Barbara Dee

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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

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Happy news—TEAR THIS DOWN is on the ALA’s 2026 Rise:A Feminist Book Project List!
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National Basketball Players Association issued this statement.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

Roz Chast, of course

TEAR THIS DOWN is putting paperback today‼️
When I wrote this book in 2024, I was thinking about the upcoming election, and the attacks on women’s rights and voting rights.
Of course I couldn’t foresee what’s happening in Minneapolis. So for me, this book hits different now.

Thanks so much, Debbie! Hoping this book sparks some necessary conversations!

Rumor Has It: Kids Battle Online Misinformation in NOTHING TO SEE HERE, a guest post and cover reveal by Barbara Dee Nothing to See Here is about four very different eighth graders who team up to take action after cruel online gossip forces another student to leave school.

I’m in love with the cover of my next novel, NOTHING TO SEE HERE (Scholastic, October 20, 2026)—a multi-POV story about eighth graders posting fake rumors online to show classmates the dangers of anonymous gossip on social media.
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Delighted to see TEAR THIS DOWN here!

Thank you for choosing TEAR THIS DOWN!

Yes, Unban Coolies is an excellent interviewer!

60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026 No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.

Resolve to defend the right to read. @heykellyjensen.bsky.social has compiled another OUTSTANDING list of actions you can take to educate yourself and others about ongoing threats to intellectual freedom.

Yes, books for kids are the best! Thanks for reading UNSTUCK!

Thank you! Means a lot to me! ❤️

Tear This Down|Hardcover From Barbara Dee, the critically acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You, comes an “empowering” (Booklist) middle grade novel about a girl who makes the choice to speak out against a problematic h...

TEAR THIS DOWN paperback publishes January 20!
Perfect timing for Barnes & Noble’s preorder promotion! If you preorder between 12/30 and 1/1, you get 25% off by entering code PREORDER25. (You need to join a B&N membership program, but they’re free.)

An important film now being shown all over North America! If you’re planning to see it, get your ticket in advance, because these theaters will sell out fast. #thelibrarians

Heroes 🙌

Thanks for reading!! 🌎

Peaceable kingdom

Tomorrow! #thelibrarians

50% OFF Unstuck Lyla is thrilled when her seventh-grade ELA class begins a daily creative writing project. For the past year she’s been writing a brilliant fantasy novel in her head, and here’s her chance...

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Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Rights Report: Week of December 8, 2025 New deals for Annabelle Cormack, Kiersten White, Aiden Thomas, and others.

Announcing new deals for @kierstenwhite.bsky.social @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social @barbaradee.bsky.social @lisaanchin.bsky.social + more

Book news I’ve been sitting on for many months and can finally reveal‼️‼️
Thrilled to be publishing my next 2 middle grade novels with Scholastic, and working with editor Sam Palazzi‼️‼️

So excited for this screening of the important documentary, THE LIBRARIANS, and for our discussion!

Thanks for including MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK!

Fiction Builds Background Knowledge Across the Curriculum Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas–deepening understanding and sparking curiosity–says teacher leader Kasey Short.

New: USING FICTION TO BUILD CROSS-CONTENT KNOWLEDGE.

Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas –deepening understanding and sparking curiosity, says teacher leader Kasey Short. #edusky @shortissweet.bsky.social #iteachEnglish

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