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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 6h

Are Books Really Disappearing From American Classrooms? Relying on short excerpts rather than longer, more challenging texts could weaken students’ reading abilities, some educators say | Education Week buff.ly/PvcMx75

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 7h

★ Shugri Salh and illustrator Àlàbá Ònájìn’s deliver a “captivating” picture book “based on the author’s childhood in the deserts of Somalia” in SUUBAN’S FIRST DAY: A FIRST DAY OF HERDING STORY buff.ly/ooOKZGE

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 8h

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 9h

How Yiddish authors made a new world writing for children | The Forward buff.ly/yq2q8W7

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 10h

The difference between YA and adult fiction is perspective and exhaustion, say authors Veronica Roth and Marie Lu | Popverse buff.ly/RmxAoPt

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 11h

From Grammy winner to children’s author: Laufey has a picture book due out next spring called ‘Mei Mei the Bunny’ | AP buff.ly/YxjjH6f

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 11h

Quiz: Can You Match the Children’s Classic to Its Opening Lines? | Book Riot buff.ly/qgwv0YS

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 12h

★ “The whimsy and darkness of classic fairy tales” is in full effect in Roshani Chokshi’s “sharp romantasy” YA THE SWAN’S DAUGHTER buff.ly/RQJwBxA

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 13h

Quarto appoints Alli Brydon as publisher of children’s books for the US | The Bookseller buff.ly/ExePYCn

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 14h

Book Bans Continue to Threaten the Wellbeing of Authors | Electric Lit buff.ly/fOJHY4Z

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

“A thoughtful narrative about the power of familial love takes place amid a suspenseful adventure surrounding a centuries-old curse” in Sherri Winston’s “engrossing” middle grade novel, DESTINY OF THE DIAMOND PRINCESS

Destiny of the Diamond Princess by Sherri Winston

A thoughtful narrative about the power of familial love takes place amid a suspenseful adventure surrounding a centuries-old cur...

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute reaches $700,000 settlement. "It's been a rough road, but I will never regret standing up for the First Amendment," Terri Lesley said | AP buff.ly/IFnyIAj

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

‘The Inheritance Games’ YA Series Adaptation in Works at Lionsgate Television | Deadline buff.ly/jT9F3Lj

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Have you read the latest Children's Bookshelf? buff.ly/3Mst8BX

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

In Brief: October 9, 2025 buff.ly/kgXHR1l

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

A picture book about an unexpected friendship between predator and prey, a National Book Award finalist, a YA dystopian novel set in a climate-ravaged Miami, and more new books hitting shelves next week buff.ly/jeY4oF7

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Creating a 'Hullabaloo' for Middle Grade Readers buff.ly/VjgZuZj

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

What Happened After ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ by George M. Johnson Got Banned buff.ly/hhg277l

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Reading as an Act of Resistance: MPIBA Breakfast Speakers Emphasize Accessibility to Books buff.ly/BSjxajG

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

“It was the best writing experience of my career”: Jennifer Holm on writing her new middle grade novel, ‘Outside’ buff.ly/q64hLBw

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Nicole Melleby showcases an “extraordinary ability to render precisely drawn, nuanced characters navigating complex situations with humor” in their “tender character-driven” middle grade novel, BRADY MASON’S PERFECT FIT

Brady Mason’s Perfect Fit by Nicole Melleby

Melleby (Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine) considers the ways in which fashion can empower its wearer in this tender character-d...

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Widening the Circle: Native Authors Center Community buff.ly/1dF1F0b

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

This year’s Frankfurt Kids Conference will address the importance of engaging young readers in times of global unrest buff.ly/ZA8dE7N

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Libraries Look to Fill the Gap Left by Baker & Taylor buff.ly/e4vWRB4

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4d

Franceschelli to Step Back from Chronicle’s Handprint Books buff.ly/zR3jCfF