Loved being included with bright lights @katemessner.com and @andreaywang.bsky.social in this @bookriot.bsky.social list of summer camp middle grade! bookriot.com/middle-grade...

5 Great Middle Grade Books About Summer Camps

From Black excellence to monster mayhem, kids will love reading these five middle grade books about summer camps.

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STARKS. BRUNSON. HART. In tonight's Game 2 win, Josh Hart (26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 3PM) joined John Starks and Jalen Brunson as the only players in Knicks franchise history to record 25+ PTS, 5+ AST, and 5+ 3PM in an NBA Conference Finals game 🤯

School librarians are being cut and pushed out. Email your state legislators and take the Pledge to Be Mighty. action.everylibrary.org/schoolweek

School Library Action Week - EveryLibrary Action

Four days. Four actions. One week to stand up for school libraries and the people who run them. Join EveryLibrary's School Library Action Week, April 27–30.

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Many thanks to Bookworm for Kids! I had so much fun writing this one--and I'm hoping it evokes much love, laughter, & community joy! www.bookwormforkids.com/2026/05/dais... DAISY HELPS WITH THE DRESS is available to order now from your favourite bookseller. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Daisy-...

Daisy Helps With the Dress and Interview with Author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Discover the latest children's books—picture books, middle grade, young adult and more

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#tdih 1783 Belinda Sutton petitioned the Mass. legislature for a pension as #reparations for the wealth she produced & was stolen from her while she was enslaved. Read her petition and poem by Rita Dove. We offer two free lessons on reparations. ⬇️ 🧵#BHM100 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/be...

Feb. 14, 1783: Belinda Sutton Petitions for a Pension as Reparations

Belinda Sutton petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for a pension as reparations for the wealth she produced and was stolen from her while she was enslaved.

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Such a beautiful and uplifting #keynote by @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social. So much of what she said hit home, but especially these two consecutive sentences: "I write because I am afraid. I write because I have power." #anxiety #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

What a wonderful opening to the conference with a warm, inspiring address from award-winning author @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social. If you're registered for the conference, you'll want to rewatch! 🥰 #scbwiNY26 #BookSky

Dr. Sealey-Ruiz is an incredible author and scholar!

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Powerful reminder of what educators need now. “In an increasingly polluted educational environment where educators, children, curriculum, and truth are under attack, reading this book is fresh air…” -Sonja Cherry-Paul The Archaeology of Self by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz bookshop.org/a/7256/97810...

If you're a zine fan who likes to send snail mail, we've got a treat for you 5 zine-themed postcards! We're raising funds for the BIPOC Travel Fund for future Zine Librarians unConference & you can help by ordering a set of 5 zines for just $15 (shipping w/in the U.S. included).

"Someday Is Now: Clara Luper & the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins" by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, illus. by Jade Johnson. True story of a HS teacher who led her students to take direct non-violent action to protest injustice. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/so...

Someday Is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins

Picture book. By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Illustrated by Jade Johnson. 2018. 32 pages. The true story of a teacher who led her students to take direct non-violent action to protest segregation.

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This is Yasir. He’s 21 yo. He fled Sudan after he was kidnapped & tortured by the RSF. Thx to his legal team @Door_NYC he walked out of his ICE check-in today (unlike too many others). The best of birthday presents to have been there to meet him. Amazing what a New Yorker he’s already becoming.

I shall be sending this article in response to every university admin who spams my inbox with “How to use AI in your teaching” nonsense: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler'

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'

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Heartdrum cover reveal! A GOOD HIDE, written by Karina Iceberg & ill. by @navabear.bsky.social (Heartdrum, Jan. 13, 2026). Ages 4-up. Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go... @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #booksky

Vivid characterization makes a story memorable, rich, and real -- join author @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social to work together through exercises to connect interior life to actions, and foster the creation of full-bodied, authentic, and memorable characters. #amwriting #writingsky #writers

It's pub day for SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE, the latest book in the Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series! Coordinated by @katemessner.com, illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social. What happens when your THING isn't working for you anymore? Here's a bit from the opening. Check out the whole series!

I'll be presenting on children's books centering Black joy with some brilliant people at #ALAAC25 on Sunday; please also stop by the LBYR Booth 205 at 4:30 to grab a copy of SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE!

#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime. Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!

"The best literature does not exist to reinforce easy answers, but to push, prod, and unsettle—so that young readers learn to think for themselves....Children...don’t need to be shielded from these realities. They need stories that help them navigate them." nonprofitquarterly.org/madeleine-le...

Madeleine L’Engle’s Books Were Never Meant to Be “Safe” - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The granddaughter of beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle, author of one of the most banned books of the last 60 years, advocates that books should build courage, not keep us “safe.”

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This is a good moment to recognize @thecity.nyc, a nonprofit newsroom that covers stuff that other organizations (even really large ones that are based in New York City) often miss www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...

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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

Join us for Summer Saturday Storytime! I'll be there July 19th.

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#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime. Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!

Prep for whats ahead. "We want to recall lessons of 2020 & to practice what Olurin called for: Remember our history, that we've been here before, so we can learn from the past & keep building toward a different future." -- by @leximcmenamin.com via @teenvogue.com ⬇️ www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...

What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today

"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."

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If you're going to a protest Saturday, consider bringing extra supplies - water, sunscreen, first aid, etc. There will be people out this weekend who have never protested before, including elderly folks. Let's welcome & take care of them.

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal have revealed the winning titles in the 2025 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience. (Jan.)

BCALA, SLJ Announce 2025 Winners of the Children & Youth Literary Awards

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal announce the 2025 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.

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This is a quick explainer re: Iran also worth watching today re: the IAEA vote - youtu.be/_ewd9wdybbQ?...

Iran says it'll create new uranium enrichment facility after vote at IAEA

YouTube video by Associated Press

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I would absolutely love to be in conversation with YOU about developing vivid, dynamic characters who drive their stories. Join me on Zoom July 12 for an interactive workshop--we'll talk, we'll write, and we'll have a great time: www.writerscenter.org/event-detail... #writing #writers

Join us tomorrow in-person or online! Kweli’s SING THE TRUTH Book Tour continues w/ award-winning author @susanmd.bsky.social at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social on THURSDAY 6/12 @ 7PM. 🎟️ RSVP at link in bio 👆🏿👆🏾👆🏽

I'll be in conversation with Amber O'Neal Johnston and Desira B. Stewart for SUMMER SOUL SCHOOL on July 14 at 7pm ET--join us, it's virtual! Hosted by Baltimore Read Aloud: online.baltimorereadaloud.shop/events

‘In circumstances where systemic violence is designed to fragment and isolate populations, community health work has become a form of resistance. It is not only a model for survival, but a way to assert the right to live in dignity.’ Mejd Azzeh in the West Bank: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...

Mejd Azzeh | In the West Bank

When I walked through the shattered streets of Tulkarem refugee camp the day after a military incursion last November,...

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On this day in 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office while she was away and threatened bodily harm if she returned because she challenged the myth of Black criminality.

May 27, 1892 | White Mob Destroys Office of Ida B. Wells's Memphis Newspaper

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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KINGDOM OF DUST is a 2025 Children’s Africana Book Award honoree! I had no idea! I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚 cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks