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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The game is tied at seven. A hush falls over the stands. Get up and stand up, everybody! Here comes the band! This dazzling picture book is about a young child who watches in awe as an HBCU band takes the field and works its magic 🥁

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eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Congratulations @meganefreeman.bsky.social AWAY — Colorado Book Award — Young Adult Literature @ssedlib.bsky.social Aladdin

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Make sure your collection is meeting the needs of your community! Join us tomorrow (9/17) for our webinar featuring Spanish Language and Bilingual titles for young readers from #MakeMake, @charlesbridge.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, and @northsouthbooks.bsky.social! Register: bit.ly/4wQGNTX

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar LEAMOS! SPANISH LANGUAGE & BILINGUAL TITLES FOR YOUTHS happening Thursday, September 17 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A neglected teen travels to Norway for a fresh start in this coming-of-age novel in verse about longing, love, and the courage to create joy from the ashes of despair by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Megan E. Freeman. Available to add to your shelves today ✨

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

PEREGRINE HILL by Nina de Gramont, is set during the Gilded Age. When the wealthy John Whitten looks for a new wife, he chooses 18 year old Mariah. For the sake of her family she is forced to accept, but must then find a way to survive in a gilded cage. #ewgc @ssedlib.bsky.social

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Kim McGee @kimsbookstack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ewgc Just drying my eyes after reading MADELINE MCKNIGHT SIGNS OFF. Wealthy but antisocial woman wants to mend fences during her last months by hiring her ex-best friend's daughter. Beautiful story of family, multi-generational friendships and misunderstood financial mavens. @ssedlib.bsky.social

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In SPACED OUT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Stuart Gibbs, when the base commander goes missing, Dash & the Moon Base Alpha crew spring into action to figure out who or what is behind the disappearance. A fun, fast-paced adaptation pairing humor w/a science fiction themed mystery. #MGLit @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of SPACED OUT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Stuart Gibbs with illustrations by Ward Jenkins. A blue milk carton with a picture of a person in an astronaut suit captioned "Have you seen this moonie?" is floating above a cratered moon at the bottom of the cover. The background is orange with a series of comic panels with sketch-style images in gray.

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The game's afoot! The Sherlock Society goes undercover in the Miami street art scene to find an anonymous graffiti artist in this third book in the hilarious, New York Times bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti! #MiddleGradeReads #KidLit

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The first rule for a drama-free senior year? Don’t fall for the mysterious new football transfer. A swoony #youngadult romance full of undeniable chemistry and school spirit 💫

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's Library Card Sign Up Month 💳 Check out your local library and unlock whole new worlds 📚✨

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

THE FOUR WIVES AND FIVE DEATHS OF RICHARD MILFORD by nafissa thompson-spires @nafissa.bsky.social is available 10/13/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #DebutNovel #murder #moonshine #truth #clash #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

book cover for the four wives and five deaths of richard milford by nafissa thompson-spires with green lettering over a cream background accented with dark starbursts, a cat, and a rat with a red starburst around its head

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Make sure your collection is meeting the needs of your community! Join us for our 9/17 webinar featuring Spanish Language and Bilingual titles for young readers from #MakeMake, @charlesbridge.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, and @northsouthbooks.bsky.social! Register now: bit.ly/4wQGNTX

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

PECK & PECK by bonnie garmus comes out 10/13/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #historical #nyc #publishing #poetry #originality #creativity #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

book cover for peck & peck by bonnie garmus with white lettering over a painting of a cityscape at night suggesting tall buildings with lighted windows and in the foreground is a building shaped like a book standing on its bottom edge with pages fanned and figures visible in the many lighted windows

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In this modern supernatural #middlegrade retelling of the beloved classic Little Women, the March sisters have a monstrous secret Meg will do anything to protect—especially with another beast lurking in the woods threatening to expose them. Available to add to your TBR's today!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE DUES & DON'TS OF MAGIC by delemach @emilie-nikotawrite.bsky.social comes out 10/6/26 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #romantasy #cozy #witch #fate #secrets #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

book cover for the dues & don'ts of magic by delemhach with yellow curly serif lettering over a background painting of a pair of figures facing away from the viewer in a forest clearing with a mushroom fairy ring behind them and glowing fairies flitting about, their glowing trails encircling the couple

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A monster girl and her mythical housemates work together with their human friends to save the town from an unexpected new threat in this delightful spooky and sweet graphic novel companion to Misfit Mansion. This is the perfect spooky read to get ready for fall 🎃

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Can’t wait to read PECK & PECK by Bonnie Garmus, the irresistible story of a young man whose life is turned upside down when he is hired to work at a prestigious and secretive poetry journal. #ewgc @ssedlibrary.bsky.social

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jwbookworm.bsky.social @jwbookworm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A second mention well-deserved for PECK & PECK Bonnie Garmus NYC in the 80's? Swoon. Plus the cover!?!?! #ewgc

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hello #EWGC community! Here are some upcoming titles that we think would be perfect to add to your TBR. You can learn more about each one and find links to request eGalleys here: www.simonandschuster.net/m/adult-libr...

