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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Seen this going around but I’m Reposting it with the full alt text bc everyone deserves to read this glorious reply from Boy George

A Twitter reply from Boy George to JKR. JKR said something predictably terfy.

Boy George’s reply:

This is your obsession and it's pretty relentless and for no reason. You don't get to decided who or what anyone is except when you write. In the real world people can and always will be what they want to be. You can't stop it but you can continue to make young kids lives more difficult. You are cruel JK, you have started to look cruel in pictures. All this obsession is wearing on your expression. The pictures of you mocking 'trans' people like Winston Churchill after the Supreme Court ruling. Your endless comments about how rich you are. It's depressing and tacky and proves you are desperate to mean something but sadly you are just being mean.
As my hilarious friend David Hoyle always says.
'Ladies & gentlemen and those of you still deciding. There are two type of people, nice people and c***s.
I do not expect any positive response and you will continue to be supported by women who see you as some kind of gender hero. Women are not better than men and men are not better than women. As a man, a biological one, rah, rah, I have no issue with a girl becoming a boy or the other way around. As a gay man who has worn make-up since 14 l had lived my entire life feeling awkward and afraid using male public toilets.
It's not easy being different and you are only making it harder. Why don't you buy a nice Scottish island or a farm and start a JK commune for traumatised Terfs. Or listen to your fellow Scott Sydney Banks and he will hopefully help you understand that this is all in your head.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Love this post from @annbraden.bsky.social. #EduSky "When life shows you how fragile it can be, it shapes you as a person. This is what I explore in my newest book INTO THE RAPIDS. It’s a survival story, but it’s also about how there’s more to life than just survival."

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MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL MODE by Ann Braden

When I was fifteen-months old, my dad died in a plane crash. I was in the plane crash, too. So was my mom. My mom saved my life. It was winter, after sunset, when we crashed into a heavi…

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Manju Beth Howard @manjubeth.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"[Kids]need to see themselves as a hero on the page—but they also need to be able to be transported somewhere else. Maybe that’s to somewhere funny or somewhere magical. Maybe it’s to the past or to a dystopian future that makes our current world look like a utopian society." #kidlit

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Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I loved this new one by @annbraden.bsky.social It’s out in the world now!!Addy & Caleb are headed to our next #bookposse reader @teachlovesbooks.bsky.social @nancyrosep.bsky.social

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We couldn't let May #BookBirthdays end without a moment for all of the amazing middle grade and early readers the month gave us! Click to learn more about these great new books 📕 (2/2) @annbraden.bsky.social

THE BURNING SEASON by Caroline Starr Rose book cover and description image

INTO THE RAPIDS by Ann Braden book cover and description image

SO OVER SHARING by Elissa Brent Weissman book cover and description image

THE MIDWATCH INSTITUTE FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Judith Rossell book cover and description image

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In INTO THE RAPIDS by @annbraden.bsky.social, when a severe storm jeopardizes Addy's plan to attend a survival camp, she'll have to decide if she is ready to trust a new friend & her community to chase her goal. Don't miss this fast paced survival story w/adventure & emotion! #mglit 📚👍🏻

Cover of INTO THE RAPIDS by Ann Braden. A girl with brown hair in a pony tail and wearing a large yellow backpack stands on a rock in the pouring rain, overlooking rushing water lined with trees in both sides.

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

“I know many of us feel like we’re in survival mode at the moment. For so many reasons and in so many directions at once. So, how do we both manage to survive AND make that leap from survival mode to being able to play and relax enough to trust others?” nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...

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MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL MODE by Ann Braden

When I was fifteen-months old, my dad died in a plane crash. I was in the plane crash, too. So was my mom. My mom saved my life. It was winter, after sunset, when we crashed into a heavi…

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Such a powerful powerful essay! Especially for educators. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

An American Airlines gate agent in Austin recognized that the wallpaper on my phone is from Flora and Ulysses. He said, “I read that book in elementary school.” I was confused at first. We connected over our love of stories. He now owns a signed copy of Louder Than Hunger.

