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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The final in my trio of new #MiddleGrade books for #YALit is #AScarLikeARiver by Lisa Graff, published by @lbschool.bsky.social. Like the others, this novel features a strong, interesting female main character. Fallon is navigating 7th grade and 3 big secrets. 👍🏻📚 #KidLit 1/

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The next #MiddleGrade rec that I’m adding to my #YALit text list this fall is #RavenRising by Christine Hartman Derr. The main adjective I would use to describe this novel is sweet, but not in a saccharine way. 1/ 👍🏻📚 #KidLit

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Still catching my breath after reading a trio of absolutely outstanding #MiddleGrade novels. While I wasn’t emotionally ready to take Simon Sort of Says and The Probability of Everything off my #YALit reading list, I need to update my list with newer publications this fall. #KidLit 📚👍🏻 1/

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Heading to Victoria, BC soon for a trip with husband’s family. What should we not miss? (Sights, restaurants, etc.) Photo of our last visit for tax. Squamish in 2019, so not the island, though we did both in the same trip. #Victoria #BC #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia

Photo on a mountain looking out at other mountains. Pine trees in the foreground. Blue sky with some puffy white clouds. Squamish, BC.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Celebrating the last day of my summer class the same way for the last three years: Taking photos with the Oriental lilies that are taller than me! Still plenty of grading to do, but I will really miss this incredible group of teachers and librarians and our conversations about young adult lit!

Photo collage of three photos. In each photo, a woman is smiling at the camera, wearing a dress, and standing to the left of dark red Oriental lilies that are taller than her. Upper left is labeled 2024, lower left is labeled 2025, and right is labeled 2026.

Photo collage of three photos. In each photo, a woman is smiling at the camera, wearing a dress, and peering out between dark red Oriental lilies that are taller than her.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Teacher educator agreeing with the librarian, as usual. Will be spreading this message again a week from today during my #YALit class.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This is a HUGE win. It was not looking great last night. #SaveTheBlueDot

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Graduation was today. The one time of year I wear my regalia. This year, I subjected my dogs to what they clearly thought was the worst humiliation possible. #SkyHounds #Greyhounds #PhDogs

A brindle greyhound with a white muzzle is sitting in a dog bed wearing a doctoral tam.

A black greyhound with a graying muzzle is sitting in a dog bed wearing a doctoral tam.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Excited to share that Katy (my former ELATE Methods Commission Co-Chair) and I have signed a contract for an edited collection that stems from our NCTE 2026 Methods Commission Roundtables. We have fantastic chapter contributors, and just wait until you see who is writing the foreword! 🤩 #ELATE #NCTE

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Teaching English Boldly: Transformative Writing and Discourse for Inquiry and Agency
Katharine Covino, Editor and Julie Bell, Editor
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

When there are no consequences for the last bad thing, you'll get a next worse thing.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Today is Piper’s 7th Gotcha Day. I’m so grateful for both of our dogs who bring light and joy to our lives, especially in troubling times. #SkyHounds #Greyhounds

Black greyhound with a graying muzzle is relaxing in a gray dog bed. She is looking at the camera, just her face and crossed front paws visible.

A black greyhound with a graying muzzle is in a down, or Sphinx position, on a pink tile floor (at the vet’s office). She is looking at the camera, and a teal leash is draped across her back and out of frame to the left.

A black greyhound with a graying muzzle is in a down, or Sphinx position, on golden blanket with white geometric design. The dog and blanket are on top of a teal and cream striped rug. The dog is looking out a window that is beyond the left of the frame.

A black greyhound with a graying muzzle is in a gray dog bed with a cream insert. She is in a flagpole roach position (on her back with one of her front legs extended into the air), and she is mostly covered by a golden blanket with a white chevron pattern.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 04/11/2025

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

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Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin

More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We didn’t get new costumes for the dogs this year due to me dealing with a re-aggravated back injury, but I have managed to take a couple of new photos of them that I enjoy. Here are Piper and June, to make you smile. #SkyHounds #Greyhounds

A black greyhound with a white chest and graying face is sitting in a salmon colored dog bed with a gray and white blanket under part of her body. Her front paws are crossed, and she is looking at the camera.