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

SCION by james islington releases 9/1/2026 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #ScienceFiction #cyberpunk #twists #assassin #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

book cover for scion by james islington with ombre yellow to orange lettering over a night sky background over a cityscape with a drawing of a humanoid body suspended above the city hooked up to many tubes and electronic looking equipment

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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"From the stage, Cyndi saw a colorful mass of people bopping & singing along to her songs. She sang for the kids who didn't quite fit in. She gave them a home in her music"- @amyguglielmo.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #AtheneumBooks jeannewalkerharvey.com/single-post/... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

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Like a Rainbow

The Colorful Story of Cyndi LauperA TRUE TALE WITHA CHERRY ON TOPAtheneum Books for Young Readers{Simon & Schuster)(pub. 4.21.2026)40 pagesAges 4 - 8Authors: Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville I...

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In YARN IS EVERYTHING! by Aaron Reynolds w/art by Peter Brown, an enchanted crochet hook levels up crochet artist Winona Mole's craft, but will there be an unexpected cost? A cautionary tale both creepy & comedic w/the right amount of horror for young & striving readers. #kidlit @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of YARN IS EVERYTHING! chapter book by Aaron Reynolds with art by Peter Brown. A gray mole wrapped in teal yarn and holding a teal crochet hook glows against a gray background.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In IT'S ALIVE by Joe McGee w/art by Teo Skaffa, 2 kids get more than they bargained for when the drawings made w/their new sidewalk chalk spring to life. W/vibrant art to match the story, this will be a perfect fit for early readers looking for something scary. #kidlit @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of Ready to Read book Night Frights: It's Alive by Joe McGee with art by Teo Skaffa. Two kids are using chalk to draw on the sidewalk and a large robot is lurking menacingly behind them in the moonlight.

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Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Offsay's lyrical text and Cushman's imaginative illustrations take young readers on a trip into a never-before-imagined day under the waves. Kids will have fun with the repetition and increasingly frantic pace of the story. A winner!" @abicushman.com @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I can't be the only one who remembers the BUNNICULA series, right? Looking forward to introducing more readers to this series w/the graphic novel adaptation of HOWLIDAY INN, which finds Chester, Harold & Bunnicula caught up in a mystery when a dog goes missing. #MGLit @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of HOWLIDAY INN graphic novel. An orange striped cat, large brown dog, and a white bunny with red eyes are in a wooded area with a large, creepy house behind them. A smaller cluster of dogs is in the bottom right corner of the cover.

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When a ghost declares he wants everything, his friend helps him see the very best things may already be right in front of him in this charming picture book companion to I Hate Everything! by Sophy Henn. Perfect for read alouds 👻 #KidLit #EduSky #BookSky

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In I WANT EVERYTHING! by @sophyhenn.bsky.social, bold, colorful illustrations & simple, humorous text featuring back & forth interaction between 2 ghosts deliver an important message about valuing personal connections over tangible items. Sweet & definitely not spooky! #kidlit @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of picture book I WANT EVERYTHING! by Sophy Henn. Yellow background with two ghosts, one large one with a large smile and a speech bubble above it that reads "I want everything" and one small one with a surprised look on its face and a speech bubble above it that reads "you do?"

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions is an “ode to the courage it takes to live with authenticity” for #teen readers @ssedlib.bsky.social Booth 901 #ASCA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS | Kirkus Reviews

A closeted Muslim Pakistani Canadian teenager yearns for acceptance and belonging.

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!: What Are Your Pronouns Today? “expounds on the joy of finding the right pronoun” @ssedlib.bsky.social Booth 901 #ASCA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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HOORAY FOR SHE, HE, ZE, AND THEY! | Kirkus Reviews

With their debut picture book, LGBTQ+ activist and YouTube host Amer expounds on the joy of finding the right pronoun.

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“A gorgeous celebration of swimming, disability, and imagination” in #picturebook format A Fish Like Me @ssedlib.bsky.social ocial Booth 901 #ASCA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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A FISH LIKE ME | Kirkus Reviews

A child reflects on the joy and freedom of swimming.