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Nancy @njnreads.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This looks like it may be a page-turner, especially after Hurricane Helene. “When a super-storm hits Addy's remote mountain town, knocking out the bridge and cutting her home off from the main road…” (from Google Books)

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Pernille Schmidt Ripp @pernille.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

A fantastic must read new middle grade. Not to be missed!

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Shari Sawyers @sharisawyers.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Happy book birthday @annbraden.bsky.social! What an amazing book!

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Happy book birthday to @annbraden.bsky.social's Into the Rapids!

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Kbport714 @kbport714.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Happy book birthday Into the Rapids @annbraden.bskysocial Great bk abt bravery, trust, survival and friendship when Addy is cut off from town when bridge is out. There’s a missing neighbor. Can she and Caleb find neighbor? @nancyrosep.bskysocial

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

INTO THE RAPIDS launches into the world today! I'm so excited for you to leap into the rapids of life with Addy! I can't wait to meet readers tomorrow at Anderson’s in IL (tickets required), on 5/15 at Schuler Books in MI, & on 5/23 at the Flying Pig in VT. I hope to see some of you along the way!

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Each sentence holds a nugget of wisdom that will touch the reader. But don’t blink, or you’ll miss details that will take you through the rapids to a satisfying conclusion.” — @ala-booklist.bsky.social Preorder @annbraden.bsky.social's INTO THE RAPIDS for your class or library!

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Into the Rapids by Ann Braden: 9780593856369 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Sometimes even a girl who likes to rely only on herself needs to be brave enough to ask for help. When a super-storm hits Addy's remote mountain town, knocking out the bridge and cutting her home off...

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Katie McEnaney @katiemcenaney.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Giveaway Time! To celebrate the release of INTO THE RAPIDS this week, I’m giving away a set of 16 copies of THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS, along with a ton of #TeamOctopus tattoos & bookmarks. To Enter: Share & Comment that you’re interested! #tlsky #edsky #booksky #Kidlitsky #giveaway

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Everyone's Books @everyonesbooks.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

It's true! 👀 Feel free to send us an email at everyonesbks@gmail.com, give us a call at 802-254-8160, or order via our website www.everyonesbooks.com

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Everyone's Books

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Just a few days left to pre-order INTO THE RAPIDS! If you want a signed copy, I'll be signing pre-orders this Saturday at @everyonesbooks.bsky.social and Bartleby's Books, but pre-orders from anywhere are great! This book is going to be born soon!!

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

INTO THE RAPIDS opens with a power outage and guess who doesn’t have power right now? Someone with a very special box of author copies! #PowerOutageUnboxing #ComingMay13th

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I'm so excited to attend this staged reading of FLIGHT OF THE PUFFIN the weekend of 6/7 in NYC! Isabella Manhart, a fabulous non-binary playwright from Nebraska, has done an amazing job. I honestly like it better than the book! Tickets are free & available now! www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broa...

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FLIGHT OF PUFFIN to be Presented at New Plays For Young Audiences

Rehearsed readings of Flight of the Puffin, written by playwright Isabella Manhart and adapted from the book by Ann Braden will be presented at the Provincetown Playhouse. Learn more!

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Two Good Things: 1) My daughter and I are back home & she's doing well! 2) I get to connect w/ readers soon to celebrate the release of INTO THE RAPIDS, including an event at Anderson’s with one of my very favorite people and authors, Jasmine Warga! If you're nearby, I hope I get to see you!

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Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A #MG #adventure #book that deals with loss, grief & finding out what ur capable of. Out 5/13: amzn.to/4lKDZDB #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarian #bookrecommendation #librarians @annbraden.bsky.social

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

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Christie @psychteachlove.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Currently reading: The Trouble with Heroes. And… @katemessner.com I do believe the only proper response to how’s it going? for the foreseeable future is “I am not lost in the woods or being stalked by a panther or getting swatted by a bear.”

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

INTO THE RAPIDS comes out in about a month & I'm excited to share this review! With my brilliant editor @nancyrosep.bsky.social by my side, I set out to write a story short enough to be accessible to lots of readers, while still telling a deep, meaningful story. Glad Booklist thinks we nailed it!

