Erin Soderberg Downing

Erin Soderberg Downing

@erindowning.bsky.social

Author of many fun books about finding your voice, finding your people, finding yourself.

922 Followers 251 Following 101 Posts Joined Sep 2023
7 months ago

Just finished reading @erindowning.bsky.social’s newest MG book, What Happened Then. Wow! What a ride! This is Erin’s first mystery and she really nailed it! Looking for a good read that keeps you turning the pages, check it out in September.

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8 months ago
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2025 Middle Grade That I Could NOT PUT DOWN YouTube video by Colby Sharp

2025 Middle Grade That I Could NOT PUT DOWN
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8 months ago
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I wanted to read b/c of my connection to ALS. I loved the whole story. Fractured family, mystery, adventure, loneliness, healing - this will be a huge hit with readers. Thanks @erindowning.bsky.social , @scholastic.bsky.social for sharing with #bookposse. Heading to @beth1campbell.bsky.social

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8 months ago

I’m so sorry to hear you also have a connection with ALS. It’s awful.

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9 months ago
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My turn! I’m looking forward to spending my morning with Avery at Crooked Lake - I have heard great things about this story!! Many thanks to @erindowning.bsky.social and @scholastic.bsky.social for sharing with #bookposse!

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9 months ago

So happy to hear this!!!

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9 months ago
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@destinylawyer you will LOVE this book! Told by Avery, Jax and “Then”, this book is about finding your place, family secrets, tough relationships and the love that binds it all together!! Buying a copy for my classroom!! Thank you @erindowning.bsky.social @scholastic #BookPosse

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9 months ago
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Added a little something to my forearm today. I’m obsessed.

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9 months ago

I really enjoyed this one!!

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9 months ago
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Yesterday was my last in-person school visit of the year! They did so much amazing prep to get excited about our time together. Check out these classroom doors at Becker Intermediate!

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9 months ago
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NEW SERIES COVER REVEAL!! I am so excited to share these ADORABLE covers for the first books in my next younger middle-grade series, which launches in January 2026 (cover art by: Johanna Tarkela). More info: www.erinsoderberg.com/just-like-ho...

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10 months ago
What Happened Then

Getting ready to start this read tonight! I've heard amazing things. Thanks to #erinsoderbergdowning and Scholastic
for sharing with #bookposse!

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10 months ago
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INTO THE RAPIDS launches into the world today! I'm so excited for you to leap into the rapids of life with Addy!

I can't wait to meet readers tomorrow at Anderson’s in IL (tickets required), on 5/15 at Schuler Books in MI, & on 5/23 at the Flying Pig in VT. I hope to see some of you along the way!

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10 months ago

Oh thank you!!!! ❤️

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10 months ago
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Wow!!! A whopper of a family story! Fantastic setting, estranged family, hidden diary entries & cousins Avery & Jax trying to figure out what happened! Thank you @erindowning.bsky.social for sharing this with #bookposse
I LOVED it-but more importantly, kids will love it!! 💚💚

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10 months ago

It’s a real treat!!

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10 months ago
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How does Dan Gemeinhart do it, book after book after book?? This is another absolute page-turning high-stakes adventure that is bursting with incredible characters! Once again, he had me crying on one page, then howling with laughter the next. This one would make such a fun class read-aloud!

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10 months ago

Why don’t I send one more #bookposse copy to circulate? Send me an email and tell me who’s next on the list (and address!).

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10 months ago
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I finished wiping my 😭 after finishing this 📕 . @erindowning.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social Spending a summer with estranged family members sounds awful, until it isn’t Jax and Avery search for answers to what happened that last summer. @cindyschwind1.bsky.social #bookposse you are next!

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10 months ago
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JUST KEEP WALKING is on Minnesota’s State award list for next year!!!! The Maud Hart Lovelace committee picked some amazing books for next year - and now you have some ideas of what to buy for independent bookstore day (+ here’s a link to more of my faves: bookshop.org/lists/some-o...)!

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10 months ago
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SCATTERGOOD is absolutely marvelous - set in rural Iowa during WWII, in and around the real Scattergood hostel for refugees. Peggy is a magnificent and REAL character, and this story was just perfect - warm, sad, funny, excellent setting. Historical fiction at its very best. @hmbouwman.bsky.social

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10 months ago
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION! A spare novel in verse that packs a big punch, story- and character-wise. An intriguing premise, about a girl who’s destined to be a 4th generation fire-spotter, having grown up - living with and learning from her Mom and Grandma - at the top of a fire tower deep in the woods.

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10 months ago
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION! A beautifully-written, edge-of-your-seat verse novel about a town trying to rebuild and move forward after devastating fires destroy everything - absolutely essential for helping kids understand wildfires and our human impact on the natural world. @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

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10 months ago
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This just arrived and there is already a long list of #bookposse readers! We love @erindowning.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social !

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11 months ago

Oh my gosh I just read The Burning Season, which comes out soon, and LOVED it as a read-alike. I also loved Mid-Air, which would be a really fun crossover with Heroes.

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11 months ago
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Hiking makes me sooooo happy! Really joyful spending a few days in Colorado!

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11 months ago

Your spring break is so late!! Enjoy the reading break (so excited you got this in time!!!).

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11 months ago
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So excited for my #bookmail!! “What Happened Then” by @erindowning.bsky.social will be at the top of a very large spring break #TBR list! 🎉🎉👏🏻💓🌺
#TLSkyChat #scholastic #bookposse #joyfulreading

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11 months ago
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What Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing Happy Monday! I'm excited to welcome back Erin Soderberg Downing to Watch. Connect. Read.!  She stopped by to finish my sentences. We discus...

Happy School Library Month! (Day 9)

"School librarians are more essential now than ever." — @erindowning.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/11/what...

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A balloon arch, state-specific food trucks researched and created by 3rd and 4th graders, and a cheering red-carpet welcome made today’s school visit extra special!!

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