A black greyhound with a white chest and graying face is roached in a salmon colored dog bed with a gray and white blanket under the back half of her body. Only her nose and mouth are visible above the edge of the bed. She looks like she is smiling.

A brindle greyhound is in a roached position in a salmon colored dog bed. She is mostly covered by a gray and white blanket. Only her front paws and head are uncovered, and her front paws are crossed.

A closeup photo of a brindle greyhound in a roached position in a salmon colored dog bed. She is mostly covered by a gray and white blanket. Only her front paws and head are uncovered, and her front paws are crossed. She is looking at the camera.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Bummer. Just talked with my teacher candidates a little over a month ago about how it seemed Teen Vogue was still going strong.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I started class today by acknowledging the government shutdown and how earlier this week the governor defied voters and opted the state into the federal school voucher program. A teacher candidate looked at me and said, “Are we going to be okay?” #EduSky #AcademicSky

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Piper and June relaxing before we went to the art fair today. They got a lot of attention and pets there, and the humans answered a lot of questions, which is typical in the day of the life of a #greyhound owner. #SkyHounds

A brindle greyhound with a white face is lying on a teal, gold, and cream striped area rug in front of a bank of windows. She is looking at the camera.

A black greyhound with a graying face has her head resting on a teal dog bed pillow. Her eyes are closed, and one of her ears is alert (pointed).

A black greyhound is sitting in a gray dog bed. She is looking out the window to the right of the frame. A brindle greyhound is sitting on the area rug next to her. She is looking at the camera. They are in the mid ground. There is a gray couch with pink pillows in the background. There is light toned flooring in the foreground and a newel post to the left in the foreground.

A black greyhound is sitting in a gray dog bed. A brindle greyhound is sitting on the area rug next to her. They are both looking at the camera. There is a walnut coffee table and gray couch with pink pillows in the background.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

SO FUN to watch Venus play (and win) doubles! 🤩🎾 #USOpen

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Happy to see how well Taylor Townsend played singles in this tournament. Wish she could have kept going, but I hope she takes this momentum into future matches! #TennisSky #USOpen

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Super bummed about Ben Shelton. 🎾#USOpen #TennisSky

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Pausing work and reading about the fresh horrors of today to take and post some Piper photos. Just love her expressive little face. #Greyhound #SkyHounds

A black greyhound with white whiskers peppered throughout her face and chest is sitting in the Sphinx position. She is to the right of the frame on a gray and teal striped rug. A staircase is in the background on the left of the frame.

A closeup of a black greyhound with a graying muzzle, head resting on crossed paws on top of a teal dog bed pillow. The greyhound is looking past the camera.

A mid-range photo of a black greyhound with a graying muzzle, sitting up with one paw on top of a teal dog bed pillow. The greyhound is looking to the right of the camera.

A closeup of a black greyhound with a graying muzzle, head resting on top of a teal dog bed pillow. The greyhound is looking at the camera, seemingly annoyed about her snooze being interrupted.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 08/08/2025

I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it. They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory. Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human. Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Lettuce tastes great on your #July4 burger or salad. Harvesting it is an extremely difficult job because of the constant bending down and use of sharp tools. As we enjoy our holiday BBQs, let's remember the farm workers who make this meal possible. #WeFeedYou

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

trump should’ve been in handcuffs in jan 2021 and there is no way to quantify just how much human suffering will result from the disastrous decision to slow walk his prosecution or even avoid it altogether

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

the Bezos wedding celebration included a Great Gatsby-themed party and I guarantee no one there knew who the baddies in that book were

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

After the graphic novel is realistic fiction. I posted about Everything We Never Had earlier this year, which is one of their options. The other option is A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl. 📚👍🏻 #YALit

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Yesterday was our June girl’s 7th birthday! She tolerated the headband and enjoyed her pupcake. 😂 Piper was right in there at the end to make sure she finished every morsel of her birthday treat, even though Piper had her own treat. #SkyHounds #Greyhounds

A brindle greyhound wearing a white headband with feathers and a cake that says Birthday Girl with 7 candles in red, purple, and teal on top. The dog is looking at the camera and standing on a green lawn.

