for Wyoming. imaginationsoup.net/50-states-mi... #kidlit #middlegrade

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Looking for real (non-AI-generated) summer reading recommendations — for grownups AND middle grade readers? I’ve got you, friends. queenconch.beehiiv.com/p/real-summe... #kidlit #parents #teachers #librarians

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Looking for summer reads written by actual people and not CharGPT? My 5th graders share their favorite books of the year here: www.thelogonauts.com/search/label... #kidlit #notAI @xkcd.com @peterbrownstudio.com @swmessenger.bsky.social #5thgradebooks

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WHAT. THE ACTUAL. FUCK. Chicago Sun Times seems to have used AI to write its summer reading list of BOOKS THAT DO NOT EXIST. I did not write a book called Boiling Point. @rumaan.bsky.social and Min Jin Lee and Percival Everett etc. etc. did not write these books. WTAF

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The Sun-Times' AI content also includes made up experts, quotes, and publications. It's the same story, over and over: a news outlet outsources work to freelancers or third-party firms that use AI, and that content is thrown in with actual human work w/o review. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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Yay, hooray! Congrats @jerroldconnors.bsky.social . I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy - my library system already has four! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 #kidlit

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Gotta love a ChatGPT fail easy enough to share with my 5th graders. 😡 What are we doing here??

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Why is this happening? How have we ceded control over everything to investors with no expertise on anything, just a compulsion to scam their way into easy money?

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#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

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Huge thank you to Heather Stigall, @heatherstigall7.bsky.social for her caring and insightful picture book critique! I'm so ready to dive into this next round of edits. 🐴🎨 Jenny, thank you for #KidLitCritiqueDay and bringing so much joy and connection! #kidlit

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Physical ARC day!

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Check out these summer reading programs for the young bibliophile in your life! 😍📚 #WritingCommunity #writers #readers #readingcommunity #books #kidlit #parents #rewards

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This sounds amazing! #kidlit #middlegrade

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To those DMing or emailing me about feeds being inaccessible: Looks like @blueskyfeedcreator.com is still having tech issues, so sorry. Also apologies for not being able to respond to each person individually (I am getting a LOT of msgs right now). Hopefully issues can be fixed soon! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! This sewing #needle was made from animal bone some 13,000 years ago! Some designs are timeless, achieving a perfect balance of form and function from their inception. Length: 5.6cm. 📷 LMW Stuttgart 🏺 #archaeology

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WONDERFULLY WILD by @jstremer.bsky.social and Josée Masse is a lyrical gem about community and caring for nature. This story will inspire young readers to create their own wonderfully wild spaces! A must-have for all school libraries! #kidlit #picturebook #booksky

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Absolutely stunning. Any agents looking for a picture book inspired by this flute? 🪈 Hit me up! 😀 #amquerying 🏺 #archaeology4kids

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So. You have a #MG tween reader who loves space. But you aren't sure what books to share, given our political climate. May I suggest The Countdown Conspiracy? It combines real danger and also hope for space travel, and VERY much doesn't shy away from how politically entangled it all is. 🚀 #KidLit

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BOOSTING! All middle grade teachers should have this book in their libraries! 🐙 #kidlit

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Thank you to Publisher's Weekly for the lovely review of FORTS, written by me, illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social! "it’s a serene offering that celebrates the impulse to carve out one’s niche within the larger world" www.publishersweekly.com/9780593466155 #kidlit #picturebook

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This is the most Chicago editors note ever

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