“Braden successfully explores the inner determination and strength of her characters, accomplishing in under 200 pages what many longer books fail to achieve. Each sentence holds a nuggest of wisdom that will touch the reader.

But don’t blink, or you’ll miss details that will take you through the rapids to a satisfying conclusion.” -- Booklist

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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I am really loving The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon and I am not surprised. Kekla Magoon is one of my favorite authors. app.thestorygraph.com/books/87ccc5... #booksky

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The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy adve...

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Christie Nold @christienold.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Today is the day! 70 students competing at the state level for National History Day! These students experienced, in real time, the disappearance of source documents from once trusted government websites. Now they compete in a contest that has lost funding. They are witness to the dismantling.

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Jennifer Chambliss Bertman @jennbertman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This week’s writing prompt is inspired by Holly Hatam’s art in our picture book A GOOD DEED CAN GROW. I’m also sharing my response to writing prompt #11, taking inspiration from a field trip. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

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Dashka Slater @dashkaslater.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Meta stole 7 of my books and used them to train its crappy AI. I don’t want them to pay me for something I would never have sold them, for any amount of money. I want them to erase the whole thing and start again, from scratch, without using any stolen IP. That’s the remedy I seek.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is launching its inaugural “We Need Diverse Books Day” April 3 to highlight the importance of access to inclusive reading. (USA TODAY)

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Exclusive: ‘We Need Diverse Books’ announces inaugural reading day April 3

Nonprofit We Need Diverse Books will host the first "We Need Diverse Books Day" April 3 to encourage inclusive books in classrooms and bookshelves.

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Katherine Marsh @katherinemarsh.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Check out my new website www.katherinemarsh.com! With a new section just for kids w/ quizzes, competitions, swag; classroom activities, teachers' guides and more... #Medusa #TheLostYear #TheGodsRevenge #NowhereBoy #kidlit @harperkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @theshelfstuff.bsky.social

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Tara Dairman @taradairman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Excited to share that @modoodles.bsky.social & I have a picture book coming out this summer, GO, BABY, GO (an epic parent-kiddo jogging-stroller adventure), and that it already has a rave review from Kirkus! Please consider preordering from your local indie bookstore &/or requesting at your library.

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This week has mostly been about settling my daughter at her program (it's been going well so far!), but I also a school visit trip to Kansas. I was supposed to visit four schools except at one school, teachers were told stop reading FLIGHT OF THE PUFFIN aloud and the visit was canceled.... (1/4)

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A year ago, my daughter Alice (who was then 11) had to be hospitalized for a month because she was so suicidal. It turned out that she had developed severe OCD that was constantly yelling at her in her brain that she needed to be perfect and that if she wasn’t, she needed to punish herself. (1/8)

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

There's a GoodReads giveaway of INTO THE RAPIDS if you want to get a copy before it comes out in May! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... Or, if you're me & want to read lovely things people said about a book you wrote to get a nice warm feeling in your insides, the link currently works for that too.

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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Thank you to @traceybaptiste.bsky.social for creating this useful graphic. Looking for tangible and practical ways to support authors in these challenging times? Here are some ways that require very little heavy lifting and that can have a very big impact.

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I've uploaded my mother's testimony to Scribd. It's not on record at the National Archives, I was told. There will be less access, going forward, if not actual expunction from the record of actual, lived history. www.scribd.com/document/833...

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Mrs.PReads @mrs-p-reads.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I had the honor of reading the ARC and yes, this needs to be read by ALL!

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Dashka Slater @dashkaslater.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A rare opportunity to support something good instead of opposing something bad and it couldn’t be more important. Help fight book bans by supporting these bills!

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nerdcampct.bsky.social @nerdcampct.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We are excited for the #nErDcampCT in just over a week in New London, CT! Check out our amazing list of #authors who will be joining us, along with almost 100 educators and/or lovers of #literacy. @tcasl @aasl @americanlibraryassociation #bookjoy #nerdcamp @msthombookitis @mrslussierlibrary

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