Angie Manfredi

Hello Bluesky maybe if you know me from other social media you know one of my favorite gratitude practices is sending real mail. I got a bunch of weird rando postcards at a reuse store. So...it's time to send some mail. You want in? Reply and inbox me!

I got this for $1 at a thrift store and now the discussions will begin. #WhiteboardMagic

They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom. An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?

My latest, with @propublica.org + @nytimes.com:

An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of domestic violence survivors who fought back -- women who are serving long sentences for killing their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?

www.propublica.org/article/okla...

I still believe in a world where real people make real things and that's in part because this 7th grader crocheted this onto their hair clip, "just 'cause" and isn't that reason enough?

daskfjsal;kdj what I think this mirrors my other big issue with threads. Every single person there I have encountered is operating from a place of bad intent, assuming the words, going to the worst conclusion as quickly as possible. I understand this is the algorithm but it is still VERY unpleasant.

also I am very old and threads ... I don't know there's something about the format that is really hard for my brain to track. I get spun off and lost it in much easier than anywhere else. I can't keep up with it as easily. Makes me sad all the old networks of authors and librarians are broken down.

Nothing but love for the avid narrative non-fiction reader who is always desperately trying to get their friends to read it as the friends only care about fiction. Kid is constantly out there hand-selling narrative NF. Spent all lunch booktalking this one. Keep at it, kid. "Just try this one."

My best friend and I are doing a bf journal for the year and I'm having a hard time letting him have his turn but also I love it.

a little boy in a blue shirt is sitting on a couch . ALT: a little boy in a blue shirt is sitting on a couch .

Me, trying to explain KPOP DEMON HUNTERS to one of my coworker: okay so they're like a classic hot boy band but ALSO they are demons so the song is about drinking SOULS not soda but - oh I forgot the bird. So -
My coworker:

What a CRAZY coincidence they are never even HONOR books. I'm sure it's nothing!

but hey what do I know? I'm only the person forced to resign from the Newbery committee because I talked about a kid liking a book on social media. So you obviously can't rely on me.

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you'd think at least regularly maybe "the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature" would be ... a picture book or an early reader or more maybe more often graphic novels. Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you think that?

do y'all ever think about the truly wild coincidence that 99% of the time every single year "the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature" is ... a middle grade chapter book for ages 9-14? That seems weird doesn't it. And yet somehow....

@kosokojackson.bsky.social which related what books would YOU recommend for someone who just finished THE FOREST DEMAND IT'S DUE and just discovered reading again and wants to know what their next book should be? 😀😀

She wanted also to pass along her HUGE thanks and word that it "literally awakened a desire to read" in her niece so you know she's gonna be buying all your books! 💖

Don't you love when you get messages from friends because a teen in their life finally connected with a book so they want more recs to keep the reading going? And don't you EXTRA love it when it's a book you know is totally amazing and by @kosokojackson.bsky.social ?? Yeah I love that too.

The most magical time of year for a school librarian! Teaching lateral reading time!

Without fail, they all say something in their application about the reason they love reading is because it helps them experience other lives, etc. Not knowing, of course, they are highlighting exactly why reading is so powerful: it makes us better and more empathic people.

they get to add a signature at the bottom, that's why there's the white space, and of course we create personalized booklists on bookmarks for each display, which everyone - including teachers - makes a big deal over. Real joy.

This is our 10th student librarian and I just gotta tell you it gets better every time. (This is a generic version of the sign I made to share, the real one has the student's name obviously.) Every part of this program is a joy. #librarylife

For my last RT, there's no one making books about prison abolition and toll incarceration takes on families and children like @prisonculture.bsky.social. Please get all three of her picture books for your libraries.

Prisons Must Fall

We published a children's book last year. It's available today at 40% off. I didn't do a lot of promo of the book last year because there was too much else going on. But I really like the book which is beautifully illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social - www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2588-p...

Okay there's just no way middle schoolers like pumpkin pie THIS much right?? (this was a fun one. #WhiteboardMagic)

First book club of the school year. How many kids will show up?

And thus does the first student librarian display of the year launch!

I'm not a member of ALA anymore because I'm poor now as a teacher (that's literally true I cannot justify the expenseon my current salary) but I would NEVER want to hear anything religious from the leader of any of my professional orgs. You don't know shit about what I believe. Shut up.

I'm sold!!! Ordering it now.

Nothing like when you just put out something (after a request) and they just start making magic. #librarylife

HOW DID YOU GET APPROVED, IS IT BECAUSE OF YOUR EGYPT ADVENTURE? Could I, past pneumonia haver, who is almost 50 get it???

I'm like maybe I should get a notepad and keep them just for myself lol