The Penguin School and Library team has announced a partnership with the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools to launch the Welcoming Schools Training: Let Kids Read Training Grant. Consider this opportunity if your school is looking for Anti-Bias and LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive professional development training. Penguin Young Readers and Random House Children’s Books are sponsoring school trainings from… Read More Grant: Let Kids Read!
I still have a few more days of vacation left, time to finally make myself a quilt, time for a semi-annual doctor’s visit, continuing my fitness routine, and preparing to teach next week. I really enjoy my class for pre-service librarians. I learn A LOT. I learn about how to teach todays’ students, more about… Read More 2024 Here we go!!
Here we go! HAPPY NEW YEAR January 2 JanDark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao. DelcorteDescendants of Dragons by Katie Zhao. Random HouseGhost Roast by Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs, and Emily Cannon. VersifyHip-Hop: The Beat of America by Jarrett Williams. First SecondJust Happy to Be Here by… Read More January 2024
Happy New Year! 2023 ended up a lot busier than I anticipated. I couldn’t even manage to post monthly book releases! The holidays have given me a quiet time to finish some things, begin others, and to just sit and reflect. And yes, January releases are coming! I made it to ALA Annual, NCTE, ALAN,… Read More Happy New Year
The midyear numbers at PENAmerica indicate that the amount of challenged and banned books will be greater in 2023 that in previous years. I didn’t do my count of Black authored books for the year, so I can’t see if there’s been any growth in that area, but the number has always been low. Does… Read More Censored
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