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Jeanne Becijos @jeannebecijos.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

MY Revolutionary War BOOK BIRTHDAY TODAY! The true story of a teen patriot and his 3 escapes from the British. Adapted from my ancestor's memoir. Ages 10-adult. #BookPosse #mgauthorcade @pragmaticmom.bsky.social #middlegrade #MGlit #Librarian #kidlit #historical #bookbirthday #5thgrade ON Amazon +

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Happy #bookbirthday to @pvbrett.bsky.social's BUTTER COOKIES AND DEMON CLAWS, a deliciously cozy mystery set in the Demon Cycle universe! awfulagent.com/ebooks/butte...

The cover of international bestselling author Peter V. Brett's BUTTER COOKIES AND DEMON CLAWS, featuring a demon claw hovering over a plate of butter cookies.

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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Looking to get an early start on your holiday shopping for the middle grade reader on your list? This post exploring 46 new MG books being published in November 2025 on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon might be a great place to start! www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

A compilation of ten middle grade books being published in November 2025. Books featured include The Princess Swap: Rapunzel and The Sea Witch (or, The Little Mermaid and the Tower), Agent Cupcake, A To Z Animal Mysteries: Find That Ferret!, The Firefly Crown, The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall: The Valley of Lies, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, Sparrow, Always, Mixing Magics, Besties Set Sail, and Windy Creek Stables: Harper and The Horse Show Sabotage.

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I recently enjoyed reading and recommend #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

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Chris Baron @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

A third star for SPARK! Thank you SLJ!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 17/08/2025

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social #WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit

Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads:
"If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting."
— Liana Brooks

Illustration and lettering by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paintbrush lies across the page on a wooden surface.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 14/08/2025

So many parents, librarians, authors, and publishers worked to make this happen. Thank you to all of you who refused to back down and who are fighting for intellectual freedom. “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” – Laurie Halse Anderson www.wuwf.org/florida-news...

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Part of Florida's school book law ruled unconstitutional

Siding with publishers and authors, a federal judge Wednesday ruled that a key part of a 2023 Florida law that has led to books being removed from school library shelves is “overbroad and unconstituti...

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Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

We're back to school and here's my first book review of the school year. I can't WAIT to share this one with my students! @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social is such a powerful nonfiction writer, and this true story brings so much heart as well. My review is here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

This amazing graphic novel just published last week! #bookposse is passing around this copy! @hottsnewreads.bsky.social is our first reader! Thank you so much @amarshahism.bsky.social for sharing with us!!🏀

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work. #novels-in-verse

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The Latinx KidLit Book Festival (LKBF) @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

📣⚡️Schedule has dropped !!📣 Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.

latinxkidlitbookfestival.org

2025 Festival Schedule — Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference - September 13-14, 2024

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Jeanne Becijos @jeannebecijos.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The San Diego Book Festival is always a delight! ComiCon is over, so time to visit San Diego for this event.

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 12/08/2025

I'm in this bundle with a bunch of great-looking books covering a bunch of different genres! Check 'em out! 📚 itch.io/b/3211/back-...

A promo for several books in an itch.io sale

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Chronicle Books @chroniclebooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

✨NEW✨ journals are here! Our full journal collection: chroniclebooks.com/collections/journals-notebooks

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Snowy Wings Publishing @snowywingspublishing.com · 12/08/2025

✨ Now Available! The wait is over—What the Sea Brings by Beverly Twomey is here! A lyrical, mysterious coastal tale full of heart, hope, and haunting truths. Grab your copy today! www.snowywingspublis... #WhatTheSeaBrings #NewRelease #SnowyWingsPub #SnowyWingsBooks #SnowyWingsAuthor #BeverlyTwomey

Launch graphic for What the Sea Brings by Beverly Twomey, showing book and eBook covers with a message that it’s now available.

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The Latinx KidLit Book Festival (LKBF) @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

📚✨ Teaching Latinx History Year-Round ✨📚 Join us Sept. 2, 7–8 PM ET, for a $20 Educator PD event on how to amplify Latinx history beyond heritage month. Register: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

#KidLitChat @cordeliajensen.bsky.social’s Lilac and the Switchback comes out August 2025. But you want this verse novel on your TBR. I loved her trail image system, and a family navigate a really difficult pregnancy with older children connect so much with me (my mom’s last loss was when I was 12)

Lilac and the Switchback
CORDELIA JENSEN
A girl wearing a backpack looks out at the mountains. Her blond hair windswept.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 07/08/2025

Teachers & librarians! I've put together some low-cost virtual author visits for you & your kids this fall, starting with THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES (grades 4-8) and OVER & UNDER THE CORAL REEF (K-5) on 9/15. Details: katemessner.com/low-cost-vir... (Please tag friends who might be interested, too!)

Cream colored graphic with blue text THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and Orange text: SEPTEMBER 15, 1-1:40PM, REGISTRATION $15, BEST FOR GRADES 4-8. bit.ly/thetroublewithheroes Book cover THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES shows a boy on a mountain summit with a Bernese mountain dog looking up at him.

Cream colored graphic with blue text OVER & UNDER: READING & WRITING SCIENCE PICTURE BOOKS and Orange text: SEPTEMBER 15, 2-2:40PM, REGISTRATION $15, BEST FOR GRADES K-5. bit.ly/4lcaq2d

Book cover OVER AND UNDER THE CORAL REEF shows a snorkeler in clear blue water, drifting over a colorful coral reef.

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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Hey, MG readers! Don't miss these 92 exciting new middle grade books being published in August 2025! Join us on Patreon for $5 and get immediate access to 200+ exclusive posts and rewards! Right now you can save 15% on an annual membership! www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

A compilation of ten middle grade books being published in August 2025. Books featured include The Lost Women of Science, The Freedom Seeker, Oddity Woods, Zed Moonstein Makes A Friend, Cruise Life: Ship Shape, Totally Popular, Ride or Die, The Dark Times of Nimble Nottingham, Grin and Phantom Academy.

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Jeanne Becijos @jeannebecijos.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I wish I could be a kid in your virtual audience!

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Alysa Wishingrad @alysawishingrad.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#parents #educators #teachers and #librarians, if you’re looking for a summer reading list filled with real books… we got you! #mgauthorcade #summerreadinglist

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Jeanne Becijos @jeannebecijos.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I hear Bluesky is the place to be, so here I am! I'm a MG middle grade fiction writer with ESL/Reading teacher background. Author of CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS AND HIS DARING ESCAPES (a MG-adult historical novel) and ESL books. I hope to meet and renew acquaintances of fellow book readers and writers.

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