John Schu

John Schu

@mrschureads.bsky.social

Librarian. NYT Bestselling Author. | LOUDER THAN HUNGER, RUTHIE ROSE’S BIG IDEA, THE GIFT OF STORY, THIS IS A SCHOOL, THIS IS A STORY | Agent: Molly O'Neill

6,919 Followers 1,886 Following 2,002 Posts Joined Dec 2023
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Thank you so much, @mrschureads.bsky.social!

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We Used to Be Friends by Marcy Campbell and Aimée Sicuro Happy Friday from Utah! I'm grateful Marcy Campbell and Aimée Sicuro agreed to finish my sentences. We discussed autumn, friendships, pictur...

Cover Reveal: We Used to Be Friends by Marcy Campbell and Aimée Sicuro mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-u...

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On my TBR pile! I read the opening to The Lion's Run and was smitten! #kidlit

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The Lions' Run

"The Lions’ Run tells the story of a boy who follows some kittens and joins some termites to find that he’s a lion. (This is a riddle. You have to read the book to solve it...)" — @sarapennypacker.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... @mackidssl.bsky.social

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Completing Mr. Schu's sentences (and reading his book, The Gift of Story) made me think deeply about the way I work. And I am so very grateful for that, because that changed my lens and how I focus it on all of my projects.
#kidlit #poetry #writingcommunity #versenovel #fiction

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I started listening early this morning & I was hooked! I also had stop on chapter 4 because I had to go to work 😭

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HEARTLAND and The Ocean’s Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life Happy Friday from Michigan! I'm grateful Jilanne Hoffmann stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed HeartLand , sea creatures, poetry,...

"Poetry is how I sense the world, my characters, and voices that run like a current through my body in sine waves of different frequencies, amplitudes, and phases. It’s a tactile sensation." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

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The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan

"Our story begins when Finnegan is lost in the woods, injured and alone. But a human happens upon him, and this human takes Finn to the most unlikely of places—the zoo! Here, Finn is given a new job . . ." —Jasmine Warga mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

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No Way Never Sisters

Happy book birthday to @nataliasylv.bsky.social and Chantel Acevedo's No Way Never Sisters!

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Queso, Just in Time

Happy book birthday to Queso, Just in Time, by Ernesto Cisneros!

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Happy book birthday to Navigating Night!

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The Rare Bird

I added The Rare Bird to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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Will I laugh and cry as much as I did reading A ROVER’S STORY? Will I hug the book when I’m finished? What do you think? #kidlit #middlegrade

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Jasmine Warga and John Schu Chase and Finnegan cookies Welcome Jasmine and John Post image

I had so much fun celebrating The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan with Jasmine Warga at Anderson's Bookshop today!

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Great interview with @mrschureads.bsky.social 🌟 "Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows!... She brings to life the strange and exquisitely beautiful creatures that turn the night ocean into a sparkling carnival of lights."- @jilanne.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social 🌊

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Thank you for sharing the gift of story (and I don’t mean my book)! 📚❤️

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Can these two out-of-sync hearts ever find a common rhythm?
#kidlit #middlegrade #fiction #versenovel

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You'll never look at the ocean the same way again....

#kidlit #picturebooks #nonfiction #ocean

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I loved celebrating stories today with 1,100 students at the school where @colbysharp.bsky.social teaches!

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It was fun spending time with @colbysharp.bsky.social today!

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The Ocean’s Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

"Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows! And so do I when I read it!" — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear...

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HeartLand

"HeartLand tells the story of two broken, out-of-sync hearts. One beats with gumption, the other with DRAMA. One works every minute, the other thinks about time to the point of distraction." — @jilanne.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @lbschool.bsky.social

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HEARTLAND and The Ocean’s Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life Happy Friday from Michigan! I'm grateful Jilanne Hoffmann stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed HeartLand , sea creatures, poetry,...

Thanks to @mrschureads.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about my upcoming MG novel, HEARTLAND, and my newly released picture book, THE OCEAN'S HEART, on his blog! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/hear... @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #teachers #librarians #kidlit

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Wonderful visit from @mrschureads.bsky.social yesterday for AllTAB! Several students have reported today they’ve already finished reading Louder Than Hunger, and they loved it! #allTAB @apslibrarians.bsky.social

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Louder Than Hunger

I'm grateful for the 300 6th, 7th, and 8th graders I met today in Arlington, Virginia! Thanks to a partnership between the Arlington Public Library and the Arlington Public Schools, every student received a signed/personalized copy of Louder Than Hunger! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page:

Happy book birthday to @supriyakelkar.bsky.social and @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social's Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page!

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When Tomorrow Burns

Happy book birthday to Newbery Medalist Tae Keller's When Tomorrow Burns!

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The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan

Happy book birthday to Jasmine Warga's The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

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Stalactite & Stalagmite: 
A Big Tale from a Little Cave (Caldecott Honor

"Picture books are full of endless possibilities." —Caldecott Honor artist Drew Beckmeyer mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/03/cald...

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It was wonderful seeing you tonight, @etraintalks.bsky.social!

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