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A girl who doesn’t know she’s in witness protection accidentally reveals her identity and puts her life in danger in this twisty upper middle grade thriller. Add Lydia Cooper is a Lie by Meaghan McIsaac to your shelves today 📚 #BookSky #EduSky #MiddleGradeReads #KidLit

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

STAY BURIED by jennifer mcmahon releases 8/11/26 from gallery books @ssedlib.bsky.social #horror #queer #folk #vermont #superstition #DualTimeline #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 7/1 (TODAY)!

book cover for stay buried by jennifer mcmahon with ecru serif lettering over a dark red background featuring a black silhouette of a bridled horse head with a small white horse skull where the eye would be

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

MAJESTIC HILLS by dawn turner comes out 8/4/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #city #suburbs #race #class #identity #prejudice #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 7/1!

book cover for majestic hills by dawn turner with white lettering over a pink and purple evening sky background and houses perched on a leafy hill that turns out to be the top of a janus headed silhouette

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Katy Manck, MLS SLMSC @booksyalove.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Is this the place where there's SPACE FOR SAFFRON, her interests, and her moms? #MGLit by Rie Neal. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15386. @ssedlib.bsky.social

A smiling red-headed tween girl wearing hearing aids, jeans, and backpack holds a volcano model in doorway of a bakery on book cover of Space for Saffron, by Rie Neal.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In IZZY VS. CHEERLEADING by @joymccullough.bsky.social & @veedabybee.bsky.social, Izzy doesn't make the cheerleading team. She agrees to be the team mascot if she can keep her identity secret. Humor, relatable characters/themes & short length will make this a hit w/#MG readers. @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of middle grade book TEAM AWKWARD: IZZY VS. CHEERLEADING. Top half of cover shows two girls, one waving an pennant and one with wearing a foam finger on her hand. The bottom half of the cover shows part of a girl's face with a cardinal character head beneath her and a girl smiling and holding up red pom poms.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

In Maddie Frost's REALLY RUBIE, Rubie unexpectedly has to go to sleepaway camp without her BFF. Can she survive & maybe even thrive without her? From funny to embarrassing, w/a focus on themes of friendship & identity, her adventures at camp will appeal to #MGLit readers. 📚👍 @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of middle grade book REALLY RUBIE by Maddie Frost. Yellow cover with doodles featuring different camp activities. A doodled girl image with wearing an orange lifejacket with outstretched arms and a stressed expression on her face is larger than the rest.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In ON THE LOOSE IN LONDON by Dan Yaccarino w/art by Ethan Long, a pair of pup siblings head to London, each w/a different plan for how to explore the city’s famous sites, resulting in lots of chaos & laughs for readers. Fun graphic novel style early chapter book! #kidlit 📚👍 @ssedlib.bsky.social

Cover of chapter book DOG MEETS DOG: ON THE LOOSE IN LONDON! by Dan Yaccarino with art by Ethan Long. Two anthropomorphic dogs dressed in clothes are frantically running on a brick road with the London skyline in the background.

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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thrilled 🌟 that the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee chose THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum & Architect I. M. Pei illus. by Khoa Le (Atheneum/ Simon & Schuster) as a 2026 Best Children’s Book of the Year in the biography category! @eastwestlit.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our LibraryReads July 2026 Hall of Fame titles will also provide hours of summer reading fun! Printable list at libraryreads.org.

Collage of July 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame titles

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

For your summer reading consideration...the July 2026 LibraryReads Top 10! The Top Pick is THE STORY KEEPER by Kelly Rimmer. Printable list can be found at libraryreads.org.

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our LibraryReads Bonus Pick for July 2026 is WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS by D. K. Furutani! @ssedlib.bsky.social

The July 2026 bonus pick, WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Getting caught in the rain at the park leads a little girl to discover a remarkable umbrella and, with it, the magic of friendship and community in this charming picture book ☔️ #KidLit #EduSky #LibrarySky

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Katy Manck, MLS SLMSC @booksyalove.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

In the coffeeshop, there's always STEAM & people (mostly human), #GraphicNovel by Shaenon K. Garrity & Emily Holden. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15323. @simonteen.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

Sitting on a coffeeshop countertop, two young women clink their cups together, the steam rising to form a heart. Above them the book title Steam, graphic novel by Shaenon K. Garrity & Emily Holden

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

In the first book of an irresistible new series from internationally acclaimed creators Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Steve Small, there are so many fun things Tiny Tiger wants to do—if only parents would stop saying no! Add this delightful picture book to your shelves today 📚✨ #EduSky #BookSky #KidLit

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