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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 3h

Fancy pants…got new postcards & bookmarks for my upcoming Bionic Boy signings and they have QR codes (to go to the Bionic Boy page on my website). Thx to my local Manchester #Maine copy shop, Copies Etc.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23d

Literature is “a way that we rehearse life,” Lois Lowry said, in 2021.

What Lois Lowry Remembers

Lowry, who has lost a sister and a son, has spent decades writing about the pains of memory. For her, literature is “a way that we rehearse life.”

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/what-lois-lowry-remembers?utm_medium=so[…]e=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 2d

We can do this!

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 2d

To #teachers- I've posted THE BIONC BOY page on my website @ this link: lynnplourde.com/book/the-bio... You'll find learning activities w/ a list of kids books about limb differences, related links w/ a video of a boy w/ limb differences & more @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @nancyrosep.bsky.social

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 4d

I have appreciated Mills, but it’s past time for a new generation of leaders.

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 4d

UPDATED...BIONIC BOY BOOK SIGNINGS with Lynn Plourde, more details here: lynnplourde.com/events/

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 4d

Old/establishment VS younger/populist candidates…your thoughts? Here in Maine today Gov Mills announced she’s entering the senate race against Susan Collins, but oysterman Graham Platner is getting quite the following.

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 5d

Check your mailboxes - Jana and I have an interview in the new @neatoday.bsky.social magazine - all about the power of teaching with comics! Sad about missing NYCC this weekend - but this certainly helps!

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 5d

Soft censorship--in which overworked teachers and librarians don't order books they anticipate as likely to be challenged (which are predominantly books by LGBTQ+ authors and writers of color)--is an enormous problem these days.

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, this matters even in states like mine where there's a statewide Freedom to Read Act or similar. School board members who insist on "oversight" of what books educators put in school/class libraries & who champion "parental rights to protect their children's innocence" can still do serious damage

Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 6d

How to celebrate Banned Books Week: Read up on your local candidates for school board (and learn how to read between the lines--scarier candidates in my district basically speak in code); vote for the ones who will protect the freedom to read; encourage your friends & neighbors to do the same.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 7d

It's a School Library Journal star for HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT by Kate Messner (@katemessner.com)

🌟 “Accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!” 🌟

Read the Full Review here

@literaticat.bsky.social

“Messner’s newest entry in the massively popular ‘History Smashers’ series is accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!” -School Library Journal starred review for History Smashers by Kate Messner

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 7d

BOOKSIGNINGS for THE BIONIC BOY-Hope to see you at one! A few more signings to finalize, but wanted to post these. By all means, share (the more the merrier)!
#TheBionicBoyBook @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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Anne Marie Pace @annemariepace.bsky.social · 9d

Having a book made into a TV show (and then another one!) was never on the bucket list. But since it has happened, I may as well enjoy it. The show is adorable! So much fun wordplay just like my books and just like the original animated show.

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 10d

Awww, thanks & tagging the illustrator... @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 10d

TY! 😊

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 10d

Jane Goodall’s wisdom lives on. Her final message is a call for all of us to act.
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/jane-gooda...

Jane Goodall's Final, Urgent Call to Action

"Intelligent creatures don’t destroy their only home."

www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com

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Jenny Boylan 🦞 @jennyboylan.bsky.social · 10d

www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Velshi Banned Book Club: Author Jennifer Finney Boylan on PEN America’s ‘Banned in the USA’ list

Book bans have slowly become normalized in recent years and a new report from PEN America shows the alarming consequences. Under President Trump, the book ban movement has escalated with the federal g...

www.msnbc.com

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 10d

Be gentle with yo mama…

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 10d

Opening the box! Exciting! The hardcover copies of The Bionic Boy have arrived. On sale 10/21/25. #mglit #TheBionicBoyBook @nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11d

History repeats.

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 11d

Feds stop hunger survey and what that means for #Maine. Do they think if they stop documenting, that food insecurity will magically go away? Ugh! www.centralmaine.com?p=3252219&uu...

A longtime federal hunger survey is ending. Why that matters to Maine

The Trump administration’s decision to stop the Annual Household Food Security survey comes amid a funding cut to the food stamp program.

www.centralmaine.com

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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 14d

It's almost @wearealsc.bsky.social Mock Sibert time.
These books will definitely be on my Sibert Smackdown list.
@epartridge.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social
@mcusolito.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 14d

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard.

www.rawstory.com/trump-milita...

'Disbelief': Pentagon reporter can't find one military official who liked Hegseth's speech

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what the...

www.rawstory.com

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 14d

My fav-spaghetti bolognese #vegan veganhuggs.com/vegan-bologn...

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 15d

Reading Rainbow is back with Mychal the Librarian. Preview here: bookriot.com/new-host-of-...

Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian

After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.

bookriot.com

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