A photo of a “pupcake” - “frosting” sandwiched between two cookies intended for a dog. Only the top cookie is visible, and it is decorated to look like a cupcake. The wrapper portion is pink and there is white frosting with sprinkles. The pupcake is on a white Corelle plate with black rings around the edges.

Extreme closeup of a brindle greyhound’s face, taken from near the ground and angled up. The dog’s mouth is slightly open, and she is wearing a birthday headband. There is a lawn and some trees in the background, taken in the early summer at near dusk.

A brindle greyhound and black greyhound have their noses to the ground, searching for leftover crumbs from the brindle dog’s birthday treat.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

@youngteenlit.bsky.social Your latest post for SLJ's Teen Librarian Toolbox was right on time. The teachers and librarians in my YA lit class have been asking about bridging the gap for ms / early hs who need a fit that is just right! #YoungTeenLit teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/06/09/m...

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Move Over, Middle Grade: Take Two, by guest bloggers Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel

Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Back to the #YALit reading list. After nonfiction, they will read the original and graphic novel adaptation of either Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina, illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas or Every Day by David Levithan, illustrated by Dion MBD. 👍🏻📚

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

ICE raids Poconos pizza shop. "It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy." www.wnep.com/article/news...

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Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

After everyone reads Under the Same Stars, they will have a choice for the nonfiction selection. I always select young reader/ YA adaptations of adult books, and they read a preview of the adult version to be able to compare and contrast. 1/

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Class officially started on Tuesday, so it’s time for me to share my YA Lit reading list for the summer and fall! This is a master’s level course for current teachers and librarians. They typically get to choose between two books across a variety of genres and formats. 1/

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Some lighter fare for the feed: Piper and June had their first ice cream of the season today. #Greyhounds #SkyHounds

A closeup of a brindle greyhound in the foreground and a black greyhound in the background, licking ice cream out of plastic cups held by a human who is outside the shot.

A closeup of a black greyhound, licking ice cream out of a plastic cup held by a human who is outside the shot.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We are just under two weeks out from the deadline (April 15). Please consider submitting! Happy to answer any questions you may have. #AcademicSky #EduSky #ELATE #NCTE

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Gabriel Gutiérrez @maestrogtz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🚨 LAST CALL to Register! Join us for the 4th Annual STEPs Summit at UNO! 🎓✨ 📅 March 28-29 | 📍 UNO MBSC 🔥 Keynote: NE State Senator Dunixi Guereca FREE event for future & current educators! 📌 Register NOW: forms.office.com/r/8Gk7m48PHt #STEPsSummit #FutureTeachers

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Boop the snoot for Piper’s 6th Gotcha Day! 😊 #SkyHounds #Greyhound

Close-up photo of the face of a black greyhound with a graying face. Her head is resting on a teal dog bed pillow.

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Julie Bell @juliembell.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This good girl had a dental yesterday with no extractions! 😅 #Greyhound #SkyHounds

A black greyhound sitting in the sphinx position in front of living room windows. Her ears are pointed on top of her head, and she is looking at the camera.

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Antonio Duran, PhD @drantonioduran.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

For anyone attending #AERA25, we in Division J are looking for people who would be able to volunteer as a discussant for a session on community college settings (Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT). Please respond or email me if able!

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Jillian Steinhauer @jilnotjill.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Dear manager, This week I: 1. Tumbled out of bed 2. Stumbled to the kitchen 3. Poured myself a cup of ambition 4. Yawned and stretched 5. Tried to come to life Sincerely, Folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 bsky.app/profile/sara...

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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We’re in the home stretch keep sharing please!

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