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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy Friday to you, too. Enjoy the weekend.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Agapanthus in teh wild, that's pretty!

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced." ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World #favoritebooks #greatquotes #BookSky #Sci-Fi 📚💙📚

The cover of Brave New World by A. Huxley

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#KidLit putting words to feelings in the best possible way "I feel guilty for it sometimes, for any sort of laughter or feeling of freedom on my part, because there is a war going on and we shouldn't be allowed to forget so easily." ― Nita Tyndall, Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken. #YA #BookSky 💙📚

The cover of Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall shows three teens walking in the night among old buildings, holding hands.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reposting this one in honor of #BannedBooksWeek Which banned book are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love this super cute illustration! The geologist in my loves it even more.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love her and her lovely little fangs!

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's lovely, Debbie! I like the rainbow colors so much 😍

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you! It was very exciting to see the announcement 😄

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I got good news! My novel, Sleeping With the Fishes, a #MG mystery about Martina, whose summer of fishing is transformed into months of sleuthing to clear her grandpa of murder has been shortlisted for the Wells Festival of Literature Book for Children Prize. #kidlit #author

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Wells Festival of Literature

Book For Children Competition

We are delighted to announce the 2026 Boo for Children Shortlist

Dave in the deep -Murphy
Eco Animals vs. Little Critters - Rutherford
Gwenefer and teh son of Efrddyl -BRammer
Heir of Stone and blood - Eman
I still stand - LOmas
Journey under the hedge - Hubberstey
Kadzo James Superstar - Forde Owuor
La Casa dei Gatti - Lockie
One New Message - Banfield
Shoot the Moon - Dron
Sleeping With The Fishes - Francisca Staines (that's me!)
THe Fox KIng - Butler
The Golden Lion -Rhodes
THe Life Singer - Miller
THe Lost Selkie Queen - Stevebson
There are no giraffes at school - Alcorn
Veritas - Schuemmeifeder

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

"He'd fallen in love slowly and quietly, and it was a quiet sort of love, full of phrases left unsaid, laced with dreams." ― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gods of Jade and Shadow Happy St. Valentine's Day! May love find you slowly and quietly... or quickly and growling, whatever floats your boat 😘 💙📚👀 📚🌏

The cover of Gods of Jade and Shadow from Silvia Moreno Garcia, showing a woman and a man-Mayan-looking features-in 1920s attire.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Favorite quotes from favorite books (3), "To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness." ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness 📚💙📚👀📚

The cover of this edition of The Left Hand of Darkness, shows a futuristic building that appears made of glass with a bright moon in teh background.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A favorite quote from a favorite book (short but oh so good!), "Never underestimate the power of stupid." ― Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky 💙📚 #booksky

The cover of Three Times Lucky shows a bottle with a note (the title) inside, floating down a river surrounded by fireflies, and the sunset in the background.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#KidLit always going harder than it needs... "... None of us is just one thing. Life is a process of learning to recognize our many faces." ― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret #KidLit #MG #MGFantasy #MGBooks #BookSky 💙📚

The cover of The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I like them so much, and these ones in particularly were a present from my former neighbor, so liked them even more.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me, as soon as the first autumn breeze hits. Any spooky reads you would like to recommend? Only 37 days to #Halloween 🎃👻💀 #AutumnEquinox #Fall2026 #SpookySeason 💙📚 #horror

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The last of the purple blooms. The garden has turned orange and yellow now. Fall has arrived. #Gardening #Fall2026 #Blooms

A spiral of purple blooms standing on a green background.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

oh, no... 😄 Well, that's why is not wise to ask questions if you may not like the answer 🤷‍♀️

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're always coming home... A sunset on my way home. Fall afternoons filled with fluffy clouds

A narrow road crosses a landscape of grass fields and small trees.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great books that had been banned and that I think everybody should read. READ MORE BANNED BOOKS! #BookSky 💙📚 #SciFi #GraphicNovels #YA

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Icelandic wildlife is amazing. Their landscapes are unbeatable as well. There's one thing most people may not think about doing but it was one experience I enjoyed deeply, a visit to their public swimming pools & saunas. Culturally relevant & awesome.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That's awful! I mean, sad that it was demolished, terribly sad that nothing was built there afterwards. Was it in bad shape or something that made it dangerous or just inexplicably destroyed?

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Seriuosly, #kidlit goes so hard... "People try to create order. Discipline. Rules. It gives them peace. A sense of regulation. Of strength. It makes them feel in control. But life is chaos, reader. The sooner you learn this, the better." ― Cory Anderson, What Beauty There Is #BookSky #YA 📚💙📚

The cover of WHAT BEAUTY THERE IS by Cory Anderson, shows a couple of teens, sitting under the canopy of a forest in the night. A shining mot flies by.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Once in a while, I like to peruse through this one... Lots of interesting things too find, refind, and find again. "If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does." ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland #kidlit #classics #BookSky 📚💙📚

The cover of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our puppy Ossie, also as a pup. She's thirteen now.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

We put together one of those last summer... I know the pain.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Beautiful quote, very beautiful image... a whole mood.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The heat wave has me wishing for rain and cold, but that is only an excuse because I'm a big fan of MG books and spooky stories.

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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#Naturalisticgardens are always a bit chaotic. This one (mine) certainly is. Agastaches, altheas, echinaceas, globe thistles, rudbeckias, dusty millers & scabiosas (among others) growing happily despite drought & extreme heat, all because chaotic gardens are resilient habitats. #Gardening #wildlife

A view of a naturalistic garden in bloom. Plants are tall and bushy, and a bit chaotic.

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