Happy book birthday to:
📚 The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social
📚 The Questioneers: What’s That Color? by @andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
We are so excited to talk with Tae Keller @taekeller.bsky.social about her Newbery Medal winning book, When You Trap a Tiger. Will you be joining us for this exploration of folktales and families?
We had a such an amazing time talking with Tony Weaver, Jr today about his graphic novel, Weirdo, which he calls "the nerdy kids' instruction manual for self-love and self-care." He reminded us all to lean into joy and find the things that make us happy. What brings you joy?
We are so excited to be talking with the amazing Tony Weaver, Jr this week about his phenomenal graphic novel memoir, Weirdo. Middle school librarians, teachers, and students -- be sure to tune in to this empowering talk!
It's going to be a marvelous March at BookBreak! We are so excited to talk with Tony Weaver Jr, @taekeller.bsky.social, @carterhiggins.bsky.social, Ibi Zoboi, and Dan Gutman! Who are you looking forward to the most?
We had a fantastic time talking with Leland Melvin today! He told us about his journey from astronaut to author and why it is so important to him that Space Chasers is a graphic novel. What was your favorite part?
So glad that you loved it! He was fabulous!
Our 4th & 5th graders enjoyed today’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual author visit w/Leland Melvin. They were fascinated about his experiences as an astronaut & are excited about reading the 2nd SPACE CHASERS book. They also loved the shout out to DC area schools! #MGLit #SchoolLibrary
We are over the moon excited to talk with former astronaut, former NFL player, current author Leland Melvin about his graphic novel Space Chasers! Hope to see you there!
We such a great time dreaming big with Antwan Eady @antwaneady.bsky.social today! He answered the question of if you can have TOO MANY dreams (no) and played our career guessing game. It was a dream come true! What was your favorite part?
Part Two of our Author in Residence series with Alice Faye Duncan @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social was today and it was fabulous! We learned so much about revision and using all different types of figurative language. What was your favorite part?
It's another great week at BookBreak! @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social is back for part two of the Author in Residence series, talking about revising your poem. @antwaneady.bsky.social will be sharing about following your dreams. We hope to see you there!
We had a great time today learning all about how Rex Ogle became a published author. We played Two Truths and a Lie and learned about the different pseudonyms he uses. What was your favorite part?
Happy book birthday to:
📚 City Spies Europa by @jamesponti.bsky.social
📚 Lulu and the Others by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social
📚 Here Come the Aunties! by @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
We are excited to welcome Rex Ogle back to BookBreak this week! He will be sharing about Free Lunch, his award winning memoir, with 6th - 9th graders. This powerful book is a must-read, and we are thrilled to chat with him about it. Will you be joining us?
We had a fabulous time talking with the talented Nic Stone today! She shared the inspiration behind Dear Martin and the details of her writing process. What was your favorite part?
The amazing @kelstarly.bsky.social joined us today at BookBreak, talking about all things Jada Jones and Miles Lewis. These science based friendship stories are perfect for readers moving into chapter books. What was your favorite part?
We are hosting two more amazing authors on BookBreak this week! Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social will be talking to our elementary subscribers and Nic Stone will be answering questions from our middle and high schoolers. Which one will you be joining us for?
We are looking forward to a fabulous February at BookBreak! Five amazing author talks and part two of our Author in Residence program with Alice Faye Duncan.
For elementary -- @kelstarly.bsky.social, @antwaneady.bsky.social, and Leland Melvin.
For middle and high school -- Nic Stone and Rex Ogle.
We had the best time talking to @juddwinick.bsky.social yesterday! He shared all about how the Hilo series started and even showed us how to draw Hilo! What was your favorite part?
Happy book birthday to:
📚 Blues Boy: The B. B. King Story by @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social
📚 Sparking Fire Out of Fate by @brigidkemmerer.bsky.social
📚 The Snips: Enter the Wigmaster! by @raulthethird.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
We are so excited to be chatting with @juddwinick.bsky.social this week, about comics, creativity, and all things Hilo. Be sure to have pencils and paper ready for a draw along! How many books in the Hilo series have you read?
We can't wait!!!
We were thrilled to welcome Lois Lowry back to BookBreak, this time to talk about her Newbery Award winning novel, Number the Stars. We learned about the story behind the story and why she chose to write it. Did you get a chance to watch yet?
"History doesn't repeat itself. It echoes."
What a powerful and important talk we had with yesterday with Yohuru Williams and Michael Long about their YA adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning biography, King: A Life. What was your favorite part?
Happy book birthday to:
Just Right by @torreymaldonado.bsky.social
Our Treasures Within by @peterhreynolds.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
It's another great week of BookBreak author talks! The amazing Lois Lowry will be speaking to elementary and middle school subscribers about Number the Stars and Dr. Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long will be discussing their adaptation of King: A Life with middle and high schools.
We had an incredible conversation with @halseanderson.bsky.social today about her relevant and important book, Speak. High school students around the country sent in thoughtful questions as we tackled some difficult topics. We hope you had a chance to watch with your students.
Our Author in Residence program started today! We are writing poetry with the effervescent @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social . We had an amazing start, exploring how poetry can make you feel things differently and looking at a few different types. There are six new poetry mini lessons available now.
We had the best time singing along with Eric Litwin today! He shared about his many books and reminded us to stay positive and focus on the delightful small things. It was the best way to start a Monday! What was your favorite part?
