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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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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Thank you for sharing, Michelle! I’m so glad it resonated.

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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 · 27/05/2025

Thank you for reading and this review!

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I loved his first one. I listened to the audio which he narrated himself and it was like being transported into a different plane of existence.

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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Oh my goodness, I love this review so much! Huge hugs to you, Lynn, both within the pages and outside of them! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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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 · 17/05/2025

Thank so much, Lynn! I hope you enjoy it! And that’s a bookstore I need to visit sometime!

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

Thank you so much for sharing this story and helping us all feel a little more human. ❤️

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

Oh Kari. I’m so so sorry. I’m sending you all so much love. ❤️

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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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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thank you so much, Pernille! That means a lot to me!

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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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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thank you so much, Shari! I’m so glad you were one of the very first readers! ❤️

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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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Ann Braden (she/her) @annbraden.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Oh, I’m so glad to hear! And here’s to all those extra arms you’ve generated!

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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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